Fighters You Would Like to See Most Against Pavlik and Explain Why?

Question

In no particular order:

- Roy Jones Jr.

- Winky Wright

- Joe Calzaghe

- Mikel Kessler

- Jermain Taylor

- Antonio Tarver

- Arthur Abraham

- Edison Miranda

- Bernard Hopkins

Answer 1

Joe Calzaghe VS Pavlik I would wanna see the most because they are both champions and both undeafeted. I think that would be the most exciting matchup out of all of them. Besides when was the last time anyone seen 2 white guys fight each other who were champions and undefeated?

Roy Jones Jr I would be curious to see exactly what he truely has left I dont think a lot but would be interesting to see how Pavlik handles him.

Winky Wright ... he makes any fighter look bad in the ring so I be curious to see how pavlik would handle himself against winky , if he would be able to force winky to fight or if winky would just stay in his shell all night.

Last but not least Bernard Hopkins cause I would love to see him get his belts back in a mega fight against Pavlik give him his first loss then retire on top .. assuming he beats Joe in a couple weeks first.

Answer 2

Obviously I want him to unify the middleweight belts,but personally I would love to see him KO Sergio Mora so we don't have to hear or watch him fight anymore.

Answer 3

the most entertaining fight would be pavlik against arthur abraham because they are both heavy hitters and it would be a slugfest with several knockdowns. then the winner of that would decide the true middlewight champion

the best fight though would be against calzaghe because they are the two of the best fighters around and it would be size and speed versus power.. that would be a great fight.(unless of course hopkins beats calzaghe then i would say pavlik versus hopkins.)

Answer 4

I can't improve on your list but I don't think Jermain Taylor needs another **** kicking.

Winky Wright would be the most interesting fight.

Answer 5

1.  Arthur Abraham- Pavlik will eventually move up and fight some of the other guys on that list, but before he does, I would really like to see him fight a worthy middlweight contender, and Abraham is currently rated as the the number one contender to Pavlik's championship.  I would favor Pavlik over him, but Abraham would present a stern challenge.

2.  Winky Wright- Wright is another worthy middleweight contender that deserves another shot at the title.  He has never lost at 160, and was only held to a draw against Jermain Taylor in a fight that could have gone either way.  I think that he is starting to slip, and his inactivity is certainly not helping him, but he does have great defense and his style could give Pavlik some problems, even though I think Kelly would beat him.

3.  Bernard Hopkins- After Pavlik moves up, if he is willing to go to 175 and challenge Hopkins for his light heavyweight title, then I think that Hopkins would stand a good chance against him.  I would favor Pavlik, but only because of Hopkins' age- if Hopkins fights Pavlik the way he fought Taylor, he would lose, but if he fought him the way he fought Tarver, it could be a whole different ball game.  Hopkins still has to get by Calzaghe, but I think that Hopkins would give Pavlik some problems, even at this stage of his career.

4.  Joe Calzaghe- I think that Calzaghe will beat Hopkins, but I listed him below because you asked which matchup I would most like to see, not who I think has the best chance of beating him.  If you had asked that question, then I think that Calzaghe would be at the top of the list because of his style of fighting- he is a southpaw who throws a ton of punches at all angles and is an excellent boxer.  When Jermain Taylor was up on his toes boxing against Pavlik in their rematch, he was winning, but he lost because he wasn't consistent.  Calzaghe would be consistent for the full 12 rounds, and I would actually favor him over Pavlik if they fought.

5.  Jermain Taylor- Pavlik has already beaten him twice, but in their first fight, Taylor was winning at the time of the knockout and in their second fight, he was winning when he was up on his toes and boxing him.  He was not consistent, while Pavlik was and thats why Pavlik got the deserved decision over him.  If they meet again at 168, then I would still favor Pavlik, but if Taylor could be consistent enough for 12 rounds, then he certainly could beat him.

6.  Edison Miranda- Pavlik already knocked him out, but at super middleweight I think that the fight would be at the least, a bit more competitive and I think that Miranda would be stronger.  I still think that Pavlik would stop him, but I give Miranda a better chance at 168, then I do at 160.

7.  Roy Jones, Jr.- This would be an interesting match.  Jones has looked good recently but it has been against suspect competition, and I'm not too sure that his chin would hold up against Pavlik.  In his prime Jones would school Pavlik easily, but at this stage Jones has been too inactive in his fights, and I think that Kelly would set a pace for him that he couldn't handle.  However, we haven't seen Kelly fight at 175, which is where this fight would most likely take place, so Jones has a chance, but I would still favor Pavlik.

8.  Mikkel Kessler- I think Kessler has a good chance at beating Pavlik because Kessler is a very strong fighter that can fight for full 12 rounds.  However, if you get someone that can outwork him, like Calzaghe did, then he doesn't look so good.  I don't think this fight will happen because I think that Kessler is afraid to come to U.S. and fight, but he would have a good chance of beating Pavlik if they ever fought at 168.

9.  Antonio Tarver- At this stage, he looks like a shot fighter to me, and I think that he'll lose to Clinton Woods.  If he ever did fight Pavlik, I think that he would be in way over his head despite the fact that Tarver is a 175 pounder.  Thats really the only thing that Tarver has for him against Pavlik- his size.  I still think that Pavlik would beat him relatively easy.

Answer 6

Joe Calzaghe - because they are both considered tops at thei weight classes.  Calzaghe might just be getting to the age where Pavlik could take him too.

Winky Wright - I'd like to see Winky march into Pavliks line of fire like he did with Mosley & Trinidad, see if his tight gaurd could hold up against Pavliks power

Miranda II - It'd be fun to watch Kelly beat him again, Pavlik figured out you just need to stand up to a bully.

Abraham - It would create a true undisputed champion in the division since these are the two best.

Duddy - It'd just be a great action fight

Mora - Because I wanna see Sergio get the crud kicked out of him.

Answer 7

my choice is kessler, i think it would be a good fight ends with a knock out for anyone of them

Answer 8

I think that Joe Calzaghe would have the best chance of breaking-down Pavlic because he has the most resources.. Speed, heart, experience, determination, just to name a few.  The only thing that he lacks in comparison to Pavlic is youth.  Other than that, I think he has a good shot of beating Pavlic if that is/was a fight that he wants(ed)???...

Answer 9

I would most like to see him against calzaghe because its a matchup of 2 undefeateds, two guys different syles, one KO artist, the other is a slick fast handed experienced star.  No hopkins, tarver, jones, taylor, and miranda becuase there too old or he fought them.  I would like too see him against abraham becuase it would be a good unfification fight and i wanna c abraham in america b/c some are saying hes better than pavlik altho i dont  think theres a middleweight or super middleweight out there better tha pavlik.  The finla one is kessler it would prove that he is worthy of fighting calzahe, to guys big punchers, conventional fighers, pavlik is too strong for kessler and i think he would KO kessler b/c kesslers chin has never been tested agains a puncher.  And the last one would be wright whose on the border line only b/c he is a boring fighter, but he is not a big puncher but has a great chin, i think it would be a good fight but pavlik would jab his way too victory.  So i would like too see him fight the most calzaghe, then kessler, then abraham i think he knocks out all but thats my opinion

Answer 10

Joe Calzaghe