Although that is true i do feel that a "good" JT could do wonders for the middleweight division and boxing as a whole.
Should Taylor return to good form and manage to pull of a dominant win, i would back him against most. His image could be greatly beneficial to the sport and he could make a good case for himself in terms of p4p status should mayweather and b-hop retire.

I think the Pavlik fight is perfect at this stage of his career. He has arrived at a cross roads. Option A is travel the road of the mediocre forgettable fighter(which he has journeyed upon in the Spinks/Ouma debacles.) Option B is travel th steeper road bound for Cannastota and the History books.
He has the ability, the skils, the heart and the will. But is he missing the X ingredient? Well a Pavlik fight is the perfect test for this. Should he choose to take route A against Pavlik and fight poorly he will be decimatedby the puncher, lambasted by the press and eventually forgotten by the fans. Should he take a sprint at Option B, he will still find himself in a tough fight, but one i feel is winnable for a psychologically well prepared Taylor.

Hope he does this hope he sorts himself out and grits his teeth.