Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
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.
Yep. You hear a lot about Taylor's great jab but against Pavlik he couldn't set anything else up with it nor could he keep Pavlik at a distance. Pavlik just blocked it or went around it or through it and fed Taylor right hands all night.

Taylor could probably win this fight if he boxed like Corey Spinks did against him -- run around in circles and commit only to counterpunching. But I don't think he has the skills or the mentality for it. If Taylor isn't putting the pressure on, Pavlik will still be throwing 80+ punches a round, and a lot of them are going to land. If Taylor comes out like a wildman again, he'll have a chance to land a lucky shot, but more likely he'll again be gassed by the middle of the fight and end up counted out.