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Quote Originally Posted by SeanE

We'll see what what happens when Pavlik fights someone who makes him dig deep down, alter his style, make adjustments, and show heart. I know you don't rate Duddy, he's far ahead of where Pavlik was at 18 fights. He KO'd in 1 round Pavlik's last opponent in his 8th fight.
Agreed...Duddy is ahead...but not that far. I want to see Pavlik fight someone with a heart beat also.

I think that Pavlik's riding high on a mediocre record...same goes for Duddy also. Duddy has power & all that...but it's just what you like & how you like your boxing. I like a little more technical skills than just the stand & brawl will of Duddy. There's nothing wrong with that...I just like a little more brilliance than batter.

Don't get me wrong...Duddy is exciting...because you just never know what your'e gonna get or when your'e gonna get it from him.

Quote Originally Posted by SeanE
I saw something in the Campas fight that chanced my opinion on Duddy. For the first 5 rounds, he tried to walk through Yory Boy like he's walked through everyone else. Then he figured out that needed to dust off his abandoned boxing skill that's he's not been using. He hasn't needed them, not until Yory Boy fought him like a man possessed. People say Duddy don't have skill, but if you what the 2nd have of the Campas fight, he shows he has some skills.
Indeed...I was impressed with how Duddy handled Campas at the end...thing is...Yory Boy is a bit of a spent fighter these days & he held pretty strong against Duddy. Duddy has skills...he's just a bit unrefined.

I think that he needs to be marketed a bit carefully in the future. Same could be said for Pavlik...we shall see.
Agreed. Yory Boy is a bit spent, but he showed up that night to win, spent or not, and even spent, Campas is better than anyone Pavlik has faced. Don't get me wrong, I like Pavlik and I hope that he's for real. From what I've seen of him, he looks good, but it bothers me a little so someone with his kind of record has only one decent opponent. As someone who likes Pavlik, I'm a little scared that if he gets a "megafight" after Zertuche, the jump up will be too much for him. It's like a baseball pitcher who dominates A-ball, skips AA and AAA and ends up in the bigs (i'm sure there is a soccer equivant to the minor leagues, for my british friends . The jump is too much, and he might never recover. I think Duddy's handlers are doing a good job of bringing him up one notch at a time. Pavliks people wasted a lot of time building up his record against crappy jobbers.