Can Taylor finish off Pavlik... with a body shot?

I don't recall that Pavlik has ever been badly hurt by bodyshots (sculpted physiques don't always mean all that much) and i don't recall Taylor ever really committing to a steady body attack or doing much damage with a bodyshot, so i really don't see a reason to consider this a real possibility.
Ofcourse, anything and everything can happen in a boxing ring, but still i don't see why i should vote yes here.

 

Pat Burns was urging Taylor not to go headhunting against Bernard but also underneath and he had plenty of success with fast flurries of body shots to get Bernard off him. Of course, Pat is not there but Ozell was always a second trainer alongside Burns and Steward. I also recall Taylor to finish some combinations with body shots on Kelly but not as much as Kelly on Taylor - KP was taking a lot of strength from JT's legs by going to the body consistently... Looks can be deceiving and Taylor can't keep his hands down at close quarters - he would have to go to the body after timing Kelly upstairs and to make his arms come down. Taylor can use the uppercut and sharp curved shots inside like he actually said he should have done in that second round pounding. I don't take for granted that Pavlik can take a big shot to the pit of the stomach but I would go consistently upstairs to start with.

 

Not true, remember the eighth round of Gatti/Ward ? Ward placed a pretty damn near perfect body shot on Gatti and he survived a count. So it doesnt matter how tough you are unless you are Gatti

 

I said this in another thread, Taylor has to work that body, and not head hunt. These will be a key to his victory :yep

 

Or Emanuel Augustus (dropped by Ward's money punch in round 9).

I voted "Nope," by the way, because Jermain Taylor isn't a good body puncher. His best punch is the right hand. He doesn't have a good left hook, which means he won't be able to target the liver. So unless he's gonna spin Pavlik around and turn him southpaw then land a perfect straight right hand to the liver like Mayweather did to Sharmba Mitchell, then no...I don't see it happening.

 

I literally said the same thing to myself, when i read the thread title! I actually think he can! Taylor by ko to the body or not!

 

Ay I know that girl on your Avatar...My brother used to **** with her!

 

I wondered that too looking at Pavlik's body and watching video of Tayor sparring at the Vegas gym here:

VIDEO - Jermain Taylor Training @ Johnny Tocco Gym, Las Vegas Nevada

http://www.mightygloves.com/videos/

He has mentioned going to the body to lower Pavlik's hands but by going to the body Taylor will be lowering his hands as well making him vulnerable.

If Taylor hits Pavlik's body at the same time Pavlik is smacking him on the side of the face it will not be to Jermain's advantage.

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Be very surprised.