I remember Taylor hurting Froch badly and being well ahead when Froch came from behind to score a KO in the last round Froch was easy to hit and Pavlik hit much harder than Taylor. Pavlic had a great left jab. With both men at their best I slightly favor Froch at 168 because he is the bigger man and always fought at 168 while Pavlic was a middleweight. PFP I like the prime 160 pound Pavlik a bit more than the prime 168 pound Froch.
Stop the excuses Hopkins was a 4 to 1 underdog alot of people thought pavlik would be the first stop Hopkins and retire him hopkins schools any version of pavlik styles makes fighs
Carl Froch at his peak was just too durable, but make no doubt about it? This fight would be fight of the year.
Carl Froch win's VIA 12 rounds decision.
i ll tel you something. if hopkins would have come across the pavlik who went against taylor he would have had to go to davy jones locker deep to get that win. i ve always associated the punishment that pavlik got vs miranda and taylor x2 with him going off the rails prior the hopkins fight ( drinking etc.)