Robbery [spoilers]

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Those who wanted Pavlik to win thought he won. The fight was close enough that they could convince themselves of that and see what they wanted to see.


Fact is, Taylor consistently outboxed Pavlik and looked a class above the whole fight.

I didn't even bother reading further than this as I see things exactly the same way. I think the problem is, people probably judged this fight with the result of the first fight in mind... When the fact is if this had been the first time they met, I think most(even though who saw Pavlik winning) tonight would have seen Taylor as the victor. I thought he clearly outboxed Pavlik in most rounds. Pavlik looked fairly crude overall, he landed some good shots but Taylor easily had the edge in power punches and used his jab far more effectively. I actually bet my friend who I went to see this fight with, that Pavlik was going to win, and when it was over, I told him he didn't owe me the money. I was sure Taylor would get the decision especially since HBO has shown to like him in the past. Sure wasn't the case tonight.

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IWhen the fact is if this had been the first time they met, I think most(even though who saw Pavlik winning) tonight would have seen Taylor as the victor. I thought he clearly outboxed Pavlik in most rounds. Pavlik looked fairly crude overall, he landed some good shots but Taylor easily had the edge in power punches and used his jab far more effectively.

You bring up an interesting point but I still disagree. Forget the first fight and Pavlik tonight still fought Jermain tougher than any previous opponent. For the record, I thought Taylor deserved his wins over Hopkins and his draw with Wright.

Pavlik did look crude at times but he still landed a lot of hurtful shots, which is why Taylor's face looked so crude after the fight. Taylor was impressive early, but he simply lacked something, whether the skill, the stamina or the strength he needed to turn Pavlik back.