I'd favor Cloud. Pascal did a good job on Diaconu.. but Tavoris is way better than that slow ass Romanian.
Who's overhyping him? Nobody thinks he'll be a P4P guy or that he'll beat Dawson, it's just nice to have another exciting slugger on the world scene.
The Tarver who fought Dawson would probably beat Cloud unless Cloud applied constant pressure. He's too much of a better boxer than Cloud, and we don't know how Cloud reacts to southpaws. If he just keeps punching, he can win due to Tarver's tendency to just stand there and shell up. Pascal beats Could pretty easily I think. He'd have a lot of problems getting inside on Pascal. It's not that Cloud isn't legitimate, but this is a REALLY weak era in the 175 pound division outside of the top few guys. In a few years, he'll probably be a former titlist who prospects use to pad their records.