Taylor vs. Wright

Taylor vs. Wright is a fight for the middleweight championship of the world. This will be the first time in 20 plus fights that we can say middleweight championship and not have Bernard Hopkins' name attached to it. That is because Jermaine Taylor beat Hopkins twice and it is his belt to defend. Taylor faces southpaw Ronald "Winky" Wright for his second title defense. Wright is coming off wins against Sugar Shane Mosely and a dominating performance against Felix Trinidad. This fight is a direct reflection of the name of this blog. This fight is Wright's impressive defense vs. Taylor's aggressive offense. Understanding that Wright is going to be one of Taylor's toughest fights, Taylor hired Emanual Stewart to help him prepare for the fight. Stewart has an impressive resume when it comes to championship fights and that may prove to be the difference maker. Both fighters are highly motivitated out to prove that there recent victories against Hall of Fame fighters wasn't just a fluke and that they are the best in the world.

Who is going to win?
Wright's lackluster performance in his showcase fight against Sam Soliman has me leaning towards Taylor. Wright was a shadow of his former self against Soliman and made me rethink his recent victories. Wright did beat Mosely and Trinidad but are they "great victories". Mosely was best in his younger years where he was faster and ligther and Trinidad hasn't fought a quality opponent since his loss to Hopkins.

In boxing you can lose your skills very fast and I think we saw Wright heading in that direction in his last fight. Taylor is younger, faster and stronger and is coming off two wins against our era's greatest fighter. That will carry Taylor to a knockout victory in the 10th round.