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Pavlik is scheduled to fight June 7 at MSG, against either Duddy or Trinidad. The reason those 2 are the ones being considered is simple, Arum wants an opponent who can draw a lot of fans to the arena. Both Duddy and Tito have big fanbases in the New York area.
Simple question.... which fighter would you rather see get the shot at Pavlik's middleweight title, Trinidad or Duddy?
Defo Tito. Duddy is useless
It needs to be against a guy who will fight cuz as we saw last night , im not saying it was a bad fight but Taylors reluctance to engage made it a letdown for me .
Tito definatley, posted that on here after the Jones fight and got laughed out of town. I think it would be a cracker and I give Tito a decent chance
Whoever has the bigger fanbase. I like Pavlik and I want him to be as successful as possible. I like the old school attitude,I'll fight whoever. I'd lean more toward Duddy because he's more natural at the weight and because Tito has done nothing to warrant a shot at anyone(and I'm a huge Tito fan). The ONLY reason he's being considered is his fanbase,Pavlik's jab and right hand would damage him imo.
Also, another problem is Tito's father is not willing to let the fight happen at 160. He says his son cannot make the weight and Kelly showed he can fight at a higher weight.
Pavlik wins either fight.
I would like to see Tito fade back into the sunset. I don't believe that Tito CAN'T make 160, I think he just doesn't want to make 160.
Give Duddy his shot, let him get KTFO, and then let Pavlik move on to bigger challenges.
Tito showed against Jones he still has something left in the tank, he just couldn't hurt Jones because that weight was far too high up for him. But if Tito can get back down in good shape then i fancy Tito to give Pavlik all he can handle. He has the power to KO Pavlik and it would be an interesting slugfest to see, Duddy is just an mediocre fighter with a big heart, he should of lost to an old man Campas IMO and he didn't impress me against Eastman either, so for certain Tito vs Pavlik.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
Tito definitely
haven't been impressed with duddy and i believe tito would give pavlik a hell of a fight
I do not believe that a boxer who lost a fight at a different weight in his first fight in a few years should now be given the opportunity to fight for the middleweight championship of the world.
If he gets to fight Pavlik, it is a circus.
tito is more of a pointless fight than duddy although they both are pointless fights. pavlik should aim for abraham.
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Originally Posted by ds91
Agreed, I want to see him fight Abraham as well....But I think Pavlik would handle all mentioned fairly easy...
Why does everyone bring up Abraham? Is there evidence he will leave the land of mega ring entrances?
....honestly I rather see Pavlik beat Sergio Mora into oblivian, or as Mike Tyson would say "Bolivian"
Lyle I agree. I think it would be a blowout on a great scale. And there would be festivity and laughter had by all....except Mora.
There is some evidence, I keep seeing quotes like this in articles..Quote:
Originally Posted by boozeboxer
""Abraham, 25-0 with 20 knockouts, has been eyeing a unification bout against either Jermain Taylor or Kelly Pavlik next year in the United States.""
ESPN - Unbeaten Abraham stops Elcock in fifth round - Boxing
I'm betting Pavlik's people will try to make an Abraham fight after a Duddy or Tito bout. Those would both be more lucrative. I can't see AA vs Kelly being as big a PPV draw as Duddy or Tito. Pavlik cashes in a little before going for the unification.
I'm not convinced the King Arthur will leave the friendly confines of Germany, but who know? He should be the one to travel, considering Pavlik is the lineal champ.