IMO, Jackson is probably the hardest hitting middleweight of all time. Whoever he hits cleanly is done for the night. Jermain Taylor showed us that Pavlik can be hurt and dropped. I'd say Pavlik lands a few shots and sends Jackson on the brink, then out of nowhere a right cross from the hawk ends the night.
Pavlik has a very unimpressive defense though and takes shots to land some .... which is suicide against a 1 shot career ending puncher like Jackson.
Unfortunately, that's what held him back. He could have reached greater heights with a sturdier beard.
I would say Julian would know Pavlik should be taken out early and would reap the rewards with a devastating one punch knockout. Brutal whilst it lasts - Jackson Ko2 Pavlik
All it would take is one shot, and don't see Pavlik outboxing him for 12 before catching a big shot. Jackson KO 3, while losing all 3 rounds.
Of Course Jackson would knock Pavlik out, just like all the other concussive power punchers he fought did! ****iing dimwits. Pavlik thrives on guys like Jackson.
julian jackson is the hardest puncher of the post ww2 era in my opinion. He could be beaten with a great chin (mccallum) or a blitz by a terribly powerful bigger man (mcclellan). Pavlik is neither...he doesn't have the one punch power of mcclellan or the chin of mccallum. He can't dance like graham to win points either, course that didn't help the bomber. In 100 fighters, jackson wins by KO in 70 of them.
You just said Pavlik is not bigger than Jackson who spent half his career at 154! You also seem to be implying that Pavlik is not bigger then McClellan who was only 6 foot and rarely ventured above 160. Jackson had murderous power, but he was a smallish guy at 160, he liked to come forward and slug it out, he was not that hard to hit, and he was the walking definition of "china chin." Against Kelly Pavlik that is a recipe for disaster.