Yeah, sure that's why he "won" so impressively against Hopkins and Wright. atsch Pavlik is gonna expose this fraud. :nod
Seeing the Future: KP applies an enormous amount of pressure, JT tries to avoid the pressure, except he is holding his left hand at his side, he gets caught flush with a straight right, covers up, KP follows with a right hook to the body, JT folds to his left, and then a fight ending left hook to the chin. JT doesn't even try to get up.
If Taylor doesn't keep his hands up when he is in the corner its gonna be a quick ko for Pavlik. Look for Taylors jab to come back into play in this fight because Pavlik comes to fight not run. Bottom line, if the fights stays in the center of the ring Taylor wins UD, on the ropes Pavlik wins by KO.
Damn why won't this fight hurry up!? Zakman sporting a Taylor avatar courtesy of me will be a splendid sight indeed.
Does anyone remember how good Taylor was before the B-Hop fight? He was the next best thing in boxing - I picked him to beat B-Hop - even before the fight was made. The guy has a great jab - good movement - and a good right hand - not to mention he has Manny in his corner. (now only if he would start listening to him) Name any fighter that's still fighting that would have done better against B-Hop, Wright, Ouma, & Spinks. Mr. Taylor shows off this fight and knocks Pavlik out. Goodbye to the Middleweight Division - Hello Super Middleweights.
Pavlik should win the first 6 rounds or so but Taylor's experience will carry him to victory. People will say Pavlik was robbed so they'll fight in a few months at 168. It's going to be close with no KDs. Taylor must block punches with his left at some point.
Jermain Taylor hasn't looked that great against Cory Spinks, Winky Wright, and Bernard Hopkins. But then again, who has? I'm not a Taylor fan, but I feel he has fought and beat better opposition and is looking for redemption after his poor showing against Cory. Taylor UD.
I can't quite make up mind on this one yet. Taylor has been brought down by defensive fighters, guys with much more defensive skill than Pavlik. None of them has wanted to fight Taylor in the middle of the ring. Win or lose, this time Jermain will get to fight his fight. On the other hand, Taylor hasn't shown to learn much over the course of a bout. His opponent figures him out, but he doesn't do any figuring himself. I think he needs to hurt Pavlik early, or else he'll get worn down and probably stopped late.
Let´s be honest, Pavlik is an exciting fighter to watch because of his "power-style"! But the facts is he is a crude fighter with sluggish footwork, and he is still rather unproven. Now he is up against a fighter with multiple dimensions, who has a tendency to come out on top against all kinds of styles. Can´t really see Pavlik winning this one on the scorecards. My money is on JT! Taylor winning by UD.
I'm going to put money on Pavlik by KO. Hopefully people keep hyping up Taylor so I'll get more money. It might be close, but I promise, my wallet will be thicker.