Jermain Taylor

god, i hope taylor wins. The guy needs an upside so bad, and I think he's likable.

 

Taylor is a likeable guy. If he wins, I think that would be the best thing for boxing. Because then we would probably get to see a sweet trilogy!

 

Pavlik by KO3.

 

How can anybody who is a fan of boxing not like this kid? Jermain and Kelly are the epitome of what is right about boxing. Screw anybody who thinks otherwise:happy

 

An early Pavlik KO would be my worst nightmare. I like both of them a lot, but if that happens then the fans will be deprived of sustained action. And Taylor's career gets thrown into ****ing limbo.

 

I have nothing but respect for Taylor and I know the rematch will be a great fight but whether or not he had enough time to fix things remains to be seen.

 

y ant they fightin 4 a belt didnt pavlik win the wbc belt off him

 

Taylor has a lot of upside even if he gets Ko'd again, he did beat Hopkins 2x, and was the MW champ of the world, that counts for something. Pavlik is only one man, Taylor can still fight other fighters, and has the possibility of beating most. So it wouldnt be the worse outcome, the worst outcome would be retirement.

 

I'm a Pavlik fan i was incredily happy when Pavlik won but i also felt really bad for Taylor.....i gained alot of respect for him with the way he handled the loss....i want Pavlivk to win but i don't want Taylor to lose because i fear he'll end up in friday night fights afterwards.....I dunno i just wanna see a good fight promising good fights for the future of either fighters.

 

Taylor is likeable indeed. But dedication in training camp and having the mental strength to put it together in the ring are two different and somewhat unrelated things. If a fighter never showed mental strength under fire by a certain age, I think it is very difficult to develop it. Wlad my be an exception, but I don't think Taylor has the mental tools to suddenly be cool and composed in situations when he always got nervous in fights. Pavlik on the other hand stays calm whether he is in trouble or has his opponent in trouble. In the balance of strengths and weaknesses, Pavlik is a clear favorite. Taylor beat a lot of small guys and beat Hopkins largely on workrate. Pavlik is huge and easily KO'd guys at 175. His workrate will always be superior to Taylors. The idea before the first fight was that Taylor has a big advantage in speed and boxing skills, but Pavlik was very effective with his style and held his own during the parts of the fight that were a boxing match. Pavlik actually won the jab contest in round 3, 6 and 7. Taylor's best moment of the fight was set up by Pavlik making a stupid mistake, Pavlik on the other hand earned his KO with his own skills without requiring Taylor to do something terribly wrong. I feel for Taylor, but he should have never beed build as a star, it is sad to see how he fails to fit that image HBO created for him.

 

Good point. However, Johannson wasn't from Youngstown.
Hell will rage.:rasta

 

Yeah these Pavlik groupies and their explanation on why Kelly got knock down is hilarious..Anything to build their fighter up.. I saw a fighter not quick enough to react to Jermain combinations..They saw a fighter being cute and daring Jermain to hit him..