Pavlik-Abraham will be a guaranteed FOTY candidate

I don't think this fight is GUARANTEED to be that entertaining. Should be a decent brawl but neither fighter's my cup of tea style wise, lack of speed & skill.

 

I just can't wait for the fight (ya I'm a Pavlik fan). To compare any fight with B-Hop to a fight with AA is outrageous! I watched the Simon-Abraham fight and for AA to even escape with a win was questionable. The one thing AA can do is punch, but if he does his turtle shell defense and allows Pavlik to touch him all fight and then flurry or counter, he's in trouble. KP is a strong mofo at 160 lbs. And contrary to our friend KP throws technically sound shots down the middle and goes to the body as well as anyone around.
Let's keep it real he does get hit once in a while, but what offensive fighter (80-90 punches per round) wouldn't leave themselves somewhat exposed? Kelly is a fighter who thrives from the middle of the fight on getting stronger down the stretch. So back to my point that if AA lets him get to banging on him early LOOK OUT!
Let's just hope both men get by their summer bouts and the boxing world gets to enjoy the 2 top MW's in the world. These are the kind of fights that we need now! GO GHOST!

 

very true

 

I had AA up by 3 or 4 points even with the pushdown. I guess I knew the final outcome before hand, so I was looking for rounds to give AA though, knowing anything close was going his way.

If either don't get by their summer bouts, then they won't be the top 2 any how. I think there is a chance Forrest decisions AA though. Not sure that would make him #2 though. I think it just makes AA realize his time at MW is over and he moves up to a more comfortable weight.