Quote Originally Posted by The Fightfan
I gotta say this was a silly rematch.

Predictions
A silly rematch ?? are you kidding me ?? this is a fight between the two best Middleweights in the world at the moment. There 1st fight was an excellent encounter and one of the best Middleweight fights in the last 15 years. Taylor deserves a rematch he was very competitive and even had Pavlik in big trouble in the 2nd round. Its a fight that all the boxing fans wanted to see so i can't understand your logic at all.

As for predictions on the fight i think it goes pretty much the same way except for Pavlik getting floored. I can Taylor being cautious and trying to establish the jab, the only problem is that Pavlik has a much longer reach so he can catch Taylor on the counter all night. Taylor does not catch the jab with his right glove and then counter with a rising jab of his own so that will be a big problem. Because the jab was one of the keys in there 1st fight Pavlik was snapping Taylor's head back constantly then firing a quick right hand. Another problem for Taylor is the pace that Pavlik sets, Taylor has very suspect stamina and tires out quickly. I don't quite understand why though, because Taylor is in very good condition it can only be 1 thing and thats *Nervous Energy* just like in the fight with Hopkins which was a very slow paced fight. Yet Taylor run out of steam because he is fighting on nervous energy he needs to sort out that problem and quickly. Taylor has all the physical tools but i question his mentality when fighting, it wouldn't surprise me if Taylor won because he is very skilled. But i think Pavlik is too strong, too active, and his reach will be a big advantage as well.

Pavlik wins by TKO in the 9th.