I like Johnny a lot, but he's a hothead and barely missed giving that fight away last week with those purposeful (and, I might add, not artfully hidden a la Holyfield) headbutts. He really needs to have two or three big, name-brand bouts before his time is up; at 33, he's got two or three realistic fighting years left.
Given that he is apparently able to swing between weight classes with minimal power loss, a Hamed, even Delahoya or Trinidad bout isn't impossible one day. As I mentioned, there's a big payoff in it, though I will say here and now, as LPS5's statement:
Hamed can be beat by Tapia.
Trinidad can be beat by Tapia.
Delahoya will not be beat by Tapia.
Nonetheless, JT will have to keep his temper if he fights the Prince (as speculation is lending), because those weird punches and the 'avoidance' style will undoubtedly test the patience of a desirious brawler like our man Tap.
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