I think allot of people would agree that Taylor looked very,very sharp. His jab was popping and he controlled the ring. He was very quick to counter and had allot of pop in his right hand. If he looked bad like Ouma and Spinks it would have never made it to the 5th round. Give Taylor credit that he looked great. He was in the best conditioning of his career Steward said. The fact he couldnt finish off Pavlik
is beyond me. Pavlik took some shots that would have knocked out most middle weights. I believe Pavlik is the better fighter of the two and I don't think fighting again at a higher weight would help if any thing it will disadvantage Taylor. They both weigh about the same natural why would you want to face him stronger and more muscled. Pavlik was too much and give him respect. How many other people including greats like Wright and Hopkins can say they knocked out Taylor.