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I probally shouldnt have said average because he is definatly better then that but how would he have been if he came along a few years ago? He is a big physical MW that keeps coming but there were some tough guys there a few years ago.
I think he gets crushed by a prime Hopkins and I also think guys like Joppy, Echols, Holmes, and probally a "prime" Tito would give him hell. Tito probally cant handle him now but a Pavlik would probally be made for a prime Tito. I didnt want to go back further then that but you could even throw in guys like RJ & Toney if you wanted to. The problem is that there are some solid MW's but there are no more huge one's like the guys I named and Brewer & so on.
Now, some of those guys definatly arent elite but they were big physical MW's that could give a ton of guys hell, e****ally if they were fighting in this era. I mean, Im definatly not sold on Taylor being able to hang with a prime Echols. Its kind of like a guy like Margarito isnt that special but because he is so huge & powerful he is a threat to anyone in the division, e****ally if it was a weak division.
I do think that anyone who thinks he could even hang with a prime Hopkins is crazy. He may be big & powerful but if you think that then you must have forgot what a prime X looked like. No one was more physical then that cat and he had the speed to go with it. I think it would be a old skool MW fight where X would just maul him to death. Even with all his KO's he's not hurting X at all.
Still though, I really like Pavlik and I hope he doesnt screw his career up by moving up. He should stay at MW and just try to dominate that for a while. I would hate to see him lose or get killed just because he moved up. Now he probally should fight Taylor again at 168 but after that he should move right back down and stay there. Someone like Calzaghe would be a horrible move for him. Joe is too quick and the Southpaw style would give Pavlik hell. Also, Calzaghe has the most underrated strength in boxing. Ive seen him manhandle a ton of big guys and most of all, Pavlik's power wont be nearly as effective against the top SMW's.
I think he gets crushed by a prime Hopkins and I also think guys like Joppy, Echols, Holmes, and probally a "prime" Tito would give him hell. Tito probally cant handle him now but a Pavlik would probally be made for a prime Tito. I didnt want to go back further then that but you could even throw in guys like RJ & Toney if you wanted to. The problem is that there are some solid MW's but there are no more huge one's like the guys I named and Brewer & so on.
Now, some of those guys definatly arent elite but they were big physical MW's that could give a ton of guys hell, e****ally if they were fighting in this era. I mean, Im definatly not sold on Taylor being able to hang with a prime Echols. Its kind of like a guy like Margarito isnt that special but because he is so huge & powerful he is a threat to anyone in the division, e****ally if it was a weak division.
I do think that anyone who thinks he could even hang with a prime Hopkins is crazy. He may be big & powerful but if you think that then you must have forgot what a prime X looked like. No one was more physical then that cat and he had the speed to go with it. I think it would be a old skool MW fight where X would just maul him to death. Even with all his KO's he's not hurting X at all.
Still though, I really like Pavlik and I hope he doesnt screw his career up by moving up. He should stay at MW and just try to dominate that for a while. I would hate to see him lose or get killed just because he moved up. Now he probally should fight Taylor again at 168 but after that he should move right back down and stay there. Someone like Calzaghe would be a horrible move for him. Joe is too quick and the Southpaw style would give Pavlik hell. Also, Calzaghe has the most underrated strength in boxing. Ive seen him manhandle a ton of big guys and most of all, Pavlik's power wont be nearly as effective against the top SMW's.
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