Of course he's not going to be champ. But he's got one hell of a fanbase. Ray Mancini had the same type of style, and he brought a ton of fans to the game. He was one of the biggest stories in all of sports when he was set to square off with Arguello. People can get behind people like Duddy, and if Pavlik does become champ. I guarantee Duddy gets a fight with him, and that would be a hell of a fight. Two white guys who come to fight, that would the kickstart of all kickstarts for boxing. In the meantime, the Irish guy with the real talent, Andy Lee could accelerate his way through the ranks.

Maybe I'm delusional, but seeing Kelly Pavlik on ESPN really got me thinking back to when Arum pushed Hagler so hard. Or when he made De La Hoya the biggest star since Ray Leonard.