Quote Originally Posted by Unknowndonor View Post
Lyle, i give it to you on the styles, but I don't think he is weak mentally (good call on tyson and foreman), maybe inexperienced, but where Tyson was an animal, until you broke him, i just don't see Pavlik being that way, especially since he did come back and win against Taylor. also agreed that Taylor could have won that first fight, if he was smarter. Joe is more seasoned, and is a smart fighter, with more experience. Pavlik just seems like a demon though, where not too much deters him, which would play into Joe's gameplan. But, if Pavlik jab is working, could be rough.

I just don't think it would be like Lacy. Man, that was a beat down.

Oh yea, did I mention I'm from Ohio, just like Pavlik, lol
Your man pavlik is a great exciting fighter mate

Lots of respect for him.

It will be a cracking fight with calzaghe if they fight.

Calzaghe slightly past his prime and a prime pavlik. Im not saying that to excuse calzaghe if he loses. If pavlik wins then wow, i mean lets say he beats abrahams at middleweight aswell, then beats calzaghe...that would be incredible, an instant hall of famer by doing that!

But i cant see it happening, as lyle said, calzaghe has too much speed and craft to let pavlik fight his way. He out mastered hopkins with tactics in his last fight, not many people can do that. Couple that with the fact that joe loves to fight against fighters who come forward. I cant see it being pavlik's night.

Id love to see pavlik fight abrahams and kessler and beat those guys though aswell, because he is a real top boxer and id hate to see him lose to joe calzaghe at a young age and then never feel the same again and wither away. I mean if you look at lacy and now even kessler who seems to be acting v strange, although pavlik is DEFINATELY NOT A JEFF LACY, HES MUCH SUPERIOR to lacy, id hate to see him get beat by joe and then have his confidence taken away because i really like the guy as a boxer.

I say that this fight needs to happen, let pavlik fight abrahams to become undisputed whilst joe fights roy jones...then the pair of them should make it a showdown in madison sq.