From everything I can see on Ellie Seckbach's reporting of Kelly Pavlik at Robert Garcia's gym in Oxnard, California, Kelly Pavlik looks to be re-devoted to boxing. If Kelly Pavlik is sober, motivated, and game, he would destroy Chavez Jr. Knock him out in under 8. I'm talking the current Kelly Pavlik too. Compare their performances against Marco Antonio Rubio. Rubio went twelve with Chavez Jr. Kelly Pavlik knocked him out in 8 after being dominated by Bernard Hopkins.

Motivated in the gym is one thing though, let's see Kelly in a fight. I believe they are talking about April/May on an undercard in a tune up.

Chavez Jr. is the perfect style match-up for Kelly Pavlik. Martinez, Ward, Bute, aren't.