Taylor vs Pavlik fight of the year candidate?

KO byBRIGGS · 10-01-2007, 12:09 PM

what do you think, I thought it was a great and excitting fight, I thought for sure Pavlik was toast after the second round but he is a true warrior. I also think Taylor should have taken a knee when he was getting beaten instead of taking all those shots but I dont know that would have changed anything. Anyways with the comback vicotry and overall great ring action in this fight is it worthy as a candidate for fight of the year?

Kostya Zoo · 10-01-2007, 12:15 PM

Definetely FOTY candidate. Anyone who says otherwise is probably just a sore loser who bet on Taylor.

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Originally Posted by KO byBRIGGS

I also think Taylor should have taken a knee when he was getting beaten instead of taking all those shots but I dont know that would have changed anything.

He should have, in retrospect, but I'd suspect that actually thinking to do that when being bombarded with head shots is not the first thing on your mind. There's a lot of situations where fighters might have been able to save themselves had they taken the knee, but most don't. Basically I think it's a lot easier said than done.

therealdeal · 10-01-2007, 12:16 PM

I don't think so. Vazquez-R Marquez 2 is #1. I'd even put Mormeck-Bell 2 over it as well.

Is it top 10? Was it an important fight? Sure, but, I don't think it is FOTY.

KO byBRIGGS · 10-01-2007, 12:21 PM

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Judah/Cotto

I dont think that fight was better by any stretch. Cotto basically won via groin shots.

KO byBRIGGS · 10-01-2007, 03:22 PM

seems most people think it was a great fight.

Shpion · 10-01-2007, 03:25 PM

Absolutely. This fight had everything: sagnificance, entertainment value, drama, questions that had been answered about both fighter and more. Actualy it was one of the best cards HBO had put together this year.

BoxingGuru · 10-01-2007, 04:00 PM

No way. Briggs vs. Ibragimov fight of the year.

Ramshall1 · 10-01-2007, 04:05 PM

Izzy-Rafa gets my vote but it was one of the top fights of the year - props to HBO for not putting it on PPV.

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10-01-2007, 12:09 PM	#1
KO byBRIGGS Making a comeback ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 516 vCash: 75	Taylor vs Pavlik fight of the year candidate? what do you think, I thought it was a great and excitting fight, I thought for sure Pavlik was toast after the second round but he is a true warrior. I also think Taylor should have taken a knee when he was getting beaten instead of taking all those shots but I dont know that would have changed anything. Anyways with the comback vicotry and overall great ring action in this fight is it worthy as a candidate for fight of the year?
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10-01-2007, 12:16 PM	#3
therealdeal Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 524 vCash: 1000	Re: Taylor vs Pavlik fight of the year candidate? I don't think so. Vazquez-R Marquez 2 is #1. I'd even put Mormeck-Bell 2 over it as well. Is it top 10? Was it an important fight? Sure, but, I don't think it is FOTY.
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10-01-2007, 03:22 PM	#5
KO byBRIGGS Making a comeback ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 516 vCash: 75	Re: Taylor vs Pavlik fight of the year candidate? seems most people think it was a great fight.
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10-01-2007, 03:25 PM	#6
Shpion IDF ESB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,455 vCash: 1000	Re: Taylor vs Pavlik fight of the year candidate? Absolutely. This fight had everything: sagnificance, entertainment value, drama, questions that had been answered about both fighter and more. Actualy it was one of the best cards HBO had put together this year.
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BoxingGuru Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rehabin' Peter-Ites for decades. Posts: 2,265 vCash: 1000	Re: Taylor vs Pavlik fight of the year candidate? No way. Briggs vs. Ibragimov fight of the year.
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10-01-2007, 04:05 PM	#8
Ramshall1 Champion East Side Guru Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6,074 vCash: 1000	Re: Taylor vs Pavlik fight of the year candidate? Izzy-Rafa gets my vote but it was one of the top fights of the year - props to HBO for not putting it on PPV.
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