If Jermaine Taylor Beat Kelly Pavlik His First Try, Would Calzaghe Have Next Next?

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  1. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thoughts?
     
  2. prideofvbeach

    prideofvbeach Top 10 Pound-For-Pound Full Member

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    Yeah, but he couldn't twice, so it really doesn't matter.
     
  3. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    yeah that about sums it up
     
  4. pipe wrenched

    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    If I remember correctly, Joe flew over to see about talks with Taylor, but seeing the Spinks fight, Joe said "nahhh". In short, he was gonna fight Joe instead of Kelly, but Joe saw the shitty Spinks fight and figured he'd do business elsewhere.
     
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    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    And to add to that the "fight" was in Memphis, close to JT's home (close enough Mora said it was his backyard, lol) and there were like 4 thousand people there, and they appeared to be there to see Pavlik vs. Miranda.
     
  6. LightningJoe

    LightningJoe The Filipino Flash Full Member

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    I remember reading on ESB that Taylor outpriced himself...like $8mil?
     
  7. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    He got knocked out.........What does it matter?
     
  8. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl
     
  9. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I've long held the opinion that Steward badly under estimated Pavlik. All his talk going in was that JT would stop Pavlik, and make it look easy. Then there was the stuff he said between rounds; after round 1, "you got him fighting at a pace he's not used to." WTF:patsch

    If Taylor had fought the first fight the way he fought the rematch, the judges would have given him the win. Agree/Disagree?
     
  10. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Agreed,since Lennox Lewis,Emanuel Stweard hasn't cared about his figthers but just their money and has generally been shitty with them.
    And yes Taylor would have been given a controversial decision(like previously).Thank God Pavlik came along.
     
  11. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    If Pavlik didnt knock Taylor out, in the first fight, he was about to get robbed. The ***** of Julie Lederman had Taylor up by 5 ****in points. Can you believe this.
     
  12. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    Lederman was in the building hours after everyone else had left wondering why she was sitting there watching the ring getting taken down since she had had score cards for the last 5 rounds filled out ready to turn in.
     
  13. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  14. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Please do not get me on a Julie Lederamn rant! That woman should be banned for life. She is one of the worst judges around.
     
  15. Detroit

    Detroit Get Money Full Member

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    Just like her daddy:deal