Thread: The excuses just keep coming...

I'm so tired of hearing Kelly Pavlik and his camp making excuses. Now his dad is saying that they gave Kelly antibiotics a couple of days before the fight and that his son had to ease up on training because of his apparently elbow injury. He's saying they should have postponed the fight but Kelly didn't want to.

I'm not sure if all of that is true but even if it is all true, it just points out the big problem with Kelly Pavlik's camp for this fight. THEY WEREN'T TAKING BERNARD HOPKINS SERIOUSLY!!! If they were fighting JoeCal or Abraham, they probably would have postponed the fight, but because Bernard's supposed to be "an old man", they thought they could wing it. Dumb idiots.

Bernard Hopkins is a freaking LEGEND. How dare they not take this man seriously? All this talk about knocking B-Hop out and "putting the old dog to sleep"? Get the fuck outta here. Now they're making excuses? They deserved everything they got and a fully focused and healthy Kelly Pavlik still couldn't have beat B-Hop on that night anyway. So these guys need to stop making all these excuses and now give Bernard Hopkins the respect that they should have been giving him in preparation for the fight.

Quite honestly, Jack Loew hasn't done anything. He's had ONE decent fighter. For this guy to be coming out before the fight and talk all this shit about B-Hop was dumb as hell. The fighter might think that a fight is supposed to be easy but it's the trainer's responsibility to keep the fighter in check, keep him grounded in the gym, and make sure that fighter trains as hard as possible regardless of the fighter. Jack Loew obviously didn't do that.

He probably can't quite put his finger on where it went wrong and why he couldn't connect with anything. Excuses were bound to come in some way, shape or form. Would just get more credit for admitting he was completely outclassed.

will we ever get a big name modern day fighter who can take a loss on the chin? kelly mighta been off for some reason or other but at the end of the day there was only him and bernard fighting, so as soon as that bell rings there should be no excuses, if you step into the ring thats it end of, the type of guy it seems Kelly is im pretty sure he would be embarresed by all these excuses coming from his father and lowethey didnt evenwin a round jeez man get back down to 160 and stop crying.

Wow, it must be nice to be able to read one's mind, and know why Kelly and his team decided to fight on.

It's really sad the way some people here take information, and twist it around in order to suit their need to bash, and tear down a fighter.

What proof do you have that they didn't take Hopkins seriously?

Anybody that knows anything about Kelly, knows that he is a guy that takes this profession seriously. He gives 100% in training, and makes the sacrafices necessary to prepare for a fight.

Kelly came up in the ranks the hard, and right way, he earned it. He put in the time, he put in all the hard work, and he took on whoever his promoter put in front of him. You don't become a champion, if you don't take other fighters seriously.

Do you really think that he would want to risk his undefeated record by not taking Hopkins seriously? Please. That's insulting to any fighter.

It's funny how you only use a portion of the story to suit your needs. Nevermind mentioning how he didn't want to cancel, because Kelly didn't want to let down the thousands of fans that were traveling all the way from Youngstown to see him fight. Nevermind that his team said that they made a mistake by not cancelling, and that they won't make that mistake again. Nevermind that Kelly believes in himself, and thought that he could go on with the fight.

For those that want to read the whole story, here it is.

Bronchitis, bursitis hurt Pavlik - Vindy.com News - Pavlik - Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana, Ohio


If you're going to take information, and twist it around in order to hate, that's sad, because every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so.

Originally Posted by gally

will we ever get a big name modern day fighter who can take a loss on the chin?

I thought Cotto took his loss to Margarito like a professional.

Originally Posted by Diane

Wow, it must be nice to be able to read one's mind, and know why Kelly and his team decided to fight on.

It's really sad the way some people here take information, and twist it around in order to suit their need to bash, and tear down a fighter.

What proof do you have that they didn't take Hopkins seriously?

Anybody that knows anything about Kelly, knows that he is a guy that takes this profession seriously. He gives 100% in training, and makes the sacrafices necessary to prepare for a fight.

Kelly came up in the ranks the hard, and right way, he earned it. He put in the time, he put in all the hard work, and he took on whoever his promoter put in front of him. You don't become a champion, if you don't take other fighters seriously.

