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Taylor, who was unbeaten until Pavlik upset him five months ago, made better use of his jab but visibly tired in the latter rounds, retreating to the ropes in the 12th round for the only time in the fight. Still, the former champion from Little Rock thought he'd done enough to gain revenge.
"I was listening to my corner and I thought I was doing pretty good,'' Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) said. "I thought I did enough in the earlier rounds to win the fight. In the last couple of rounds he came on strong and caught me with a body shot when I was on the ropes. He's a strong fighter. I give him all the glory."
Taylor, who called the rematch against Pavlik a "make or break" fight in his career, said he hasn't decided what his future holds.
"It's up to God,'' Taylor said, fighting back tears. "I trained my ass off for this fight. I worked hard everyday."
"I was listening to my corner and I thought I was doing pretty good,'' Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) said. "I thought I did enough in the earlier rounds to win the fight. In the last couple of rounds he came on strong and caught me with a body shot when I was on the ropes. He's a strong fighter. I give him all the glory."
Taylor, who called the rematch against Pavlik a "make or break" fight in his career, said he hasn't decided what his future holds.
"It's up to God,'' Taylor said, fighting back tears. "I trained my ass off for this fight. I worked hard everyday."
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