Pavlik Taylor... Hows it go?

[Dark Lord Al]

Taylor hasnt got the work rate to beat Pavlik , i think he gets busted up over a 12 round distance with Pavlik winning ud.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Here's a first: I'm leaning toward Taylor!!! Yeah me leaning toward taylor...weird

I think taylor is a fighter who only performs to the level of intensity demanded by the opponent. i.e. he never felt threatened by Spinks/Ouma so he never really exerted himself.
Pavlik will demand Jermaine to exert himself and i believe when he does we will see the best middleweight in the world....


.....or not, i dunno.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Here's a first: I'm leaning toward Taylor!!! Yeah me leaning toward taylor...weird

I think taylor is a fighter who only performs to the level of intensity demanded by the opponent. i.e. he never felt threatened by Spinks/Ouma so he never really exerted himself.
Pavlik will demand Jermaine to exert himself and i believe when he does we will see the best middleweight in the world....


.....or not, i dunno.

I hear what you're saying... I have seen Taylor fight down to opposition and also meet better opposition head on and look pretty good. Calzaghe has that weird trait he fights down to lesser opponants sometimes i.e. Bika... Bika although lost kinda slapped Joe around a few times and Joe is to good for that.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Yeah, joe had that same situation against that egyptian guy...he was nopwhere near joe's level but fought a really dirty fight n gave joe hell.

[El Gamo]

Pavlik is a power punching machine but I think Taylor could win this fight. JT is technically superior to Miranda(Pavliks biggest name on his resume) and I think JT's jab could be a factor in this fight. Having said that,his power has let him down thus far against far far smaller guys and if his jab(which has been virtually non existent in his last few fights) is not present v Kelly,Pavlik is going to beat on him all night.

As Pavlik showed v Zertuche,Zuniga and Miranda,he is willing to take whatever you have to get to you. I'd say Pavlik UD but I would not count out Jermain.

[killersheep]

Well brother, that's the problem, Taylor HAS the talent, he just doesn't use it.
His workrate has looked awful lately.

Pavlik late TKO.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Taylor gets severly out worked, intimidated and hurt.

UD, TKO, take your pick

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Well brother, that's the problem, Taylor HAS the talent, he just doesn't use it.
His workrate has looked awful lately.

Pavlik late TKO.

I totally agree... Manny Steward did nothing for him during his fights cuz he refuses to listen... I am sure manny did alot for him in camp to prepare him for has fights but when it comes down to it a soldier needs to listen to his general or there is no point in him being on the battlefield!

[the wiz]

Taylor hasn't looked the best lately, but then again he's been in against guys that are tough to look good against. Pavlik will be the first guy in a while to stand in front of Jarmain. I look for an all out war which could go either way

[Mar]

The best thing about this matchup is that really no one knows what to expect cause you don't know what taylor is gonna show up...we haven't seen the taylor that impressed us so much for a while. I say if the old taylor shows he beats pavlik in a tough fight....

[Pugilistic]

i'm going with pavlik to tko or ko taylor. if it goes to points then taylor wins

[southakron314]

I hope Pavlik wins, but I think JT takes this one. He's faster than Pavlik, has faced by far the better competition (even though in my mind he lost some of the fights), has better footwork, a better jab, and decent power.
That being said, I don't know if Taylor's ever been in the ring with a pressure fighter like Pavlik who happens to pack one hell of a punch.
I think this fight comes down to Taylor's jab (if he uses it) and his superior footwork, speed, and defense - he'll make the slower Pavlik miss a lot I think; Pavlik seems to have the reputation for tiring in the later rounds.
But goddamn I hope Taylor loses.

So did McCart.We all know how well that went. Everyone said Pavlik would lose with Miranda.

[headson]

i dont really care
but fuck sloppy ass taylor

[LegendBoxing65]

Taylor is not sloppy. He is a sharp puncher who fights the fight of his opponents and still wins. He actually fights his opponents fight and still comes out ahead by having the ability to know what he has to do to win, even though he comes close in decisions alot. He is not the fighter Hopkins was, but he is a sharp fighter.

[donnydarkoIRL]

In a sense i believe that JT may actually be one of the most naturally gifted and special fighters around today. One thing i feel supports this is that he is such a naturally athletic guy we rarely see him tired (which indicates he can exert himself a lot more if demanded.) He also posseses a physique pretty much ideal fo middle/super middleweight boxing, It's my opinion that taylor needs a come forward battler like pavlik to bring out the aggresive side in him.