Do you really think that he would want to risk his undefeated record by not taking Hopkins seriously? Please. That's insulting to any fighter.

It's funny how you only use a portion of the story to suit your needs. Nevermind mentioning how he didn't want to cancel, because Kelly didn't want to let down the thousands of fans that were traveling all the way from Youngstown to see him fight. Nevermind that his team said that they made a mistake by not cancelling, and that they won't make that mistake again. Nevermind that Kelly believes in himself, and thought that he could go on with the fight.

For those that want to read the whole story, here it is.

Bronchitis, bursitis hurt Pavlik - Vindy.com News - Pavlik - Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana, Ohio


If you're going to take information, and twist it around in order to hate, that's sad, because every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so.

Yeah it has been happening since day one in here. They seem to be bashing him for making excuses, but every fighter after a loss makes excuses, There are no exceptions. Every single fighter does it. Sometime you might get a, well I fought a better man tonight, then that is followed by a "but". Other fighters will blame the judges, officials or promoter etc, but there is always an excuse.

I have never seen a fighter lose, especially a top fighter, who will then concede that his opponent was a better fighter and would always be a better fighter, but that seems to be what some of the anti-pavlik fans want. It will never happen as a fighter has to find reasoning with their loss and build back up mentally from it, even if they are lying to themselves.

A fighter will always rebuild mentally by first thinking they were not themselves, then slowly integrate into those thoughts what they could have done to improve the situation in their quest to getting back to where they were.

Originally Posted by gally

will we ever get a big name modern day fighter who can take a loss on the chin? kelly mighta been off for some reason or other but at the end of the day there was only him and bernard fighting, so as soon as that bell rings there should be no excuses, if you step into the ring thats it end of, the type of guy it seems Kelly is im pretty sure he would be embarresed by all these excuses coming from his father and lowethey didnt evenwin a round jeez man get back down to 160 and stop crying.

Surprisingly, Tarver took the loss to Dawson well. Made me like him a leetle bit more. But he was his usual arrogant self in the next sentence.

Originally Posted by Deanrw

Originally Posted by Diane

Wow, it must be nice to be able to read one's mind, and know why Kelly and his team decided to fight on.

It's really sad the way some people here take information, and twist it around in order to suit their need to bash, and tear down a fighter.

What proof do you have that they didn't take Hopkins seriously?

Anybody that knows anything about Kelly, knows that he is a guy that takes this profession seriously. He gives 100% in training, and makes the sacrafices necessary to prepare for a fight.

Kelly came up in the ranks the hard, and right way, he earned it. He put in the time, he put in all the hard work, and he took on whoever his promoter put in front of him. You don't become a champion, if you don't take other fighters seriously.

Do you really think that he would want to risk his undefeated record by not taking Hopkins seriously? Please. That's insulting to any fighter.

It's funny how you only use a portion of the story to suit your needs. Nevermind mentioning how he didn't want to cancel, because Kelly didn't want to let down the thousands of fans that were traveling all the way from Youngstown to see him fight. Nevermind that his team said that they made a mistake by not cancelling, and that they won't make that mistake again. Nevermind that Kelly believes in himself, and thought that he could go on with the fight.

For those that want to read the whole story, here it is.

Bronchitis, bursitis hurt Pavlik - Vindy.com News - Pavlik - Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana, Ohio


If you're going to take information, and twist it around in order to hate, that's sad, because every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so.

Yeah it has been happening since day one in here. They seem to be bashing him for making excuses, but every fighter after a loss makes excuses, There are no exceptions. Every single fighter does it. Sometime you might get a, well I fought a better man tonight, then that is followed by a "but". Other fighters will blame the judges, officials or promoter etc, but there is always an excuse.

I have never seen a fighter lose, especially a top fighter, who will then concede that his opponent was a better fighter and would always be a better fighter, but that seems to be what some of the anti-pavlik fans want. It will never happen as a fighter has to find reasoning with their loss and build back up mentally from it, even if they are lying to themselves.

