Pavlik/Espino & Soto/Chavez Thread

[JazMerkin]

They actually could have marketed this fight better. Like they've said there's a great backstory to Espino, if they'd instead given up on Pavlik as the down to earth hero & had him as the bad guy to Espino's Rockyesque backstory, I think there would be more widespread interest.

There was no way possible they could turn Espino into any type of crediable opponent. So they didn't even try

Maybe not to us, but to your casual fan it might have worked. Top Rank's PPVs are always hideous. At least this one has Cermeno/Valdez, the Cotto/Jennings & Pavlik/Rubio double bill was one of the worst I've ever seen.

Chavez should be nowhere near a ring, even if I did think he beat Diaz last time out. He just isn't there any more & I don't think he's been the same fighter since Leavander Johnson.