Pavlik Vs Taylor 2, Bilbo's rbr

[SweetPea]

I had Pavlik winning a close, very competitive fight. 115-113 is about right, 116-112 would be OK too.

I don't get the people who are criticizing Jermain and saying he was gun-shy. I thought he fought very well for someone who had been KO'd 4 months ago by the same opponent. He fought very well but ran out of gas towards the end.

Pavlik never did anything spectacular but he was consistently active and effective. It was a workmanlike performance.

Overall, it was a good fight and both guys performed well.

[Kev]

As you can see from rbr I had Taylor ahead by about 3 points at one point. In my opinion though Pavlik swept the latter rounds and won by a single point on my card.

Interestingly the judges cards are up on fightnews and all three had Pavlik sweeping the last 3 - 5 rounds. He was behind on all cards up to those last rounds which was exactly my assessment as well.

The more accurate, sharper punches were landed by Taylor, however the volume and consistent output were with Pavlik.

I think 115-113 was about right, I scored it 115-114 I think as I had one round even.

Very tough fight to score but certainly no robbery. And for the record even Taylor has said he respects the decision.