Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins View Post
I think its going to be a long road back for Pavlik.Way to early to count him out,he was fighting a legend in there and wrongfully sold himself on his own press clippings.Not everything boils down to pressure power and it was a lesson taught to him emphatically and revealingly.I think movement is his Achilles heel and he has to constantly reset to deliver hard shots.In the Taylor rematch he was being walked off the ropes,led by Taylor at times and Hopkins took it to an entirely higher level.

Pavlik is young,powerful,has a following and backing & promotion.Championships intact and ultimately he can and should have learned ALOT from his loss to Hopkins.He has to remain grounded,It happened,he lost,todays a new day...move on.I just don't know if he has the athleticism to adapt alot of technique/added leg work and should not tear down his house to put on a new roof(?).Needs head movement desperately.He needs to regain confidence in a big way,and for shite sake let the hands go....his next up with a decent but beatable fighter in Marco A. Rubio can get him there.

Yeah there is alot to learn. After the 2nd Taylor fight he looked like a threat to Joe and we didnt realise he had all these weaknesses. Hopkins really exposed him badly . A lucky punch KO loss may have only riased question marks about his chin but after that 1 sided schooling everyone is questioning his desire, skill, boxing ability, speed, footwork etc.

A trainer like Mayweather would open his mind up to a whole new way of boxing like what happend with Hatton . Pav seems so one dimensional that he may get a new lease of life if he saw the slick movement and countering skills that have turned fighters round. Barrera changed from a brawler to a slick counter puncher. Not sure Pav has the same talent but who would have though Guzman could change too cuz when he 1st started he was a mini Tyson .