I think he probably was in awe of Hopkins, and Nard made sure of that by taking away his jab and making him pay for missing early. Don't really think it would've served him better to fight with more fire, so to speak. Pavlik knew he couldn't land his right when the jab never worked for him and Hopkins was timing him perfectly, just moved perfectly. Had he commited further to big shots he would've wound up off balance every time and hopkins just would've had all the more room to work and could've badly hurt him. Pretty much way to much ring craft for Pavlik at the stage he's at. Don't really think Pavlik looked all to much better against Taylor in the rematch to be honest, so he probably is much better suited at 160... But him getting owned was just a result of Hopkins having way to much for him, in every aspect.