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Well, Pavlik himself said it was an accumulation and I'm sure that played a part, but I think it was mostly one particular shot that brought about the end. And it wasn't the one near the ropes. It was one a couple seconds earlier in the middle of the ring. It also was a straight right on the chin. You can hear the crowd ooh in unison and Taylor begins his fatal backstepping to the corner. A great punch and Taylor wanted to wait out its effects but instead got caught with another straight right and then the finishing flurry. I think he would have been a lot better off trying to clinch.
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Accumulation, especially the one-two that Pavlik landed at :59 seconds which was right before the one two that sent Taylor into the corner...
That first one-two (preceeded by a great left jab) isn't getting the credit it deserves on this forum....Comment
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I think Pavlik was wearing Taylor down for most of the fight. Late in the 6th round you could hear Pavliks corner yelling, GO FOR THE KNOCKOUT KELLY!"
I think after that he really started to put some hurt behind his punches.
You could tell from the begging of the 7th that Pavlik was putting a little extra something behind his shots.
Taylor got caught with a few of Pavliks HARD jabs, and then Pavlik knew it was time to take him out.
Despite being an exciting fighter, Pavlik is slow and methodical in the way he goes about getting his knockouts. He doesn't come out swinging for the fences, he breaks you down, works behind his jab, then when he sees you getting weaker, BOOM! Full power.Comment
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Nice analysis. ****** commentators kept saying Pavlik was one-dimensional. Those ******s don't see Pavlik bidding his time and taking his shots.Originally posted by shawn_ View PostComment
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Pavlik does seem a bit one-dimension, working almost exlusively with the one-two. That is, until he is finishing. Then he throws from different angles and mixes in a greater variety of punches.Comment
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Taylor was hit with a right hand since the first round...it was an accumulation of punches followed by a really hard right hand that froze Taylor, followed by an even harder right hand that stunned him to the corner, followed by a combination that smothered him, followed by an uppercut that slumped him, followed by a left hook that felled him
it was never one punchComment
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it was an accumulation of punches. pavlik was feeding jermain jabs all night, but
i was impressed with both fighters. jermain looked better than he has looked in a while, but unfortunately that brought out the best in pavlik. I love the way pavlik fights, he's got a bright future ahead of him.Comment
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It is a kick up the backside JT needs though, like a blessing in disguise. People have been warning him he needed to improve. Maybe JT cant improve and weve seen his performances of a lifetime against Berhard Hopkins.
But im almost happy that someone like JT faces hardship. Like he has earned his money a bit now, by taking a few bumps.Comment
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accumulation, to the point where Taylor was stunned by a jab.Comment
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Jt is a very fast middleweight and I think if that fight had went much deeper you would have started to see alot more vriety from Pavlik as Taylor slowed down. Lots more body work, lots more left hooks, but when you have a guy who is fast handed as taylor and can counter off of shots you stick with what worksOriginally posted by dalliance13 View PostComment
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