Quote Originally Posted by taansend
Prior to this fight Taylor was saying that it's his last fight at Middleweight. Now I hear there's a rematch clause. Will it be at 160 or 168? Does Pavlik have to fight at 168?

Can anyone shed any light on this for me, please?

Thank you...
The rematch clause stated that if Pavlik won, Taylor could demand a rematch, and that rematch didn't have to be at 160, it could be at 166. This was because Taylor has had trouble making weight in recent fights.

If it's above 160, then it's a non-title fight, since 160 is the middleweight limit.

However, all reports were that Taylor didn't have trouble getting down to 160 this time. And Pavlik is the bigger guy, so I think going over the weight limit would help him just as much or maybe even more than it would help Taylor.

If Taylor wants a rematch, I still think there's a good chance it's at 160 and for the title.