The ESPN scores were a joke. Pavlik won the fight. Taylor just wasn't active enough. He would land a big shot now and then but Pavlik controlled the fight
The ESPN scores were a joke. Pavlik won the fight. Taylor just wasn't active enough. He would land a big shot now and then but Pavlik controlled the fight
Dan Rafael is a known clown. If you watched that fight, and you believe Taylor won, you should not gamble on boxing. Pavlik was out throwing and out landing Taylor at a near 2-1 ratio. It was clear to me that Jermain was fighting to survive from about the 5th round on, when he realized that Kelly wasn't going anywhere. I thought Jermain actually did very well for himself, but he was never going to win this fight. He won't have to go back to ESPN2, but JT spent minute long stretches of this fight not throwing punches. I need to watch this fight again, but some of the mid to late rounds could not possibly have gone to JT, he didn't want to win them. He wanted to hear the final bell.
Dan Rafael is a known clown. If you watched that fight, and you believe Taylor won, you should not gamble on boxing. Pavlik was out throwing and out landing Taylor at a near 2-1 ratio. It was clear to me that Jermain was fighting to survive from about the 5th round on, when he realized that Kelly wasn't going anywhere. I thought Jermain actually did very well for himself, but he was never going to win this fight. He won't have to go back to ESPN2, but JT spent minute long stretches of this fight not throwing punches. I need to watch this fight again, but some of the mid to late rounds could not possibly have gone to JT, he didn't want to win them. He wanted to hear the final bell.