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I want Taylor to win this fight, I really do but Kelly is no joke, this dude can fight when he works behind that jab and times that right hand, dude is a beast, a 6'3 Middleweight is just awesome, enough to derail anyone who's never faced that kind of threat in their careers, I think Jermain will adapt this time and move his head better, as long as he keeps this fight in the middle of the ring and grabs BOTH arms when he clinches he should be able to dictate the pace, what messed Taylor up is that he would just jerk his head left or right and not really move correctly so when Pavlik was throwing bombs they were still landing like Taylor never budged or bothered to move, that added to Pavlik's chances..
I can see Jermain using his jab better than Kelly once again and this time using better movement, I can see him listening to Ozell when he tells him to stay off them ropes and when put in a tough spot I can see him fighting a more respectful fight, respectful for Pavlik's power and not so wreckless.. nobody ever made Jermain pay before for them mistakes he made in the past like going straight back when hit hard and fighting out of corners but with a newfound hunger I think Taylor will do whatever he can to make his mark and not pay the same price he paid 6 pounds south..
to Taylor this isn't about titles anymore, this is about pride and glory, he can't accept another devastating loss and if he losses this next fight I would be genuinely surprised to hear it be by KO, I think Taylor is good enough to go the distance but there were too many 1st time things that Taylor had to deal with like Pavlik's size, arm length, punching power and chin, he wasn't used to expending so much of himself and when he finally did he got carried away, he waisted too many punches in the 2nd round, a round where he could have KO'ed Kelly but his eagerness worked against him.. as is Jermain is the better Boxer and with him not being SO MUCH shorter than Kelly I can see him adjusting right and repeating the 5th round for 12 rounds in the rematch.. I ain't making no predictions until fight week, thats how I will carry it from now on but I will say this though, DON'T count Jermain Taylor out of the picture yet, the kid can fight.. 100
I can see Jermain using his jab better than Kelly once again and this time using better movement, I can see him listening to Ozell when he tells him to stay off them ropes and when put in a tough spot I can see him fighting a more respectful fight, respectful for Pavlik's power and not so wreckless.. nobody ever made Jermain pay before for them mistakes he made in the past like going straight back when hit hard and fighting out of corners but with a newfound hunger I think Taylor will do whatever he can to make his mark and not pay the same price he paid 6 pounds south..
to Taylor this isn't about titles anymore, this is about pride and glory, he can't accept another devastating loss and if he losses this next fight I would be genuinely surprised to hear it be by KO, I think Taylor is good enough to go the distance but there were too many 1st time things that Taylor had to deal with like Pavlik's size, arm length, punching power and chin, he wasn't used to expending so much of himself and when he finally did he got carried away, he waisted too many punches in the 2nd round, a round where he could have KO'ed Kelly but his eagerness worked against him.. as is Jermain is the better Boxer and with him not being SO MUCH shorter than Kelly I can see him adjusting right and repeating the 5th round for 12 rounds in the rematch.. I ain't making no predictions until fight week, thats how I will carry it from now on but I will say this though, DON'T count Jermain Taylor out of the picture yet, the kid can fight.. 100
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