Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
I wouldn't write Taylor off in that fight just yet.

Miranda was made for Pavlik, something that should have been abundantly clear beforehand but strangely people believed the Miranda hype.

Now I feel they will start massively overinflating Pavlik now as well.

Taylor vs Pavlik is a very close figh imo. Pavlik comes to fight and isn't hard to hit, Taylor will have no trouble landing. And we've seen against Hoplins that Taylor can also play the elusive game as well. I could see him winning this fight. I wouldn't bet a lot on it as it's virtually a pickem but I say Taylor could pull it off.
Good points. Taylor will land, for sure, but I question Taylor's power. He hit both Spinks and Ouma with plenty of flush shots and neither was ever ready hurt. I think the key to this fight will be Pavlik's combination of workrate, power, and combination punching. Pavlik is one of the few MW's who doesn't give up height and reach to JT. His power is equal or better, and after watching him eat those rights from Pantera, I'm betting he has enough chin to survived the straight rights JT will certainly make him eat.