A fighter will always rebuild mentally by first thinking they were not themselves, then slowly integrate into those thoughts what they could have done to improve the situation in their quest to getting back to where they were.

I think Diaz will admit he never could defeat Manny.

i hate that idiot Loew.

I think Pavlik is cool and will comeback.

Originally Posted by Deanrw

Originally Posted by Diane

Wow, it must be nice to be able to read one's mind, and know why Kelly and his team decided to fight on.

It's really sad the way some people here take information, and twist it around in order to suit their need to bash, and tear down a fighter.

What proof do you have that they didn't take Hopkins seriously?

Anybody that knows anything about Kelly, knows that he is a guy that takes this profession seriously. He gives 100% in training, and makes the sacrafices necessary to prepare for a fight.

Kelly came up in the ranks the hard, and right way, he earned it. He put in the time, he put in all the hard work, and he took on whoever his promoter put in front of him. You don't become a champion, if you don't take other fighters seriously.

Do you really think that he would want to risk his undefeated record by not taking Hopkins seriously? Please. That's insulting to any fighter.

It's funny how you only use a portion of the story to suit your needs. Nevermind mentioning how he didn't want to cancel, because Kelly didn't want to let down the thousands of fans that were traveling all the way from Youngstown to see him fight. Nevermind that his team said that they made a mistake by not cancelling, and that they won't make that mistake again. Nevermind that Kelly believes in himself, and thought that he could go on with the fight.

For those that want to read the whole story, here it is.

Bronchitis, bursitis hurt Pavlik - Vindy.com News - Pavlik - Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana, Ohio


If you're going to take information, and twist it around in order to hate, that's sad, because every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so.

Yeah it has been happening since day one in here. They seem to be bashing him for making excuses, but every fighter after a loss makes excuses, There are no exceptions. Every single fighter does it. Sometime you might get a, well I fought a better man tonight, then that is followed by a "but". Other fighters will blame the judges, officials or promoter etc, but there is always an excuse.

I have never seen a fighter lose, especially a top fighter, who will then concede that his opponent was a better fighter and would always be a better fighter, but that seems to be what some of the anti-pavlik fans want. It will never happen as a fighter has to find reasoning with their loss and build back up mentally from it, even if they are lying to themselves.

A fighter will always rebuild mentally by first thinking they were not themselves, then slowly integrate into those thoughts what they could have done to improve the situation in their quest to getting back to where they were.

What about Cotto? Cotto took his loss like a man and conceded that Margarito was the better man that night. Now Cotto wants to come back and get another shot. That's how you lose, that's what a man does. Cotto loss his first fight in a much more brutal fashion but he knows that he can come back. He doesn't make any excuses. He didn't say things like "I don't know why I didn't go for Margarito's body", he said things like "Margarito was doing things to where I couldn't land good shots on the body." He gave Margarito that credit. Pavlik is whining, saying it wasn't Hopkins blah blah blah. He sounds exactly like Tarver after he lost to Hopkins.

More power to Pavlik for not wanting to let Youngstown down but if he really thought he was in any danger of losing that fight due to his injury then they would have definitely cancelled that fight and if they still went along with it knowing he wasn't healthy enough then that proves that HIS CAMP wasn't taking Hopkins seriously. There's no way Pavlik or his camp would have risked his 0 if they thought his injuries were going to hinder his performance. So why bring up all this crap after the fight is over?

Originally Posted by albsur2006

Originally Posted by Deanrw

Originally Posted by Diane

Wow, it must be nice to be able to read one's mind, and know why Kelly and his team decided to fight on.

It's really sad the way some people here take information, and twist it around in order to suit their need to bash, and tear down a fighter.

What proof do you have that they didn't take Hopkins seriously?

Anybody that knows anything about Kelly, knows that he is a guy that takes this profession seriously. He gives 100% in training, and makes the sacrafices necessary to prepare for a fight.

Kelly came up in the ranks the hard, and right way, he earned it. He put in the time, he put in all the hard work, and he took on whoever his promoter put in front of him. You don't become a champion, if you don't take other fighters seriously.

