I said nothing about Pavlik being a Lacy-type fighter. In fact, I said I thought Pavlik would win if he fought JC, but calling someone a douche because he disagrees with you and thinks you favorite fighter could actually lose a fight is just stupid. Pavlik has not blown everyone up in front of him, he'd KO'd Taylor, which was impressive, but then he went life and death with him in the rematch. The fight was up for grabs in the 11th and 12th rounds, and in the eyes of most people Pavlik edged it. It was a close fight just like JC-Hopkins, regardless of the styles of the fighters. He was almost stopped in the first fight with Taylor as well, the reason he was almost stopped is immaterial. I really like Pavlik, but I liked him a lot before his fanboys started calling he name from the mountain tops, calling him Godzilla, and comparing him to Hagler and Marciano.
I think America was in desperate need of a fighter like Pavlik though, someone that is young, in exciting fights and humble enough to back.
I'm not ready to bet the mortgage on him, but it's about time there was an American that could generate fanboys to the level of PAC and Hatton.
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This to me all depends on what weight its gonna be at. The heavier the better I would think for Joe. Although Kelly may have the frame to move up with ease. I think Pavlik and Joe will trade this would be alot more entertaining than the B-Hop fight. Gotta go with Pavlik's power at this point.
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I agree. If the extra weight slows Pavlik down, it's going to be a big benefit for JC. I thought Pavlik was much less effective at 166 against Taylor, he looked slower and more sloppy, but that probably has a lot more to do with the adjustments that Taylor made than the weight. I think Pavlik wins, but if JC can exploit Pavlik's plodding, straight ahead nature it could get interesting. One big problem for JC is that Pavlik is very good at cutting off the ring.
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Hopkins, these days, is much more suited to the higher weights. I also remember thinking the 1st Taylor fight could've gone either way, but the 1st one bored me so much that I didn't bother to watch the 2nd. Im regards to Miranda-Kessler, I've read things implying both different things, some say it was Miranda's fault it didn't come together, some saying Kessler ditched the fight to fight for the title in his next fight. Either way, I'm 99% sure Kessler would've punished Miranda.
This is ridiculous. You guys can't honestly believe their records are comparable?
Pavlik's THREE best wins are Taylor - middleweight champ. Miranda - failed "world" title challenger and ?? ... There isn't even a 3rd
Calzaghe's best wins... (in no particular order)
1. Hopkins - Middleweight "great," Lightheavy champ
2. Eubank - Top 5 best ever supermiddle
3. Kessler - WBC/WBA UNBEATEN champ
4. Lacy - IBF UNBEATEN champ
5. Reid - WBC champ
6. Brewer - IBF champ
7. Mitchell - WBA champ
8. Woodhall - WBC champ
Calzaghe's win over Omar Sheika is on a par with Pavlik's 2nd best ever win.
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