Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
Quote Originally Posted by gudnite vienna
i think some people are forgetting that Pavlik was almost KO'd himself... i think the re-match is a very interesting fight!
That was the first time that Pavlik was ever REALLY troubled in his entire pro career.

Pavlik aint stupid...but that was a stupid move there that he pulled. Watch the round again. Taylor clipped him & Pavlik stopped & started mouthing & let him hit him again...& Taylor did & HOW!!!

Thing thing is...Pavlik's got one hell of a chin & Taylor doesn't.

You have to stop & think of this...Miranda is one of the hardest hitters of current date right now in the buck sixty/buck sixty eight range...Pavlik took every shot that Miranda hammered home & just bulled on through it.

He fought hard & he fougth smart in that fight. After Taylor battered him around for the second round...Pavlik worked it out & Taylor really never got back on the board.

I've been riding Pav's jock for a long time...& I honestly can say that I really didn't believe that he would beat Taylor...but then again...I've followed Taylor for the duration of his career...& Taylor now...to Taylor of old are two horses on two different paths.

Pavlik is gonna spank him. Wait & see...Jermain's probably going to still be on unfocused street & that equates to a dry stump breaking...I just want Kelly to move back to 160lbs & become our definitive middleweight champion...we've been without one for going on three years now. Three years of hand me down decisions against smaller men who should have come out on top.
I do not think Taylor has a weak chin at all. He took all Pavlik could dish out for multiple rounds until he got gassed. I think his chin is as good as Pavlik's. The difference is Pavlik got knocked around in the 2nd round when he still had reserves in the tank, while Taylor got sapped out over the long haul.

I think Pavlik is a breath of fresh air, but I still believe he is on borrowed time. His fighting style has short but sweet written all over it. He is going to lose within his next 4 or 5 fights unless he alters his style somewhat. Taylor tested him more than anyone in their last encounter, and he is definitely going to come out fighting in this one, big time. That loss may be just what he needed to get his head on straight again.