Will Pavlik go to top 10 pound per pound list if he beat Taylor?

It all depends on the outcomes of the fights coming up with Calzaghe-Kessler, Cotto-Mosley, Barrera-Pacquiao 2, Marquez-Vazquez 2, and Marquez-Barrios. Pavlik might find his way into the top 10, but he might not.

 

Probably yes!
He has an American passport.This makes him -automatically-a hot prospect for a 10 pound per pound list.
Well,apart from Miranda he hasnt beaten any known name,and in terms of quality opponents he cant hold a candle to his rival Arthur Abraham,but....hey,he has an American passport.
Much more important than any real skills in the paid ranks!
boxingtalk ranks Wilson at 7 at cruiser weight.Why? He has an American passport.It doesnt really matter than he lost to Cora,Tokarev,and Purlette,and that Tokarev beat both Wilson and Cora,but was schooled in his last fight by huge cruiser weight talent Huck who.................is ranked at nr.9 by boxingtalk.Funny,eh! Well,Huck isnt the owner of a piece of paper called American passport.

 

I think if Pavlik wins decisively, then he definitely should be in the top 10p4p. Taylor, Wright, Hopkins, DeLahoya, Mayweather are all very close to eachother, so if Pavlik wins big, then you could argue that he is better than all of these guys.

 

Doubtful, Taylor accomplished a lot by defeating Hopkins twice. Nowadays, Taylor hasn't been impressive, it's almost expected that Pavlik will win.

 

You say that these websites and Ring Magazine are biased towards people with American citizenship, but you are the exact same way on the other side of the spectrum (with European fighters). Pavlik is every bit as good as Arthur Abraham talent wise, but he just hasn't accomplished as much.

 

No.

 

He would not have done enough, but he would acquire some of Taylors recognition.

 

A win over Taylor would certainly put him on the porch, but not in the door.But I think Taylor beats him anyway.

 

If he knocks out Taylor, then yes- because two guys everyone had top 5 P4P didn't beat JT...if Pavlik KO's him, I don't see how you can leave him off the top 10 list.

Granted, I think any kind of list like that has to be taken with a grain of salt because half the rankings are old guys fighting amongst each other without giving the young lions a shot to prove they belong, but going by those rules...Pavlik should be top 10-ish if he stops Taylor.

 

A win over Taylor would certainly put him on the porch, but not in the door.But I think Taylor beats him anyway.

 

:good

 

I think he's just on the outside. He's probably not even top 20 P4P at this point, you don't just jump into the top 10 P4P just because you beat the champ in your division, a top 10 fighter in your weight class and a bunch of journeymen.