Man... you are in for the shock of your life. I can't wait to see your excuses on Sunday morning after Pavlik has wiped Taylor out with EASE. I'm willing to bet you won't even be around here. Pavlik by TKO, round 9 :good
Apologistic? Give me an example of what I've said apologistic. You're too full of yourself to give ANYONE something brutal. Certainly not good enough to give me anything. You're basically a twat who pretends to be a know it all.
When was the last time Taylor schooled anybody? Hmmn...let's see. It was the always durable "I damn near got KO'd by Willie Gibbs" Daniel Edouard over two years ago. You're putting way too much emphasis on records, rather than styles. Pavlik poses threats in areas that Winky and Bernard did not. Such as strength, volume punching, height, reach, and most importantly, punching power. Legitimate two-fisted power at that. Smaller men like Winky and Ouma both were able to back Taylor down, and corner him with regularity. What do you expect a bigger, stronger, heavy hitting sturdy chinned fighter to do to him? I'll tell you what... This content is protected + This content is protected = This content is protected
I assume your theory/arithmetics have a drawback - Winky and Ouma got in Taylor's guard and followed up cause they penetrated from Taylor's leftfield ( where his low left guard is) in the first place and Pavlik will try to get in from Taylor's right field from where he can antecipate and counter-jab better, it makes it a whole different business... Anyway, very well illustrated, you deserve kudos just for that - great piece of work to explain your view.
I think it will be a competitive fight that can go either way. I tend to favor Taylor based on his big fight experience, but Pavlik seems hungry and is certainly capable of winning the match. Should be a good one.
Taylor is indeed HBO's darling - but you can't get a gift decision when you're OUT COLD on the canvas!:-( Pavlik KO 5:happy
I feel honoured to receive such a brilliant response to my post :thumbsup However, I still think that quality of opposition will be crucial in this bout. Jermain has been fighting the best out there - in terms of skill, Winky, Hopkins and Spinks are ALL among the best boxers in the world. Ouma's not bad either. Pavlik is relatively crude compared to any of those guys, and I still think that Jermain will be able to comfortably outbox him - especially with Manny Steward on his team. Despite some predictions of an early KO for Pavlik, most see this as a long fight. Jermain has been the distance in his last 5 fights; Pavlik has NEVER been 12 rounds - will his stamina hold out if the fight goes beyond 9 rounds?:deal