By Mark Vester

WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) is already in training camp, preparing for his rematch with Jermain Taylor, (27-1-1, 17 KOs) on Feb. 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pavlik captured the middleweight crown with a career defining seventh-round stoppage of Taylor in September. The rematch is a non-title affair because it takes place 6-pounds north, at a catch-weight of 166-pounds.

Pavlik's trainer, Jack Loew, recently spoke with BoxingScene.com's Jose Aguirre about his relationship with Pavlik, the rematch strategy and what he expects from both fighters.

"I feel bad for the guys who didn't believe in us. Kelly believed in me and that's all that matters. I knew we had a good relationship together and a good chemistry and that's all that mattered in the corner. Facing adversity in the second round (against Taylor) and he listened to me and we came right back in the third round," Loew said.

Pavlik made his fair share of mistakes in the first fight. He went down in the second round after Taylor connected with a hard right hand that was followed by a series of damaging shots. He managed to survive Taylor's onslaught by keeping himself together. Loew says the public should expect a better Pavlik in the rematch, and the same old Taylor. According to Loew, Taylor will display the same weaknesses.

"You will see a better Kelly Pavlik. We made a couple of mistakes in that fight. It won't happen again and I think the best of Kelly Pavlik is yet to come. You know, I watched the fight a couple of times and I think Jermain will have something to prove. He thinks he made a fatal mistake in the second round by not finishing us off and it cost him. Jermain is not going to change his stripes. He's going to fight the way Jermain does and we're going to exploit his weaknesses. Our goal is to be aggressive, throw a lot of punches and we're going to bag Jermain Taylor up," Loew said.

As far as Taylor demanding the rematch take place at 166-pounds, Loew feels it provides Pavlik with a much bigger advantage than it does for Taylor.

"Shame on them. Why they would want to us to come in bigger, stronger. This is going to be the first time in four years that we don't have to sit in a sauna and a treadmill on the day of the weigh-in. I don't understand their thinking, but God bless them," Loew said.

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