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Originally Posted by bedstuyjim
I'm pretty relieved the judges let the right guy win..Tough night for KP.Not sure where he goes from here.I dont know if he just cant handle guys with good lateral movement or if he's just never been taught.Either way big-ups to SM,respect
I think Pavlik can't handle having so much life sucked out of him making weight at 160 when he walks around at 180 or more. He very intelligently had Martinez figured out and dominated him in the middle rounds but gassed out in the later rounds - although the big Martinez punch opening up his right eye and maybe blinding him probably took a lot out of him too. But his eye didn't stop him from throwing. He was just too gassed in the later rounds to throw.
They should do the rematch ala Pavlik's rematch clause imo. If Pavlik can train to make weight more easily, go into the fight with a full tank of gas, and avoid getting blinded he could easily win the rematch. Otherwise, Pavlik moves up to super-middleweight where it's doubtful he can star - although you never know.
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