Pavlik would have been robbed if he didn't KO Taylor.

[DLT]

The problem with Pavlik is that his shots don't look as spectacular as Jermain's. That's prolly why the judges scored it that way. Check my thread on powerful but-not-so-powerful-looking punches like those thrown by Pavlik in this fight and Pac in the first Morales fight. Guys like Pac and Pav have to knock down their opponents before they get recognized by the judges.

Thats true and none of us were at the fight. I think this could be one of those fights where the people at ringside scored it differently then the people at home, kind of like Mosley-Oscar 2. I think Taylor's stuff probally looks more flashy and exciting, e****ally when your at ring side

[GTL]

i had it like harold ledermans card.. exactly.. good fight..

[eric maldonado]

i thoght pavlik won every round except the second.
when larry merchant told taylor that he was up in the score cards taylor told larry that he thought he was losing the fight

[THe TRiNiTY]

At the time of the stop, Taylor was far ahead on all three official cards by scores of 58-55, 59-54, 58-55

DiBella and Manny knew that all Taylor had to do was go the distance because the judges were paid off. Just like his other close fights.

But Taylor didn't stick to the jab and Manny's gameplan and was dragged into a dog fight and you all know what happened.

Taylor reminds me a bit of Zab Judah because he has so much potential if he just stays focused in the fight. Taylor also was taking Pavlik lightly calling him a "normal" fighter. Similar to what Judah said about Cotto being "robotic" and one dimensional.

Thing is, Kelly isn't far from one-dimensional. He's just great at that one dimension.

[AIR_KENG]

The problem with Pavlik is that his shots don't look as spectacular as Jermain's. That's prolly why the judges scored it that way. Check my thread on powerful but-not-so-powerful-looking punches like those thrown by Pavlik in this fight and Pac in the first Morales fight. Guys like Pac and Pav have to knock down their opponents before they get recognized by the judges.

IMO the scorecards are very good... i don't think there was any kind of robbery at any point in the fight... taylor outboxed kelly from rounds 4 to 6... here are my scores:

round 1 - 10/9 pavlik
round 2 - 8/10 taylor
round 3 - 10/9 pavlik
round 4 - 9/10 taylor
round 5 - 9/10 taylor
round 6 - 9/10 taylor
round 7 - TKO

[thatguysimmsy]

Personally, I had it:
1: Pavlik
2. JT 10 - 8
3. Pavlik
4. JT
5. JT
6. JT

58-55... But you could give Round 1 to Taylor and that would make it 59-54... Now I am a Kelly fan (look at my avatar), but a smart judge wouldn't be influenced by the crown and he only CLEARLY won round 3 and obviously 7... Cong**** to the Ghost

[Briandl]

I'd have to watch four, five, and six again but I recall Jermain fighting in spurs more for at least one of those rounds and not winning it, he really blew his load in round two and paid for it by only having enough energy to fight except in spurts...

[shawn_]

If you scored the fight like that, you were clearly missing how Pavlik was dominating Taylor with his Jab.

[the330ballers]

If you scored the fight like that, you were clearly missing how Pavlik was dominating Taylor with his Jab.

towards the middle taylor starting doubling up his jab and landing. the punch stats on the jab were about even too

[-EX-]

Me and Lederman had the same score from what I remember. Pavlik was winning for sure though. Jermain should have taken a knee but I think he was out cold. Pavlik was hitting gloves and then Jermain dropped his hand slightly and Pavlik landed that uppercut.