Is there anything Pavlik brings to the table that Ward will likely have trouble neutralizing? (If this has been discussed elsewhere in detail, I apologize.)
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From a technical perspective, does Pavlik have anything that will trouble Ward?
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Originally posted by -Kev- View PostMaybe his long reach, if he keeps using the jab it could be a bit of trouble for Ward. That's the closest thing to Pavlik troubling Ward though, not that it would actually mean trouble.
ward can outjab pavlik fairly easily imo, again hopkins did and taylor too when he chose to use it. pavliks jab and long range boxing skills are very overrated imo, his qualities are his workrate and physical strenght. he wears guys down butisnt much of a boxer, his jab doesnt really become effective until his oponents start wilting from the pace.
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Nah.
Pavlik was a big puncher at 160, but I'm pretty doubtful of his power at 168 at an elite level. Lopez and Rosinsky took his shots pretty well. He is still a puncher, but so was Abraham at 160, and I don't think it will give Ward any trouble.
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Reach AND POWER.
Pavlik will always have a puncher's chance.
If Pavlik landed one solid shot with some stink on it while Ward was throwing, it could easily flip the script.
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