I'm gonna lean towards Pavlik winning now. Joe won Saturday, but he looked old as well. He is at that age where he will find it very tough to go 12 with a young hungry big puncher. Some will say he did well against Kessler, but Kessler is not Pavlik. They are not even close to being the same beasts that so many think. Kessler to me, has always seemed like a guy trained to be a fighter, while Pavlik has always been a fighter. Pavlik wants to rip your head off, Kessler likes to look good, and is vastly overrated by many because of it.
What is weird is that before Saturday, I would have picked Joe beating Pavlik by a wide UD. Now he can still beat him, but I can also very easily see Pavlik wearing him down in there and either out working him, or catching him.
It is not due to Bernard making him look bad either. His reflexes and Speed were just missing that oomph that he used to have. If he is going to fight Pavlik, he should do it really soon as he could muster one more good fight in him and catch Pavlik while he is still a little green.
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