Do you really think that he would want to risk his undefeated record by not taking Hopkins seriously? Please. That's insulting to any fighter.

It's funny how you only use a portion of the story to suit your needs. Nevermind mentioning how he didn't want to cancel, because Kelly didn't want to let down the thousands of fans that were traveling all the way from Youngstown to see him fight. Nevermind that his team said that they made a mistake by not cancelling, and that they won't make that mistake again. Nevermind that Kelly believes in himself, and thought that he could go on with the fight.

For those that want to read the whole story, here it is.

Bronchitis, bursitis hurt Pavlik - Vindy.com News - Pavlik - Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana, Ohio


If you're going to take information, and twist it around in order to hate, that's sad, because every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so.

Yeah it has been happening since day one in here. They seem to be bashing him for making excuses, but every fighter after a loss makes excuses, There are no exceptions. Every single fighter does it. Sometime you might get a, well I fought a better man tonight, then that is followed by a "but". Other fighters will blame the judges, officials or promoter etc, but there is always an excuse.

I have never seen a fighter lose, especially a top fighter, who will then concede that his opponent was a better fighter and would always be a better fighter, but that seems to be what some of the anti-pavlik fans want. It will never happen as a fighter has to find reasoning with their loss and build back up mentally from it, even if they are lying to themselves.

A fighter will always rebuild mentally by first thinking they were not themselves, then slowly integrate into those thoughts what they could have done to improve the situation in their quest to getting back to where they were.

What about Cotto? Cotto took his loss like a man and conceded that Margarito was the better man that night. Now Cotto wants to come back and get another shot. That's how you lose, that's what a man does. Cotto loss his first fight in a much more brutal fashion but he knows that he can come back. He doesn't make any excuses. He didn't say things like "I don't know why I didn't go for Margarito's body", he said things like "Margarito was doing things to where I couldn't land good shots on the body." He gave Margarito that credit. Pavlik is whining, saying it wasn't Hopkins blah blah blah. He sounds exactly like Tarver after he lost to Hopkins.

More power to Pavlik for not wanting to let Youngstown down but if he really thought he was in any danger of losing that fight due to his injury then they would have definitely cancelled that fight and if they still went along with it knowing he wasn't healthy enough then that proves that HIS CAMP wasn't taking Hopkins seriously. There's no way Pavlik or his camp would have risked his 0 if they thought his injuries were going to hinder his performance. So why bring up all this crap after the fight is over?

OK I will concede that one, but how often does that happen? It is very rare and you know it. Cotto is a warrior and he did have success in that fight. Pavlik was like a fish out of water in his and had to come up with something.

Originally Posted by Diane

Wow, it must be nice to be able to read one's mind, and know why Kelly and his team decided to fight on.

It's really sad the way some people here take information, and twist it around in order to suit their need to bash, and tear down a fighter.

What proof do you have that they didn't take Hopkins seriously?

Anybody that knows anything about Kelly, knows that he is a guy that takes this profession seriously. He gives 100% in training, and makes the sacrafices necessary to prepare for a fight.

Kelly came up in the ranks the hard, and right way, he earned it. He put in the time, he put in all the hard work, and he took on whoever his promoter put in front of him. You don't become a champion, if you don't take other fighters seriously.

Do you really think that he would want to risk his undefeated record by not taking Hopkins seriously? Please. That's insulting to any fighter.

It's funny how you only use a portion of the story to suit your needs. Nevermind mentioning how he didn't want to cancel, because Kelly didn't want to let down the thousands of fans that were traveling all the way from Youngstown to see him fight. Nevermind that his team said that they made a mistake by not cancelling, and that they won't make that mistake again. Nevermind that Kelly believes in himself, and thought that he could go on with the fight.

For those that want to read the whole story, here it is.

Bronchitis, bursitis hurt Pavlik - Vindy.com News - Pavlik - Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana, Ohio


If you're going to take information, and twist it around in order to hate, that's sad, because every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so.

Hahahahahaha. The Boxingscene article that I read took quotes from the article. I didn't twist anything around. You're just looking to make me a Pavlik basher because I have valid points. Notice in most of my post, I'm talking about Pavlik's camp and not Pavlik himself.

