Quote Originally Posted by LEGION
Trainers can make the difference, but it's going to be hard to get right back in with the same and only guy that has brutally knocked you out. Jermaine may just come out in the 1st couple of rounds and try for the k.o. he mismanaged in the 1st fight. If he does that, unsuccessfully, he'll spend himself and then we know what'll happen then.
on the entire post.

Here's the only thing...for some reason I have never bought into these new addition/superstar trainers that much...but when you have a fighter that's been with a trainer since they were a kid or for 10 or more years...if it aint broke don't try to fix it...because you usually FUDGE it!

Quote Originally Posted by LEGION
The last fight JT was ahead on the cards and probably would have gotten a gift decision, just like some thought he did in several previous fights.
Again...agree. Jermain was ahead on all the cards & would have gotten the nod, IWO. The thing is...you wonder how much more of that S*** HBO wants to take.

I say that they are thrilled to have Pavlik & will want to keep him now. They sold a lot of tickets & collected a shitload of viewers off of him & they will probably try to hold on to him.

I'd actually love to see him outbox Taylor.

He was coming on great in the 5th round & up. He was outlanding Taylor in the jab department & any time that jab landed...it hit like a power punch.

Quote Originally Posted by LEGION
Seeing as how he's not the HBO poster boy anymore, I wonder if he can pull out gift decisions anymore{I personally didn't have JT winning before the k.o.}. He'll have to fight alot smarter this time, but knowing Pavlik can hurt him at anytime has got to be something he'll worry about.
Very well stated.

Quote Originally Posted by LEGION
Pavlik will make adjustments also, if he's smart, so it should be a good one if Taylor comes in right. I hope that if JT wins they have a 3rd also, and wonder if Pavlik's camp can put a rematch clause in the contract this time But I would rather see Pavlik break Taylor again and go onto other guys, and maybe they'll meet again at SM.
Agreed...but honestly...Pavlik doesn't need to do much more than to up his jab output. That jab totally took Taylor out of the game & when he doubled it up & then followed with the right...Taylor was done.

I WANT PAVLIK TO STAY @ 160!