Jermain Taylor vs Kelly Pavlik
On September 29, 2007, Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs), the middleweight WBC, WBO, and The Ring champion, defends his titles against fellow American challenger, Kelly Pavlik (31-0, 28 KOs).
Taylor vs Pavlik Stats
Jermain Taylor is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Cory Spinks, 4 months and 10 days ago. Kelly Pavlik is on a 31-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO win over Edison Miranda, 4 months and 10 days ago.
Taylor vs Pavlik Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Kelly Pavlik at 99-1 winning odds. Jermain Taylor really doesn't have much to present against Pavlik.
Taylor vs Pavlik Result
Kelly Pavlik stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight champion. Pavlik improves his record to 32-0 (29 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 27-1-1.