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Flashback Fridays: Looking Back on Pavlik-Taylor I, Pavlik-Taylor II - Who's Getting Knocked Out!?
Posted on February 15, 2008 2:31 AM
Fri-day! Tomorrow night's fight night, baby! Yeeea!
I'm talking Kelly Pavlik-Jermain Taylor Pt. Deux (Word To Charlie Sheen)!
Now, listen ... the first time these dudes squared up and went for the fair one last September, it got UGGGGLY! Pavlik whaled on Taylor like he stole something or better yet like he hollered at his wife. Peep the clip below and you'll see how nice Pavlik is with his hands.
The way he sets up his right cross with the left jab to stagger Taylor is unbelievable. Then he hits him with a series of rights and lefts and unloads on a couple of uppercuts. Vicious. I'll happily drop down $50 or $20 at the bar, where cats yell out HADOUKEN every time a punch is thrown, to watch a fight like this.
I think your man - HBO commentator Jim Lampley - described Pavlik's vicious knockout the best:
"All you have to know to know how brutal and definitive that knockout was, was that Steve Smoger (ref) waves his arms and says, 'knockout' without even a 10 count and nobody complains. That's all you need to know. That's a violent and definitive knockout. It's precisely because of that, that I'm very surprised that Jermain Taylor insists on going directly to this rematch without another fight or any other experience in between."
Well, I am too, Jim! For real. But don't sleep on Taylor. I like everything dude is saying leading up to the rematch.
Like he's saying why not fight the man that beat him and that this bout will make (OR BREAK) his career.
My thing is it's very hard to come back from a royal ass whoopin' like that and win. Like can y'all imagine Hatton coming back and beating Floyd after the beating Pretty Boy put on him!? I sure as hell can't! I don't see Pavlik getting cocky after the first win and that's why I'm picking him to win again.
But I digress ... SOHH, WHO'S WINNING? HOW? WHAT ROUND!? Speak on it!
And if by any chance you ain't hype about the fight yet (check your pulse, first), peep this three-part HBO preview of Pavlik-Taylor. Who gives a f**k if you at work? It's Friday and the series is dope!
Countdown to Pavlik-Taylor Part. 1
Pt. II
Pt. III
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Your Boy,
SOHH BALLSY
Comments
I used to be a Jermaine Taylor fan when he was on the road the 'ship. Once he got there he abandoned his jab and started to do a lot of bad habits in terms of form. Plus he is easy to make abandon his game plan. Hit him a few times and his ego takes over. He loses again, easily. Pavilik has the jab, discipline and the power
Taylor should win the fight if he keeps his hands up and throws the jab. He is awkward...he throws combination and drops his hands afterwards. I saw him doing it going through workouts in the special HBO is running to sell the fight. I want to see him win though. Its always a good story when someone comes back from being beaten and shocks everyone. He doesn't seem to be an asshole either so I hope he comes back strong.
I really hope Jermaine pulls this one off, but i don't think he can. I actually BECAME a Taylor fan AFTER this fight. I think he showed a lot of heart... If Taylor does win he would have solidified his place as boxing's elite. I appreciate you following boxing though
that's a good look
I been mad at Jermain when he stole my whip and now he's talking to my girl...i'm gonna KO him out in the 8th round!!!!!!
JT all day....rep for tha home town mane....Little Rock, AR stand tha f%@$ up!
i watched the fight on TV a while back...Pavlik is gonna crush this dude again man the kid is UNDEFEATED Taylor you're about to become another INNER-CITY STATISTIC courtesty of the Ghost real talk
PAVLIK BY KO DONT KNOW WHAT ROUND THO...I FEEL SORRY FOR TAYLOR HE LOOKS SAD AS SHIT...AND HIS HOMETOWN CLOWNED HIM AND HE LOST SO THEY THINK NOW IF THEY PRAISE HIM HE'S GONNA WIN GTFOH...I KNEW HE WASNT GONNA BE A CHAMPION LONG AFTER HE LOST TO CORY SPINKS...THATS RIGHT I SAID HE LOST...1
FUCKING A! What up to all the real boxing fans out there. Great blog Ballsy. I have Pavlik winning in the late rounds. Next week we got Klitschko-Ibragimov and then Vasquez-Marquez 3 on March 1st.
what up my dude Ballsy!! How ya been ! Anyways, back to boxing and I'm telling you know Palvik has that heart or to take from Apollo Crreed in Rocky 3 "the eye of the tiger". Much respect to dude who said Taylor lost to Cory Spinks because he did! Taylor is a lazy fighter...he was smug in the ring with Pavlik trying to out punch him. The "ghost" is a skinny white boy but he has some power in those string bean arms somewhere lol. It's also about his stance, Pavlik's feet are always set with his back foot ready to give him the wieght to throw a vicious punch. Well I say Palvik ko's Taylor by the 5th round , maybe the 6th. You can tell Taylor wants to prove something and will come out swinging wild .....once he gets humbled....it will be over..peace
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fuck outta here...Taylor should have 3-4 losses added on instead of 1. He is a horrible boxer. Relies on his power, which isn't that great. Pavlik has the heart and determination to take this one again. And after feeling his power in the 1st fight I don't see Pavlik being intimidated whatsoever. He KO's him in the 7th
I can't wait till you talk about the dunk contest! crazy!
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