Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini says Taylor will avoid Pavlik

Youngstown's OTHER former Middleweight Champ Boom Boom Mancini in today's Youngstown Vindicator. Good read: http://www.vindy.com/content/sports/local_regional/330531970966098.php Go Pavlik! WE WANT THE TITLE FIGHT IN YOUNGSTOWN! 1) No one gives a fuck what Boom Boom Mancini says. 2) When a challenger fights for the title, the fight does not take place in his hometown. Thats not how it works. Sorry.

There isn't a whole lot of places to run, he has to eventually fight hte mandatory or go to 168 where he'd be regarded only as #3 unless he fought Kessler or Calzaghe, it kinda funny to me. There's no way he's getting out of fighting one of these 3 guys. He supposed to be undisputed middleweight champion though, these are the kinda guys he should be fighting. Somebody is doing their job.

If the public demands it I think Taylor will take this fight, just like he did with Winky.

"Those first two rounds were the best I have ever seen in a long time" No lying there,the first round was like Hagler-Hearns,nonstop relentless punching,amazing fight I felt that the second is a definite candidate for round of the year.

"Those first two rounds were the best I have ever seen in a long time" No lying there,the first round was like Hagler-Hearns,nonstop relentless punching,amazing fight

TAYLOR-PAVLIK should be in the GARDEN. I would DIE to go to that fight. It would be awsome. MANCINI talks a lot though, when he gets on a role he exagerates more and more. Like he first said PAVLIK COULD BE BOXINGS NEXT SUPERSTAR. which i could definetly see happening. BUt then he got carried away and said he would become the most FAMOUS BOXER TO EVER STEP INTO A RING. that made me laugh Boom Boom is still the man though

Do I come down to the south and question the weight divisions of your heros? Do I slap the boxrec print-out's from YOUR hand? He's the one from Youngstown, not you. If he says that Boom Boom was a Middleweight, then goddammit, he's a fucking Middlewight. That reply had me laughing out loud in the office - too friggin funny! LMAO!!! :rofl:

Mancini was a champ at 135 not middleweight. Do I come down to the south and question the weight divisions of your heros? Do I slap the boxrec print-out's from YOUR hand? He's the one from Youngstown, not you. If he says that Boom Boom was a Middleweight, then goddammit, he's a fucking Middlewight.

Youngstown's OTHER former Middleweight Champ Boom Boom Mancini in today's Youngstown Vindicator. Good read: http://www.vindy.com/content/sports/local_regional/330531970966098.php Go Pavlik! WE WANT THE TITLE FIGHT IN YOUNGSTOWN! Mancini was a champ at 135 not middleweight.

He would be retarded not to. I like Pavlik but after the fight he was smart enough to know Taylor wouldn't face him by things he said. He is too big a risk with too little a reward. Unless HBO backs him like Miranda then Taylor won't make the dough he should facing him. I think Pavlik would beat Taylor and with the Calzaghe money possible, Taylor's people aren't dumb enough to make this fight without a huge Public demand for it.

Tell Pavlik to take his black ass up to Heavyweight. Revive the division, you know? He's skinny, he could make it....