I was able to watch tonight's middleweight title fight and it was amazing. Taylor looks like a world beater and Pavlik looks like a skateboarder. In the second round, Taylor was one more clean punch from knocking Pavlik out. Pavlik was able to hold on and in the third, Taylor looked to counterpunch rather than run right through Pavlik.
In the end, Taylor's lack of aggression gave Pavlik a second chance and he just took it to Taylor from then on. Pavlik may not look that powerful but he now has 29 KOs in 32 fights. Something must be working.
Taylor could have moved into the top 100 fighters all-time with a win and was looking for a career-defining KO. Instead, he tumbles all the way to No. 134, just behind Julian Jackson.
Pavlik, who now has a world of opportunities open for him, jumps up to No. 135. He still trails Taylor because this was just his fourth title fight of any kind.
The question now is will Pavlik fight Taylor again or go after the other title holders, Arthur Abraham (IBF) and Felix Sturm (WBA). Abraham ranks No. 109 on my list and Sturm isn't in the top 150.
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