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The attractive clash between between WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) and WBO interim jr middleweight champ Paul “The Punisher” Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) in Atlantic City, NJ, has been postponed due to a Pavlik hand injury. Kelly suffered an injury to the middle knuckle of his left hand while training. As a result, the bout will be have to be rescheduled from October 3 to possibly November 21 or early December. Stay tuned…
source: fightnews.com
damn! :mad:
Headwrecking
It has been a very bad year for pull outs 2009.
Well this really sucks. What was the cause?
fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck.
Pavliks middle knuckle.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fightfan
Crazy year
I heard Pavlik's BOTTLE'ing out :)
As long as the fight happens in November or December, I don't really care if it's postponed. But let's hope this isn't a sign of things to come for what looks like a promising fall fight schedule.
;D Its been rescheduled a month and a half. Its not good news but its not the end of the world.
Karma's a biatch!!!! ;D
Here's more details.
Staph infection forces Kelly Pavlik to postpone title defense vs. Paul Williams - ESPN
strange all the way around, why is Pavlik missing his appointments and why is Goosen saying things like they "canceled the press conference and thus the fight?"
Par for the course lately.Then again postponement is better than Canceled.Hate the shuffle and how it breaks up some undercards also.
Seems like Pavlik is having a lot of injuries, didn't the same thing happen with his supposedly upcoming fight with Mora that eventually got scrapped?
For some reason I just have a gut feeling that this fight will be scrapped too.
I just saw it on Sky Sports News this morning. For f**k sake!
And this is precisely why you don't punch strangers in the balls. :shakehead:
Gutted about the delay. I'm off to the Murray Thaxton fight and was really hopin to be watchin this fight when i got back home on the night. Only the other day I was saying to my brother that it seemed like quite short on prep time for such a large fight. I think its unsurprising that its delayed, just kind of the same as the Lacy Calzaghe fight when they announced early and then thought woah, hang on, we could do with a few more weeks here. Williams isn't a huge ppv name either yet so will need a little more selling to max out the ticket sales i would think.
Yeah, let's hope it's just been postponed. I have to agree with some others who think this might be Kelly's way of getting out of this fight all together.Quote:
Originally Posted by OumaFan
Kelly is just coming off as an unprofessional clown
1) He has allegedly been a drunk
2) Allegedly getting into barfights
3) Blowing off doctors appointments.
Where ther is smoke there is fire, tired of giving Pavlik the benefit of the doubt. Seems like the Bhop lost unraveled him a bit. I doubt kelly has the fire anymore to be a great champion, kinda how Taylor turned out
Aren't those guys your favourite fighters frank ?Quote:
Originally Posted by kingfrnk
I think Williams has got this if he uses lateral movement and uses his workrate to his advantage.
Williams chin is certainly going to get tested though.
Quote:
Originally Posted by PugilisticAren't those guys your favourite fighters frank ?Quote:
Originally Posted by kingfrnk
I think Williams has got this if he uses lateral movement and uses his workrate to his advantage.
Williams chin is certainly going to get tested though.
yes which is why im a bit upset that its gettin rescheduled. I picked Paul by UD his workrate will win it. Dont know wats going on with Kelly he seems to be having some trouble lately. Cant count Kelly out though his power is for real at 160.
Yeah, BHop's schooling him seems to have done something to his head.Quote:
Originally Posted by JT Rock
Eh i think Pavlik while be ok think people are going over board with Williams he is very good fighter but i liek to see how he while take Pavliks punch. I mean people are on about his lose against Hopkins but Williams is light years away when it comes to bhop but i will wait and see should be good.
It's spelt 'appendages'Quote:
Originally Posted by JT Rock
:lolhaha: Like I said before, Karma's a biatch!!
Paul Williams To Return in October, Without Kelly Pavlik - Boxing News
Again the general consensus seems to be Pavlik is far from a professional these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diane
He needs to get his shit together. I wish Williams waited the extra month, Kelly seems to be ther efor the taking with all of his out of ring BS
Marley has a point Michael Marley'�s Boxing Confidential� News, Analysis, and Commentary, Pavlik needs to get out of Youngstown and spend a few months training somewhere else. Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt in the recent media accusations against him, it is fair to say that he has only fought once in the last year and has not appeared to be the hardworking professional he once claimed to be. He should take a few months and train in Vegas or Big Bear. Anything less than training one hundred percent against Pwill spells disaster...and even that may not be enough.
Pavlik seems to have a few isues. But I think some are going a little overboard. He might need more than a plan A againt Williams though. Williams is a bit of a freak, my kind of fighter.
This really sucks. So now the fight is canceled. Great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diane
Pavlik does need to suck it up a little. Either be a fighter, or stop. He's been out so long now that it's getting a bit weird. Just fight dammit and stop being a poof.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHThis really sucks. So now the fight is canceled. Great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diane
I kind of wonder whether Goosen ever really liked this fight. Seemed obstinate as hell in negotiations, almost caused them to break down completely and now seems in a gigantic hurry to move on.
That's not to excuse Kelly who's been acting erratic as hell lately.
I'm not sure Kelly is fast enough to be able to land on Paul to really test his chin. Kelly made BHop look like he 25 years old but against Paul he'd face a much younger, faster man in his prime who's also a lefty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr140
so this fight isnt happening no more then. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Diane
i was more hyped for this fight than any other for the rest of the year. and now it will probably never happen :(
It hasn't been that long. Pavlik fought Rubio in the beginning of the year. Hopkins, the man who beat Pavlik and who occupies the #3 spot on ESPN's p4p list, hasn't fought since October and has nothing scheduled for the near future. David Haye has fought even less over the last year and legitimately backed out of two title fights.Quote:
Originally Posted by milesPavlik does need to suck it up a little. Either be a fighter, or stop. He's been out so long now that it's getting a bit weird. Just fight dammit and stop being a poof.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHThis really sucks. So now the fight is canceled. Great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diane
With the super six tournament tieing up a bunch of potential fights and HBO not willing to spend much on a fight with Sturm, who will Pavlik fight if he can't fight Pwill? Pavlik needs to get out of Youngstown.
First off, it would not surprise me at all if there is some truth to the rumors that Pavlik is out of shape and using the infection as an excuse to postpone the fight and buy himself time. And if that's the case, he should have been straight up during the negotiations and said that he couldn't do Oct. 3.
And I can understand 100% why Williams would be pissed. But Williams needs to realize that he can make more money fighting Pavlik than anyone else, and if he beats Pavlik, he'll have a huge win on his resume and he'll be the middleweight champion of the world to boot. He can wait an extra 6-8 weeks to get that chance.
Your right on the button. Not about Kelly being outta shape, but that Williams is better off waiting for this fight. He has nothing to lose and the world to gainQuote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
His new nickname should be "Kid Excuse." He has become a giant head case. :pissing:
It is quite a bummer but at least, it is not postponed "too" far, it could be the epic start of a very good 2010.
I have a feeling that Pavlik won't be fighting for the rest of this year, and who knows whether we will get this fight now.
Nothing definite for Pavlik despite reports - News Watch, Sports, Local Sports, Pavlik - Vindy.com, The Vindicator
I'm starting to think that the alchoholic rumors are true. Pavlik is acting very weird lately