You said that every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so. I never said anything about not respecting Kelly Pavlik, I simply have questions about his health and preparation for the fight and why all this stuff is being used as an excuse now.

Pavlik really hasn't given Hopkins that much credit either. He said stuff like "I just didn't feel right", "I don't know why I couldn't get off", and "I wasn't myself in there." I, I, I, I, I. That's all. There is no type of respect for Bernard to just say "you know what, he was the better man that night, but with better preparation, I can do better against him." Where is Pavlik's respect for B-Hop?

And finally, in that same article that you posted, Jack Loew is crying about going up past 160 to fight guys. Waaah, waaah, waaah, people keep making us go up, no more, they have to come down to fight us. But wasn't this guy the same guy that said Pavlik was gonna be effective all the way up to 175? He was also one of the guys calling JoeCal out for Pavlik at 168. Nobody said they had to go fight bigger guys but Pavlik's camp chose the bigger money fight instead of a mandatory at 160. So, who's fault is that?

i wonder if the hopkins 8 years ago could beat him so convincling

Originally Posted by albsur2006

Originally Posted by Diane

Wow, it must be nice to be able to read one's mind, and know why Kelly and his team decided to fight on.

It's really sad the way some people here take information, and twist it around in order to suit their need to bash, and tear down a fighter.

What proof do you have that they didn't take Hopkins seriously?

Anybody that knows anything about Kelly, knows that he is a guy that takes this profession seriously. He gives 100% in training, and makes the sacrafices necessary to prepare for a fight.

Kelly came up in the ranks the hard, and right way, he earned it. He put in the time, he put in all the hard work, and he took on whoever his promoter put in front of him. You don't become a champion, if you don't take other fighters seriously.

Do you really think that he would want to risk his undefeated record by not taking Hopkins seriously? Please. That's insulting to any fighter.

It's funny how you only use a portion of the story to suit your needs. Nevermind mentioning how he didn't want to cancel, because Kelly didn't want to let down the thousands of fans that were traveling all the way from Youngstown to see him fight. Nevermind that his team said that they made a mistake by not cancelling, and that they won't make that mistake again. Nevermind that Kelly believes in himself, and thought that he could go on with the fight.

For those that want to read the whole story, here it is.

Bronchitis, bursitis hurt Pavlik - Vindy.com News - Pavlik - Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana, Ohio


If you're going to take information, and twist it around in order to hate, that's sad, because every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so.

Hahahahahaha. The Boxingscene article that I read took quotes from the article. I didn't twist anything around. You're just looking to make me a Pavlik basher because I have valid points. Notice in most of my post, I'm talking about Pavlik's camp and not Pavlik himself.

You said that every guy that steps into the ring should be given respect for doing so. I never said anything about not respecting Kelly Pavlik, I simply have questions about his health and preparation for the fight and why all this stuff is being used as an excuse now.

Pavlik really hasn't given Hopkins that much credit either. He said stuff like "I just didn't feel right", "I don't know why I couldn't get off", and "I wasn't myself in there." I, I, I, I, I. That's all. There is no type of respect for Bernard to just say "you know what, he was the better man that night, but with better preparation, I can do better against him." Where is Pavlik's respect for B-Hop?

And finally, in that same article that you posted, Jack Loew is crying about going up past 160 to fight guys. Waaah, waaah, waaah, people keep making us go up, no more, they have to come down to fight us. But wasn't this guy the same guy that said Pavlik was gonna be effective all the way up to 175? He was also one of the guys calling JoeCal out for Pavlik at 168. Nobody said they had to go fight bigger guys but Pavlik's camp chose the bigger money fight instead of a mandatory at 160. So, who's fault is that?

Hate Hate


So sad.

Originally Posted by TheChosenOne

i wonder if the hopkins 8 years ago could beat him so convincling

That was the best ive ever seen Hopkins.

Thing is Pavlik has a jab and a right cross and looks like he walks through tar. Any elite with footwork School the guy.

I predicted it, i knew it he is a good puncher with heart and stamina he fails on the rest.