GO JT!!!

Tonight: Jermain Taylor v. Kelly Pavlik


Taylor: Quick hands, powerful jab, knockout power, big for a middleweight. 27-0-1 (17 ko's)

Pavlik: Big and tall, powerful knockout punch, great conditioning. 31-0 (28 ko's).

Here's why I think Jermain will win: Pavlik has an excellent record, but not against anyone notable, minus Edison Miranda. Taylor's last 2 victories have been ugly, but against the #2 and #6 ranked fighters in the jr. middleweight division. They weren't guys who anyone could expect to beat fashionably. Pavlik will likely come out swinging, while JT will probably throw his jab a lot in the first 3 rounds to keep some distance between them. Eventually, Pavlik will find a way through the jab, which will cause Jermain to start throwing more power shots. I see Jermain able to withstand Pavlik's power longer than Pavlik can sustain his. Therefore, I predict a bloody fight that finds Taylor winning by knockout in round 6.

We'll see tonight starting at 9:15 central on HBO.

P.S. Don't miss the undercard fight. Andre Berto is a little Tyson replica from 1990.