Kelly Pavlik's return

[jon09]

I thought Pavlik looked good last night. He had the height and reach advantage and it really showed against Sigmon who could not budge Pavlik with his best shots. Pavlik is using the Mayweather chin in shoulder alot more on the inside now, along with decent body punching. Bring on a Bika or Johnson fight which would be entertaining and a real test for him at 168.

[Greig]

Personally I didn't see a whole lot different.

Teddy Atlas said a great thing during the telecast when he said that Pavlik is either defending or attacking, he still hasn't married up how to do both - you can see him think 'I'm going to defend now', and he takes a few seconds off with some head movement. But Teddy's point was that he should be doing that all the time.

This video from after the Hopkins fight is where I took the quotes from for the piece.



Hopkins was lambasted for it at the time I think, but I really think he's talking sense - Pavlik does need to get that slickness, and I don't think he's going to get it from Robert Garcia.

I suppose professional boxing is a tough arena to try out new stuff, but Sigmon was the perfect opponent to do it against. But jeez, do it in the gym.

Fightersl lack of flexibility is one of my bugbears. It's a problem with Michael Katsidis as well, another of my faves. But these guys need, in order to lenghten their careers, more string to their bow IMO...

[captainanddew]

Even if all the greatest trainers in history got together as a team and tried to give Pavlik slickness, he wouldn't have it. He is a plodding guy.

couple of points:
1-Pavlik's feet are slow at 160. Above 160 they look like they are absolutely stuck in quicksand
2-Ward, Froch, Kessler and headaches box his ears off
3-He would make for a good fight with Bika, Johnson, Stieglitz, Abraham, Oousthizen, Degale, Groves, Stevenson, and Rodriguez.
4-Bute? eh, depends on whether Bute is going to be fractured mentally by what Froch did to him.

I think his team needs to keep putting him out there and look to avoid the top 4 guys.

[TitoFan]

Kelly Pavlik beat up on a "little version" of Kelly Pavlik.
There's still a long road back.... but it's a start.

[TheMacMagician]

I watched Pavlik on a download this mornin and really thought he was just plodding, if a little better. \not that he was quick before, but he definitely looks to have lost a step on pace. After a couple more fights maybe he gets sharper. I'd like to see him do it, as there are a few decent fights for him to be had.

Him shoutng Froch out though, dear me. Froch would back him up and batter him I think. 160 was his destiny, as Bernard Hopkins told him.

[Andre]

Hey hows it going mate.
I saw it the same way he controlled that guy no problems and the collective damage showed but he didnt show any real finishing power. Can he be an all out trainee or a slacker who does just enough to get by is what it left me thinking .
Maybe he just wanted rounds? Probably a good thing at this stage.

[Master]

The real question is he ready for Carl Froch?