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No I thought they split the two fights, with Hopkins losing the first and winning the second. Either way, both fights were fairly close, which wouldn't be the case if Bhop was in with the worst MW champ ever. Taylor lacks motivation IMO, but when primed and focused, as he was in the 2 Hopkins fights and the Pavlik rematch, I believe he is a very good fighter.
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Really? I thought he was terrible in both Hopkins fights, and only borderline not terrible in the Pavlik Rematch.
Hopkins didn't want to fight at MW anymore, that much should be obvious. I don't buy the bravado he expressed about being robbed and disenchanted, I believe honestly he tried to "pass the torch" to Taylor. But Taylor didn't fight very well either way (and neither did Hopkins for 5 rounds in the first fight, and most of the second fight).
Like I said, Hopkins status as a Great was cemented both pre and post Taylor, and the debacles with Taylor weren't blemishes enough to dismiss that. I don't buy the myth of "focused" Taylor as much as I would "focused" Zab. Two guys who are more rare than Chinese girls with green eyes, to quote Lo Pan.