It wouldn't be as one sided as the Hopkins fight but it would be pretty bad.. Kessler would do a paintjob on him and TKO him late.
kessler by KO. and would he ****, everone knows pavlik should be facing arthur abraham next, yet he's ****ing signed to fight mora? thats such a ***** move.
Kessler seems like the obvious choice, but if I remember correctly Kessler has been hurt against lesser opposition, if I am not mistaken I think it was during the sartison fight, he was actually hurt by one of the less powerful punchers in calzaghe, back to the point, Kessler by a decision, Pavlik does have a punchers chance, but looked horrible and the higher weight.
I see Pavlik is still losing to everyone from Koki Kameda up. Match him with Darchinyan, and I guarantee you 25-30 posters would call it for Vic. Pavlik/Kessler is a 55/45 fight with a slight edge for Kessler due to his size. Whoever wins the jabbing contest controls the fight, and whoever takes control wins. Kessler's jab is a bit stiffer, and a bit faster. Pavlik is WAY more versatile with his jab. Especially the "tap-tap-bang" rountine he uses, and the way he turns a jab into a hook at the last instant. This ain't no walk in the park for Mikkel. He might win, but he'd have to put on a career best type performance.
Pavlik has 13 fights near or above 168. How many have you actually seen? And, I'd call winning a very clear UD over the man who beat BHop twice lookin' pretty ****in' good.