If Pavlik beats Taylor up in convincing fashion, Which I dont think will happnen, will be huge in the U.S. He will become the face of boxing in the U.S. Trust Me
OK, fist of all - both are good fights. However, one is a fight between two fighters that are undisputedly above the rest. They have both been champs for years. The expected crowd (60.000) is unworldly and the hype surrounding the fight is at an extreme level. The other fight is between a fighter that beat two great fighters against a new untested but promising hope. also they are not undoubtedly above the rest in their division. AA definitely has a better claim than Pavlik currently. If Pavlik beat Taylor he will have the better claim, but so far we are not dealing with two outstanding champions clashing. It can only be JC-MK out of these two and I don't think it is really fair for JT-KP to compare their fights because the Pavlik fight is a really good one, but not exceptional. Just look at Taylor's fights - he alone has had plenty that would exclipse this fight. But an interesting fight it is.
If you talk casual fans I agree - because they tend to look at nationality to see who they should cheer for. For boxing fans it has to be JC-MK though.
:good 2 proven/undefeated champions on the cusp of greatness facing eachother in/around their primes....doesn't get much better