Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik VS Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor II Prediction

Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik VS Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor II Prediction

The Rematch between Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik and Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor will take place on Saturday, February 16th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas (great excuse to shoot to Las Vegas if there ever was one.) The first fight, which Pavlik got up of the canvas in the second round to knock out Taylor in the seventh, was voted by many as Fight of the Year. The rematch takes place at a catch-weight of 166-pounds.

Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), from Youngstown, Ohio, has to be the favorite in the rematch. Although on paper a somewhat one-dimentional fighter, his one dimension (great jab and great straight right) has proven to be magic. He always comes to fight, has tons of heart, and throws shots with heat straight down the pipe.

Taylor, (27-1-1, 17 KOs), from Little Rock, Arkansas, the 2000 U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist, ran the middleweight division for nearly 2 years. He got impressive wins twice over Bernard Hopkins and a gutty win over Winky Wright. His defenses against Kassim Ouma and Cory Spinks were uninspired however. Taylor will have Ozell Nelson in his corner, not Emanuel Steward.

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