Pavlik – Williams: Boxing experts common on who would win (Part 3)

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Bernard Fernandez – Philadelphia Daily News

“I like Paul Williams. He's a southpaw, his frame can handle the extra weight and, as we saw in his one-sided loss to Bernard Hopkins, Pavlik has holes in his game that can be exploited.”

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A native of New Orleans, Fernandez has been at the Philadelphia Daily News for the last 24 1/2 years, and covers boxing and Penn State football for the paper. His late father, Bernard "Jack" Fernandez Sr., was briefly a pro welterweight who fought twice on Archie Moore undercards in 1944. Fernandez’ stature among his peers is considerable. He served as president (five terms) of the Boxing Writers Association of America (succeeded recently by longtime BWAA vice president Jack Hirsch). The winner of 1998 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award for excellence in boxing journalism was inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005, and was the first media person selected.




Tom Donelson – Black Athlete Sports Network

“Williams (wins) a decision over Pavlik.”

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Geoff Poundes – Ringside Report

“Good big man beats a good little man. I don't believe that Pavlik was healthy in the Hopkins fight, and so discount that performance. I think he'll over-power Williams and force a late stoppage.”

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Lyle Fitzsimmons – The Sports Network

“As much as I'd like to think Paul Williams will dominate everywhere from 147 to 168, I have a sinking suspicion about him. At some point, when he meets a good tough fighter at a higher weight, I think he'll face trouble. Pavlik is that trouble. I think Kelly hurts him and stops him. Pavlik KO 10.”

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Lyle Fitzsimmons is an award-winning 20-year sports journalist, a full voting member of the Boxing Writers Association of America, Contributing Boxing Editor of The Sports Network, and a frequent contributor to Stone Cold Sports on the MVN Network (stonecoldsports.com) and several sports radio talk shows throughout the U.S.

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Yero Moody – East Side Boxing

“Pavlik v. Williams is going to be classic. Pavlik will be ready and he needs a win to prove he is legitimate threat and that his two wins over Taylor aren't the only things his reputation is based on. Because styles make fights I believe Williams will put a boxing clinic on Pavlik. Pavlik is much too robotic. If Taylor was able to solve the simple one-two combination he kept throwing as did B-Hop he could've easily won. Williams by UD.”



Adam Pollack – Cyber Boxing Zone, Author of ‘John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion’, ‘In the Ring With James J. Corbett’, and ‘In The Ring With Bob Fitzsimmons’

“Pavlik-Williams - Very dangerous fight for both. I give Williams the slight edge due to the fact that he is southpaw, very tall, has an amazing punch output, and has shown the condition, heart, and chin to pull himself through to a decision victory. That said, Pavlik is the strongest, biggest puncher he has ever faced, and can keep a pretty good power-punching pace. You never know how a guy is going to react when he gets hit harder and more often than he ever has before. Although Williams is slick and awkward, he does not have quite the veteran moves of a Bernard Hopkins, nor the natural strength of the bigger man. Williams was able to outbox Margarito, but that was at 147. Pavlik is a bigger, stronger, taller version of Margarito. So, it is possible that Williams will fold under the strength of Pavlik. Very tough fight to call and could be close on the scorecards, with some judges going for volume, while others going for power punching effective shots.”

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Adam Pollack is a prolific boxing historian and author. He is also a practicing criminal defense attorney in Iowa City, IA. He is a staff writer for Cyberboxingzone.com, chair of USA Boxing's Rules and Regulations Committtee, chair of USA Boxing's Judicial Committee and a member of its Women's Task Force. He is also a boxing coach for the ICOR (Iowa City/Coralville) Boxing Club and attorney living in Iowa City, Iowa.
To date, Adam has published four books, John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion, In the Ring With James J. Corbett, In The Ring With Bob Fitzsimmons, and his latest publication, In the Ring With James J. Jeffries.



To the boxing experts who shared their opinion, thank you very much.
Marshall N. B.
Boxing Fan

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