BoxingScene Staff Predictions: Taylor-Pavlik

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By Rick Reeno - This Saturday night, Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs) from Little Rock, Arkansas will defend his WBC/WBO middleweight titles against mandatory challenger Kelly Pavlik (31-0, 28 KOs) of Youngstown, Ohio. [details]

[Addison]

Nice!! I have some of these saved in email from way back.

The staff picks accurately.

[bishop2006]

Wow,Pavlik by a landlide on here,this fight is hard to choose,i also go with Pavlik,but u never know with Taylor

[Kball15]

wow i wasnt expecting that, but i completely agree

[kayjay]

**** I'm surprised it's about 2/1 in favor of Pavlik

[Run]

"JC" Casarez - Pavlik by unanimous decision. I see Kelly using his size and better boxing skill to outwork the defending champion. With Taylor's decline in his last couple of fights I still see him as someone who is confused about what identity he wants take in the ring. Even under the watchful eye of Manny Steward, he will not be able to overcome the stronger punching Pavlik.



lol what?

Pavlik is at most an inch and a half taller than Taylor, and I would never in my wildest imagination claim that Pavlik has better "boxing skill". Also he's really skinny and I'm not sure who the bigger man is.

I think this whole Pavlik bandwagon was ridiculous, I'm glad it ends on Sat.



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[Kball15]

"JC" Casarez - Pavlik by unanimous decision. I see Kelly using his size and better boxing skill to outwork the defending champion. With Taylor's decline in his last couple of fights I still see him as someone who is confused about what identity he wants take in the ring. Even under the watchful eye of Manny Steward, he will not be able to overcome the stronger punching Pavlik.



lol what?

Pavlik is at most an inch and a half taller than Taylor, and I would never in my wildest imagination claim that Pavlik has better "boxing skill". Also he's really skinny and I'm not sure who the bigger man is.

I think this whole Pavlik bandwagon was ridiculous, I'm glad it ends on Sat.

Pavlik isnt skinny. He's all muscle, and looks more like 2.5 inches bigger even though he isnt.

And i dont think Taylor is more techinically sound then Pavlik. Thats why they are always callin Taylor like an amatuer. Hands low, Balance and defense terrible...

Pavlik is gonna give this boy a wooping after he survives the early rounds

[-Hyperion-]

oh yeah, i still remember how from the boxingscene staff only 1 picked alfonso gomez to win against gatti....


taylor by ud, maybe mid round tko.....

[cortdawg25]

Winky Wright, Kassim Ouma, Cory Spinks and Bernard Hopkins are lightyears above Miranda in boxing skills. taylor dominates pavlik and puts him out in the 11th rd

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Pavlik isnt skinny. He's all muscle, and looks more like 2.5 inches bigger even though he isnt.

And i dont think Taylor is more techinically sound then Pavlik. Thats why they are always callin Taylor like an amatuer. Hands low, Balance and defense terrible...

Pavlik is gonna give this boy a wooping after he survives the early rounds

Damn, this is a hard fight to pick. I was originally going with Taylor, but you're right about Taylor's fundamentals being so ****ty. The one thing that will really kill Taylor is if he lets himself get taken to the ropes. Pavlik will murder him along the ropes. I am still going with Taylor, but I wouldn't put my money on it...