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By Jose Espinoza October 26th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
According to the infectious disease specialist that treated Kelly Pavlik, the middleweight champion was very close to dying after an extreme allergic reaction to his medication.
Pavlik`s temperature rose past 104 degrees and his heart rate accelerated to 150 beats a minute. The 27 year old fighter was admitted to the hospital in these conditions.
"I don't remember that day, that's how bad it was," Pavlik told the Associated Press upon being released from the hospital in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio.
Pavlik does remember however that the doctors warned him that his condition was pretty serious.
It all began with a small staph infection on the knuckle of his left hand, for which he received a cortisone injection. The infection however was not getting better, even with antibiotics. More...
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By Al Bernstein September 11th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
 The boxing schedule for the last quarter of the year is ridiculously good. Big matches abound, starting with next week’s Floyd Mayweather Jr’s comeback fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.
There is another mega fight in Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, then three great matches in the Super Six World Boxing Classic and Paul Williams vs. Kelly Pavlik. Throw in Glen Johnson vs. Chad Dawson and you have an amazing schedule.
By the time we get to December, it would be understandable to see a dip in the boxing product. But, it is in that month that we may find two gems - two fights that might get a little less universal hype, but have almost can’t miss tags on them.
The first is December 5th when WBO Light Welter Champ Tim Bradley defends his title against Lamont Peterson. Between the two of them, they have not one single loss. They are both young and both in their primes. They are also both extraordinary boxers.
I have had the pleasure of announcing Bradley’s last several match-ups sand have seen his development as a young champion. Peterson, who survived a torturous childhood on the streets of Washington DC, is as skilled a fighter as you would ever see.
And reportedly, he recently gave Mayweather all he could handle in a now legendary sparring session in Las Vegas. This is an even match and having a real conviction on who will win is not an easy thing to do.
This fight has 12 rounds of really good action written all over it. I am not sure either man can knock the other out, and they they both have such good offense that they will throw a lot of punches and land a lot. More...
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By Zubair Ali March 27th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
Recent fights have had me thinking that the definition of an ‘old’ fighter needs revising. A fighter in his 30’s no longer seems to be all that old. Rob Norton at 37 handed David Dolan the second defeat of his career for the British Cruiserweight title in what proved to be a thrilling and tight affair.
Martin Rogan, 37 and Matt Skelton, 42, contested the Commonwealth Heavyweight title in a bruising encounter in which Rogan upset the odds with an 11th round stoppage and continued his fairytale story.
Danny Williams, who sensationally knocked out the ferocious Mike Tyson, is the British Heavyweight champion at 35. The ‘Brixton Bomber’ defends against John McDermott on May 2. There are currently over five British champions who have bypassed the 30 mark. That in itself shows that 30 is no longer a sign of the end of a fighting career.
This trend has followed on the world scene. ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley rolled back the years with a stunning knockout of the seemingly irrepressible Antonio Margarito. Juan Manuel Marquez silenced the critic’s claims that he is nearing the twilight of his career with a 9th round knockout of Juan Diaz in a pulsating contest to be crowned the WBO and WBA Lightweight Champion and the worlds best at 135lbs.
At 35, Marquez looks as good as ever and is a possible future opponent for our very own Amir Khan, who looks set to fight for a world title fight later in the year.
The evergreen Bernard Hopkins produced a devastating performance at the age of 43 when he dismantled the undisputed middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik to win a lopsided unanimous decision. Hopkins, who is 17 years Pavlik’s senior, has revealed he intends to move up to the cruiserweight division to possibly face IBF Champion Tomasz Adamek. More...
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By Richard Eberline February 22nd, 2009 All Boxing Results
Any questions that may have surrounded the career of Kelly Pavlik following his serious dismantlement at the hands of Bernard Hopkins last year were answered last night as the Youngstown, OH man impressed a hometown audience at the Chevrolet Center by defeating challenger Marco Antonio Rubio.
With the Hopkins bout taking place at 170 pounds, the WBO and WBC middleweight titles of Pavlik were never at risk during that contest and the two world crowns were a motivating force for Rubio, hailing from Torreon, Mexico.
But motivated or not, one thing Rubio found out he could not do against Pavlik was outbox the champion.
It had been nine bouts since Rubio had made a similar discovery, with former IBF champ Kassim Ouma and future European titlist Zaurbek Baysangurov beating the Mexican in bouts that went the distance at light middleweight.
Pavlik had bigger bombs in his arsenal, however, than anyone else Rubio had faced to date and that was apparent from the moment the pair touched gloves in the first round. More...
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By Richard Eberline October 19th, 2008 All Boxing Results
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions
Bernard Hopkins continues to defy the restrictions of time that mere mortals in the boxing world are subject to as the 43 year old former World Middleweight Champion took current WBC/WBO Middleweight titlist Kelly Pavlik back to the woodshed last night for an old school boxing lesson at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in a 170 lb weight limit non-title affair.
26 year old Pavlik came into the bout having twice defeated Jermain Taylor, the man who ended Hopkins' ten year reign as middleweight champion in 2005, and held advantages in height, reach and punching power but by the time the twelfth and final round had come to a close, none of that had ever come close to becoming a factor in the fight.
Hopkins put on a breathtaking performance through all twelve rounds, utilizing superb footwork to maintain distance when he wanted it and shooting forward to attack Pavlik when the Ohio man was out of position. More...
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By Lee Bellfield October 18th, 2008 All Boxing Previews
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Bernard Hopkins, a pro now for 20 years, continues his remarkable career when he meets fellow American Kelly Pavlik in a 12 round light heavyweight bout in Atlantic City tonight, 18 October.
Hopkins, now 43, has done it all in his pro career. A middleweight champion for 10 years from 1995-2005, "The Executioner" made 20 successful defences of his title before losing it on a close decision to Jermain Taylor in July, 2005.
After losing a rematch five months later, many thought that was it for Hopkins. But six months later in June 2006, Hopkins resurfaced in the light heavyweight division, totally outworking and outclassing the recognised number one at that time, Antonio Tarver over 12 rounds.
The Indian summer continued 13 months later in July 2007 when he outscored the crafty Winky Wright to set up a superfight with the super middleweight number 1, Joe Calzaghe. More...
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By Jim Everett October 16th, 2008 All Boxing Previews
**With Slideshow**
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing
On Saturday October 18, 2008 one of boxing’s legends will step into the ring at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, NJ to face one of the hardest hitting young champions in the sport today. The same city where he lost his professional debut twenty years ago could very well be where his career comes full circle and end by being knocked out, which would be the first time in his long career.
Bernard Hopkins 48-5-1 (32) has accomplished more in his career than most fighters can dream. He became the middleweight champion in 1994 and defended his title a record twenty times through 2005 before finally losing to Jermain Taylor in two controversial decisions. The forty-three year old veteran is 2-3 in his last five fights; after facing Taylor he won unanimous decision victories over Antonio Tarver and Winky Wright and most recently a split decision loss to Joe Calzaghe earlier this year.
Enter Kelly Pavlik 34-0 (30) who is the biggest puncher Hopkins has faced since defeating Felix Trinidad in 2001. With a knockout percentage of 88% Pavlik packs a bigger punch than any opponent he has ever faced.
During this week’s final press conference at BB King’s Blues Club in New York City Hopkins attempted to goad Pavlik into a wager about the possibility of him getting knocked out. More...
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