OVERATED. WIDE as hell punches. Shocking footwork, poor handspeed, telegraphs his shots..... Very little boxing skill. His only Plus points are he is HUGE at weight and has geniune one punch K.O power.
That's a serious contradiction. How does one "look like ****" while dominating his opponent? Pavlik let Rubio go 3 times in the first 3 rounds. He could have ended it in the first freaking round, but was specifically instructed to put in rounds and put on a show for the home town crowd. Pavlik stood in front of Rubio with his ****ing hands down and made him miss. He also smilled at Rubio while he let the man unload on him. Going into the fight Rubio was known as a "mexican warrior." Now he's known as the guy who started crying when his trainer tried to send him out for another round! The whole premise of your post is wrong. Go tell Jermain Taylor "You can get away with anything against Pavlik as long as he doesn't knock you out." I don't think JT would agree.
Abraham would knock Froch's face off. Froch does not have to skills to work around Arthur's defense, and Froch's offense is WAY to sloppy to break AA down. Abraham hits like a mack truck, and Froch is probably the single most hittable world tilist in the sport today. Abraham KO 8 Froch, and it would only last 8 rounds because AA is a slow starter who prefers to spend some rounds studying his opponent.
King Arthur is the best Middleweight in the world his defence is rock solid.He makes his opponents fight and when they have spent their energy Arthur by conserving his finishes the job.Pavlik and Miranda was an even contest as a slug fest with Pavlik prevailing in the end.King Arthur will do the same against the two Andre,s, Dirrel and Ward,if he moves up, as he will do to Pavlik,Geale and Mundane the evader.I hope Geale retires Mundine next wednesday night. If he can not get passed Kessler or Ottkey I can not see Mundine him getting through Pavlik or King Arthur.
If Arum makes it happend then Pavlik will be laid out cold. I like Pavlik, but Arthur would clean his clock real ****ing bad.
Not debatable? Myself and a other believe Taylor would end up getting knocked out again. No way a fighter with Taylors chin and lack of endurance would make the distance against a power puncher like A.A. Lets get real here. Taylor is exposed in a big way. I doubt if he can win a title at middle weight if he can still make weight. Fact is Taylor is closer to retirement than most think. Everyone that gets in the ring with him now knows he cannot stop or take right hands. Almost every real fight he has been in he gasses in the latter rds. A.A. wins by knockout only this time Taylor don't see the 6th. .
Pavlik out and out toyed with Rubio and made him quite sobbing in the corner. If he KO's the guy early, he is a crude slugger, if he doesn't he didn't look good. You set up a no win scenario. Believe what you want, but if you even watched that fight, you obviously didn't SEE it.
Bob Arum is an idiot for making this fight wait... The Rubios and Moras of this world don't generate more in the first place and they do nothing for Pavlik's legacy so let's get serious and put the best 2 middleweights in the ring once and for all....
Watch the very over rated Taylor get knocked out again. You can spin it anyway you want the result will be the same. Good chin, big punch against weak chin no endurance. It is a foregone conclusion. Taylor gets koed again. I don't know how many more beatings this kid can take but they should steer him well away form this euro slugger. HBO's poster boy may end up getting hurt.
No diggity doubt! The 2 BEST MW's, bottom line is what they are, would be one of the best fights in current boxing to be made.:yep
If he doesn't gas, his chances of getting KO'd go down. Again, you really think AA can make him gas? Taylor has shown he can conserve against opponents if they aren't swinging back. Taylor has enough pop to keep AA behind his guard for the 'normal' 2:30 per round. Only against Marquez, who couldn't hurt him, did he show any aggression.