Pavlik-Williams at 160 lbs
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I like pavlik and pwill, but i gotta go with pavlik in this one...
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I got pavlik in this one, they both have about the same workrate. Pwill is untested at 160 and Pavlik is th reigning champ and he's fought the better and tougher opposition.Comment
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I think he has improved, but at 160 his chin is going to be highly questionable. You fight at Welter, 154, then take a fight against a rusty, already light punching Winky... that is not a battle tested chin, IMO. Again, the only people who can beat Kelly are those who can go a whole fight without feeling his power. Hopkins is one of the few, and that was at 170. Once a guy feels it, he fights differently the remainder of the fight. He fights backwards, right into Kelly's trap. Williams is guaranteed to get hit, and guaranteed he will be fighting different than he did vs. Winky.Comment
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I think, obviously, both Pavlik and Williams have some rough points in their style that slick boxers can take advantage of. They've both been outboxed, though Pavlik's loss came at a higher weight to a HoF fighter.
That said, it doesn't matter how rough Kelly is- I like him but I'm not a 'fan'- Paul is too small for fighting a middleweight like Pavlik. Wright was a blown up junior middleweight and now some people think Paul has all the tools to tackle 160? Insanity.
Pavlik KO around the 5-7th.Comment
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