I think pavlik would be too tough for GGG. Pav has a better jab but GGG has better punch variety... GGG sets up everything off the jab but he won't out jab pavlik being the smaller guy. I'd go with pavlik late TKO in a brutal jab off
that and GGG is open down the middle. One punch won't do it against either fighter . KP wins this war of attrition.
Pavlik has the win over Miranda and the two wins over Taylor. Nothing on GGG's resume comes close. Until GGG beats somebody I gotta go with Pavlik...
I don't know. I'm thinking Golovkin punches harder than Martinez, who was able to bust Pavlik up a bit. Golovkin has enough boxing ability to contain Pavlik's basic arsenal. Pavlik would get cut and stopped on his feet a la Rosado, but later IMO... at some point in the championship rounds.
Remember that we are talking about a prime Pavlik here. Not the one that fought Martinez. Kelly was going through a lot of problems e.g. alcoholism, staph infection before Martinez. I guess the version that comes to my mind is the one that knocked out Jermain Taylor. GGG probably does punch harder than Martinez but doesn't have anywhere near Sergio's footwork. He wouldn't be able to avoid that heavy artillery from Pavlik.
It would be a hard night's work for GGG. But he would probably send pavlik to the bar, sorry home early.