Really stupid post. McKart hit Pavlik ON THE SHOULDER with a solid left as Pavlik was turning away from the left and a bit off balance. Kelly's GLOVES brushed the canvass, and even Bronco said their wasn't much to it. My Advice: refrain from talking about fights you haven't seen!
Plus Pavlik polished his skills over his last fights as he became a champion - the fighter that was dropped vs. McKart is no more...his chin might not be on par with AA and his defence isn't too but he got better and better as he approached as a champion. It's a shame that about 90% on this forum ar so damn biased in one way - though, that's what most fans will every be all about... :deal
I started predicting that Pavlik would beat Taylor after the McKart fight. However, in retrospect, I'm glad Kelly had the other fights before he took on JT. One can see some very serious improvement over the course of those fights.