I'm REALLY on the fence on picking a winner. Of course I want Kelly who is from Ohio to win but Taylor is by far the best guy he's ever met. Pavlik though is one of the most dedicated fighters I've seen in years.

   I think Kelly is going to have a lot of trouble with Taylor's speed and movement. Pavlik likes to go to the body though and he does it very well. Hopefully as the fight wears on this will slow Taylor down. I look for Taylor to jump to an early lead but he has not been in with power punchers like Kelly. It will be interesting to see how Jermain holds up. It too will be interesting to see how Pavlik holds up under steady barrages of punches. I believe because of sub par performances against tricky and difficult fighters people have forgotten that Taylor is quite talented. I think Jermain would have looked like a million bucks against Miranda.

   It comes down to who wants it more. I just think Kelly is the hungry one in this match. It should be a real barnburner though.

  Jim Amato
 

9-27-2007