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"The Undefeated!" Jermain Taylor vs Kelly Pavlik Sept. 29
Jermain Taylor vs Kelly Pavlik
This could be the fight of the year. Two legitimate undefeated superstar middleweights going 12 rounds for the title.
There has been dispute over the legitimacey of Jermain Taylor's title reign. Most believe that he should have lost his title on several previous occasions and some doubt that the title should have ever been his to begin with. The knock on Taylor is that he never comes out to win a fight, but instead comes out not to lose, which in turn has created some boring fights for the fans. Fortunatley for the fans he is going to have to come out swinging in this one, because Kelly "the ghost" Pavlik is a knockout artist who wants the title more than anyone out there and he won't let Taylor relax for a minute.
The last fight Jermain Taylor had was against a small speedy Cory Spinks who was making a big jump up in weight to fight Taylor. There are a lot of fans and experts out there who believed that Cory Spinks outboxed the timid Taylor, but Taylor was ultimatley awarded the decision.
The last fight Kelly Pavlik had was against the hard hitting up and comer Edison Miranda, a fight in which Kelly Pavlik scored an impressive 6th round TKO. Pavlik said that he wanted to fight Jermain Taylor immediatley after the fight had concluded and now he finally has got his wish.
I honestly think that this fight will be either amazing or embarassing. We're gonna find out if Jermain Taylor is really the fighter he claims to be or if he's just another guy that's afraid to get in there and go after a victory. These guys match up so well in terms of power and ability, but i'm not sure which Jermain Taylor i'm going to get. Pavlik will come out swinging(he always does) which will make him a big crowd favorite, but it'll also test his conditioning. This guy thows an absurd amount of punches and if Taylor wants to keep his title, he's going to have to wall up and take this thing to the later rounds. Expect this one to start fast and if Taylor wants to throw with Pavlik he's going to have a long day. I don't see this fight going past round 8, if it does however Taylor is almost a guarantee to keep his belt in my opinion.
Also the undercard fight is not a bad deal either. Andre Berto is already being dubbed as the next great welterweight and deservedly so, the kid is flat out amazing. David Estrada is no slouch either, he took Sugar Shane Mosley the distance back in 2005 and certainly held his own against Kermit Cintron in 2006. Estrada likes to get inside and throw, while Berto excells in every facet of the sweet science. Again this will either be great or embarassing, and if Berto is the one doing the embarassing, it will be unbelievable to watch. This kid is the real deal.
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This could be the fight of the year. Two legitimate undefeated superstar middleweights going 12 rounds for the title.
There has been dispute over the legitimacey of Jermain Taylor's title reign. Most believe that he should have lost his title on several previous occasions and some doubt that the title should have ever been his to begin with. The knock on Taylor is that he never comes out to win a fight, but instead comes out not to lose, which in turn has created some boring fights for the fans. Fortunatley for the fans he is going to have to come out swinging in this one, because Kelly "the ghost" Pavlik is a knockout artist who wants the title more than anyone out there and he won't let Taylor relax for a minute.
The last fight Jermain Taylor had was against a small speedy Cory Spinks who was making a big jump up in weight to fight Taylor. There are a lot of fans and experts out there who believed that Cory Spinks outboxed the timid Taylor, but Taylor was ultimatley awarded the decision.
The last fight Kelly Pavlik had was against the hard hitting up and comer Edison Miranda, a fight in which Kelly Pavlik scored an impressive 6th round TKO. Pavlik said that he wanted to fight Jermain Taylor immediatley after the fight had concluded and now he finally has got his wish.
I honestly think that this fight will be either amazing or embarassing. We're gonna find out if Jermain Taylor is really the fighter he claims to be or if he's just another guy that's afraid to get in there and go after a victory. These guys match up so well in terms of power and ability, but i'm not sure which Jermain Taylor i'm going to get. Pavlik will come out swinging(he always does) which will make him a big crowd favorite, but it'll also test his conditioning. This guy thows an absurd amount of punches and if Taylor wants to keep his title, he's going to have to wall up and take this thing to the later rounds. Expect this one to start fast and if Taylor wants to throw with Pavlik he's going to have a long day. I don't see this fight going past round 8, if it does however Taylor is almost a guarantee to keep his belt in my opinion.
Also the undercard fight is not a bad deal either. Andre Berto is already being dubbed as the next great welterweight and deservedly so, the kid is flat out amazing. David Estrada is no slouch either, he took Sugar Shane Mosley the distance back in 2005 and certainly held his own against Kermit Cintron in 2006. Estrada likes to get inside and throw, while Berto excells in every facet of the sweet science. Again this will either be great or embarassing, and if Berto is the one doing the embarassing, it will be unbelievable to watch. This kid is the real deal.
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