Jermaine Taylor vs Kelly Pavlik 2 - Page 4

Redd Loc · 02-10-2008, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Summoner10

Well it isnt out of the realm of possibility like some are claiming. Taylor does carry a distinct speed advantage.

Definitely. I'm hoping Taylor can take this one.

IronMaidenfan#1 · 02-10-2008, 09:13 AM

I've got Pavlik to win this again but at 166lps Taylor's recovery ability may have improved but I don't it'll be enough if the 1st fight is anything to go by.

Nasty86 · 02-11-2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BobbyBrez

give me a single potential reason for liking JT?

He seems like a respectable guy to me. Doesn't make a mockery of his opponents, shows class, and has the heart to fight Pavlik again instead of taking a "tune-up" fight. IMO there should be no such things as "tune-up" fights. Hate if you want, but Taylor seems like a good guy and he's a good fighter.

XiaolinSoldier · 02-11-2008, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 5acrossYOeye

JT will shoot his bolt early behind his jab...ya know bring back the old JT.

Lampley will just be droolilng allover JT's nuts...something that makes eva angelina jealous.

After Round 2 JT's death sentence begins.

JT will be put to sleep in the 8th.

From there KP will knockout every white fighter in the world.

Woot. Thats about the size of it.
Kelly Pavlik all day long. Kelly is the truth, and brings me hope for a dominant MW king.
Hes bigger than Taylor, the catchweight will truly be his advantage. His trainer mentioned that Kelly is a changed man since winning the title, says his punches are crisper, he has more strength and power, and is working harder than ever.
Come the 16th I think we've seen the end of Jermaine Taylor.

DaRuckus337 · 02-11-2008, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Redd Loc

Definitely. I'm hoping Taylor can take this one.

Why on earth would anyone hope that? Both good fighters, both good guys, but JT doesn't put on entertaining fights, Pavlik does. I'm rooting for the guy who will continue to feed me action fights as champ for the next 5-10 years, and that's Kelly Pavlik.

Coster · 02-11-2008, 06:14 AM

I really think Taylor will win this though I'd much rather see Pavlik KO him again.

ValeTudoShogun · 02-11-2008, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by lugubriousduck

You know... I am going to go out on the limb and say Taylor takes this. Don't get me wrong, I am not a Taylor fan at all. Plus, I don't have any conclusive evidence to support my claim other than the fact that their first fight was pretty close and Taylor did put Pavlik down in the 2nd. It's just more of a feeling.

I'm with you on this one.
I see Taylor taking this.

DKNKMK · 02-11-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Notch

They actually talked about their amateur match alot in the pre-fight build up for the 1st match so it is fairly common knowledge. There was alot of talk from Pavliks people about how he was only 16 or 17 at the time.. so it wasn't a fair indicator of what was to come...

I think maybe they talked about it to imply that Taylor might have a mental edge over Pavlik having beaten him in the amateurs or maybe it was just worth bringing it up to give the fight a bit more intrigue. They also could have been remembering back to the Mosley/Forrest fight, who knows?

DKNKMK · 02-11-2008, 08:48 AM

I would like to see Taylor win so we can check out a rubbermatch between these two guys, especially if the rematch is anywhere nearly as exciting as the first one was. The thing I wonder about is if Taylor is going to be gun shy going back into the ring with the first guy to beat him & knock him out at that. Also, that was only four months ago. That's awfully quick to get back in there with the guy that handed him his first pro loss & ko, even if he did nearly finish Pavlik early on.

DKNKMK · 02-11-2008, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Nasty86

He seems like a respectable guy to me. Doesn't make a mockery of his opponents, shows class, and has the heart to fight Pavlik again instead of taking a "tune-up" fight. IMO there should be no such things as "tune-up" fights. Hate if you want, but Taylor seems like a good guy and he's a good fighter.

I believe many boxing fans don't like him for some of the wins he's recieved that they felt he didn't deserve like his fight with Cory Spinks, or his draw with Wright. You could even make an argument about his 2 wins over Hopkins. I personally thought he deserved the decisions over Hopkins, but they were very close fights & I can understand if some think they could've gone the other way. To add to that, a lot of fans & critics believe that you should beat a champion more decisively, especially one as dominant as Hopkins was, to take the title.