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For the record, Taylor wasn't going to stop Pavlik in round 2. Kelly got ****y, dropped his hands and stretched out his jaw to show Jermain he could take his punches, then Jermain nailed him with a combination of shots while he was open. One of those punches was a hook to the temple, known to most as an "equilibrium punch" which completely negates your sense of balance.
Jermain didn't have the stamina to hang in there and finish Kelly off, and I doubt that he would have finished him even if he had the stamina to do it.
Anybody who thinks the first fight was a "fluke" will be smacked back to reality on February 16th when Kelly Pavlik mops up Taylor with even more ease than previously shown.
There's nobody in the 160lbs division who can handle Kelly's pressure and workrate, nobody.Comment
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Taylor was totally outboxed in the first fight. Other than the 2nd round he lost just about every round. As in his last few fights he was ahead on the scorecards when he was knocked out. Taylor is a decent fighter but was really not as good as HBO tried to use the media to make him out to be. Pavlik was taken lightly and that's the only reason Taylor's management took the fight. If they had known just how good Pavlik was Taylor would have fought another welterweight or jr middleweight to pad his record. I can't figure out how a fighter who's management steered him away from anyone in his own weight division would let him move up to Super middleweight. Maybe now he'll fight blown up middleweights for a few years until Calzaghe is way past his prime then challenge for the Super Middleweight title.Comment
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I love how everyone is so sure this time will be different. "This time Taylor will punish him" "he'll keep the pressure on this time, and take Pavlik out" The same pressure he used to punch himself out, trying to get the KO? Didn't work the first time, no reason to believe it's gonna work the second time.
Also. I've never seen a guy "one punch away from being KO'd" snap up off the mat as fast as Pavlik did. I don't know how many points I'll have come the night of the fight (obviously not many), but I'd definitely be willing to put them all up on Pavlik to beat Taylor if anyone's interested.Comment
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I guese its based on one's opinion. I'm telling you my friend, if Taylor was a better finisher Taylor, Pavlik was going to get KO in the second. (just my opinion) Stamina was not the factor on why he didnt finish him off in the second round. Taylor is just not a good finisher.
Its sounds like you're not giving Taylor any type of credit. I mean none at all. I understand your point and you've being a Pavlik fan but come on man, this will be a competitive fight... not some blow out on how you're trying to put it. If I'm not mistaked Taylor was winning before he got careless and got his ass Knocked out. ( going by the judges score cards. not my opinoin)Comment
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He went down in the 2nd AND CAME BACK TO WIN THE 3RD
He went down in the 2nd,and put Taylor to sleep,so what is ur point? Did u see the shot he got hit with? Right on the temple,most fighters would have been out from that attack,he took it,went to his corner,and actually smiled and said to the ref "im ok" thats what u call a true champ,he came back to knock Taylor out and leave him in the corner,so u dont make no good pointsComment
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Wickedsick!!!!Comment
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First off just because a judge scores something one way doesn't mean that's exactly how the fight was going. I had Taylor up by 1 point at the time of the knockout, the extra point stems from the knockdown in round 2. We all know how oddly judges have been known to score fights in the past.
Secondly, the first fight was a close one. I got more respect for Jermain fighting Pavlik than I had with his last 3 fights combined (Spinks, Ouma, and Wright, even though I thought Winky beat him).
In comparison, Jermain is a much more sound fighter than Kelly but I think a lot of what he does in the ring derives from his athletic ability. Similar to a Floyd Mayweather or Roy Jones Jr (though there's no comparison in terms of talent). But Kelly is just a better fighter because he never doubts himself. Jermain took it to heart when everybody in the sport started hating him, and you simply cannot be that weak willed if you're in the fighting business IMO.
The second fight will probably be almost a mirror image of the first, Jermain will probably drop Kelly again. But the difference is Pavlik knows how to dig down and Jermain hasn't shown that ability at all yet.
I'm just hoping that when Kelly wins he'll get full credit for not only his performance, but for his heart. Because all I hear from most people is that Pavlik "got lucky" or something to that effect, and to me it's just bull****. He showed the heart of a Champion and that's what matters most to me.Comment
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you couldnt have put it better my man ..i mean im takin nothing away from taylor he put up a great great fight ...and i could even see him winning a close ud or sd but no way can he ko pavlik ..kellys a smart fighter ....this is gonna be a hell of a fight and i expect tylor 2 be on the defence and then try 2 finish strong ...my call
kelly pavlik tko 5!....
if it goes more then 5 ....
taylor sd bull**** dec ofcourseComment
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