I think Nunn shuts him out over 12 rounds. His jab, movement, and counter punching from angles would never let Pavlik get into any rhythm. Nunn UD
The mythical Nunn does just that. The actual Nunn that struggled with Barkley would struggle with Pavlik though even though Nunn clearly is the favorite
Stylewise Pav is straight up and more like Frank Tate. And he'd get treated exactly like Frank Tate. Even if you believe Nunn is overrated, theres none who can doubt that he was a class above Martinez. Better then Serg in every way possible, and bigger.
The REAL Nunn hit harder then Sergio Martinez, was even more athletic, and was alot bigger. He had better technical skills then Martinez also. Theres a legit chance of him stopping Pavlik. And even if he didnt, some rounds would be so one sided that it could be 10-8. Thats not overrating Nunn. Pavlik is the perfect opponent to make a prime Nunn look like Ray Leonard.
dont get me wrong, Nunn definitely wins but there is NOTHING that would make Nunn look like Ray Leonard my 2 year old niece couldnt make him look like Ray Leonard
Tate made him look like Leonard. And I'm really not that convinced that Pavlik is better then Frank Tate.
I dont mean looking like Leonard LITERALLY. Obviously there was only one Leonard. Just like there was only one Whitaker, and one RJ. But Nunn looked like a superstar in that fight, and Tate was a highly rated, and undefeated fighter at the time. I'm not entirely sure Pavlik would even beat Tate.
Tate was highly touted and undefeated, but madly overrated due to his upsetting another overrated fighter in Michael Olajide.
Absolutely. You have to understand what was going on then. The Media was trying desperately to find the next big thing at Middleweight and first Olajide and then Tate were supposed to be it, but neither of them ever struck me as the heir apparent to Hagler at 160. Olajide was flashy, but he had obvious flaws and Tate, while solid, never seemed special. But that comes from being a fan at the time and watching each fighter come up the ranks from prospects to contenders and, in Tate's case, a title holder. So spare me your sarcasm, because i know you were not a fan then.
Taylor?? Who everyone thought only beat Hopkins because he was old? Taylor?? Who many thought lost the Hopkins rematch?? I don't recall anyone here being all that high on Taylor, except for Stafford and that was only because he beat Hopkins and he had to make taylor seem impressive for Hopkins sake.
I wasn't "high on Taylor" you old cunt. I simply thought he'd beat Pavlik who I never had much respect for. And what's with this "Stafford" stuff. You know me or something?
