Where does Pavlik-Taylor rank among all-time middleweight fights?

Doesn't Baltimore have a curfew?

You know you sound an awful lot like that other moron Clowntime9 right about now. Alias wonder. :hi:

 

It'll take some time to list em all and rank them.

It's very difficult due to the lack of footage on some of the great MW fights of the past (Zale-Graziano 1-2 for instance).

Seeing a fight live and not knowing the outcome also plays a role. Hagler-Hearns is kind of overrated to me, but my opinion might be different if I had seen it live.

Some of the other great MW title fights I've seen are Duran-Barkley, Toney-McCallum I, and Castro-Jackson I.

 

It was a great fight! It was one of the best and I have been watching since the early 70's.

 

I agree with both of your points. It's also one of the best MW fights I have ever seen. Easy top 5. I've been following the sport for a good 40 years - but by no means have I seen all the top MW fights in the past 4 decades.

 

It is far to one sided to be considered anywhere near a Zale/GrazianoIII or Hagler/Hearns.

Pavlik lacks the ability to box properly and that hurt the quality of the fight. I think people are getting carried away with the exciting finish, but hey that is boxing at its best, even someone as poor as Pavlik, with a heart and a punch is always going to have a chance...

 

Neither of those fights were especially close.

Zale-Graziano 3 was the 1-sided fight of the trilogy and Hagler pretty much kicked Hearns's ass after round 1.