The fight is now just a little over two weeks away, time to prepare. All aboard "The Ghost" bandwagon! I cant wait! Pavlik is gonna end Taylor's career and I'll enjoy every minute! I was reading Taylor's live ESPN chat and this payaso really is an unlikable, boring, no personality having sonuvabitch! Taylor makes Vernon Forrest look charasmatic. He even admitted that he doesnt love, or care for boxing and just doesnt it as a business!:doh: I cant stand fighters like that! Hopefully after this KO loss, Taylor packs it up and leaves the sport he doesnt care about. Pavlik KO 4 is my official pick this time! Who else is riding "The Ghost" train?
I want Pavlik to win, but jhow is Taylor unlikeable? He is a good person, just like Vernon Forrest. And how can you call Taylor unlikeable, yet Floyd Mayweather is like your favourite fighter?
I never said he was a bad person, just a boring one. And the fact that he freely admits he dislikes the sport is a turn off, and makes him unlikable to ME. And I never said I was a fan of Floyd as a person. I just admire his brilliance as a fighter. BTW- Floyd is my SECOND favorite fighter!:nono: As long as Roy is still active, he remains my 1st!
but he is unlikeable and boring, just like you say Taylor is, so why is it only an issue with Taylor and Forrest? At least Taylor and Forrest don't try to come accross as "flashy" and cool, like a stupid 5th grader that just moved to a new school.
It all has to do with personal preference. Floyd might be an ass, but his cocky attitude is backed-up 9 times outta 10 with his performance in the ring. He's a virtuoso, whilst Taylor is sloppy and amateurish and struggled with fighters he shoulda destroyed.
Fair enough, but that's exactly my point. People only criticize fighters' personalities if they don't like him. But whatever, WAR PAVLIK!
Yes indeed War Pavlik! I fail to see what Taylor's gonna do in the rematch that can change the outcome. Pavlik took his best stuff in the first fight and survived. Taylor's not gonna turn into a better finisher over night. And Taylor's jab was neutralized in the first fight with Pavlik's OWN jab. If Kelly uses his jab again, Taylor's jab will once again fall apart. I wouldnt be surprised if we see Taylor go into survival mode after a few rounds. Thats the only way he's gonna last the distance. If he fights, he gets KO'd again. I think Jermain has balls, so I think he's gonna fight Pavlik again... and get KO'd.... again.
I am picking Pavlik by UD. I think he will knock Jermain down once or twice, but Taylor will last the distance.
Yeah, shit like that pisses me off too. Obviously every fighter is in it for the money. But no fighter that thinks of it as only a business and nothing more will ever achieve greatness. There has to be that extra desire to want to be the best.
I'm on. Interesting because Miguel Cotto comes off the same way, but he gets the job done in the ring, usually in impressive fashion. I still think there is a possibility that Taylor can stink out the joint en route to an ugly decision win. But the more likely outcome is Taylor either getting stopped again, or losing a wide UD by coming to survive.
i actually think Pavlik is UNDERrated on these boards.. He is the truth! he'll stop Taylor sooner this time
Let me say that I love Kelley Pavlik. Love his style and his personality....but he is seriously flawed, and Taylor had him on the brink of being KO'd last time. This fight scares me....because Taylor DOES have mad ability. If he taps into it, trains hard and gets focused....it could be deadly to a guy like Pavlik. This fight scares me.
Although I have to disagree Xplosive about Taylor not being likeable...I think he's a nice and soft spoken man...humble in my opinion. I still think the Ghost will beat him again...but I think it's going the distance. opcorn:
no way this fight goes 12 Kelly is going to sodomize Taylor I agree Taylor is very un-likeble and he'll get DEALT WITH
Agreed completely. It's one of the reasons I've never liked taylor. How can you like or warm to a fighter that has no passion, and even admits it?
A hardcore Fraud-groupie can't say this........ :laughing: you obviously can't care about contradictions X, otherwise you'd never be able to scrutinize any other fighter .
dsimon writes: Taylor is very strong and might be able to save face and make it go the distance. He can do this is he shows Pavlik that he can still be a threat, thus making Pavlik more measured in the later rounds (if the fight goes into any later rounds). I could actually see this happening. No way he beats Pavlik though.
Taylor is honest enough to admit he looks upon it as a business, but look at the end result of whom he fights. It's not like he just sits on his HBO contract and always takes soft touches. He fought Hopkins again immediately after the first fight, then fought Winky Wright. After a couple of easier touches, he fought Kelly Pavlik. And after being brutally KO'd by Kelly, he's getting in there with him once again. He may be sloppy and rather ugly to watch due to his technique, but he fights whom the fans want him to.
Good Post... REED Never Disliked Taylor PERSONALLY, N Fact, REED LIKES Taylor Personally... It's his FIGHTING Ability that REED Dislikes...But the Cat Deserves CREDIT for MAXIMIZING a Limited about of Ability... The RE w/Pavlik Could Very Likely B his LAST "Money" Fight & Hopefully he Doesn't Get BADLY Hurt... REED
