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I just got off my dinner at work and I was reading an article in this week's boxing news. They make the great point that the best option for Jermain Taylor is to fight Kelly Pavlik.

If you think about it, Taylor didn't do anything against Spinks to justify the $6m he craves in order to fight Calzaghe, and to be honest, I think alot of people's interest in him has rapidly faded after some pretty poor snooze fests. However, if he wants to make the money and keep the public interested in him, he should fight Pavlik, as Pavlik is who all the talk is about and if Taylor beats him in a great fight, he can redeem some of the public interest he lost.

If Taylor wants to "make the most money"...in the long run, fighting Pavlik is the only fight that can bring that to him.

Most of us has been thinking the same. (Well, at least I have). After Pavlik's last win on a big stage, against a good opponent, his stock has risen dramatically. As for Taylor, well we know where his stock is going. Taylor has already proved that he can box, with his fights against BHOP and Wright, regardless of who people think really won. He needs the beast to come out, and he needs a "war" type fight, or a devastating KO, against a good opponent, or at least put on a boxing "clinic" against a bigger stronger guy. Pavlik, will force Taylor to "fight' IMO. And if Taylor was to get a win, against a bigger opponent who's not just looking to out-point him, but KO his azz, his stock will go back up alot IMO. I think Taylor is getting over-confident, and wants to rush to rush to the big money. I feel that he has the skills, but something is missing, and he needs to be pushed. Hopefully this fight happens, because win or lose, we will either have Taylor, who will still be champ, but with renewed interest, or we will have a new, "exciting", middleweight champ. I feel this fight is good for the game, and for the middleweight division. Even though I'll be rooting for Pavlik, i feel Taylor will rise to the occasion. After getting wins, and a draw against 2 of the best, you can't follow up with just popular names.