Pavlik Announces Retirement

[donnydarkoIRL]

Pavlik could be the one to wipe Winky out.

He could. His last three ko's would be enough for most vets to retire. The Zertuche one especially.

I think it's a given that after that fight Zeretuche could never be the same again!

Damn saying he wants to smack Winky around. I like Pavlik, but that humbleness that he is so regarded for is slipping away.

Stay away from Calzaghe, he will make you look stupid in there.

He didnt used to slight the other fighters before fights. Mostly keep his talk to gameplan and would give the other guys credit somehow. Now he seems to have gotten a bit cocky, not alot, just I notice a little difference, he has more confidence? Too much of anything can be bad, even confidence.

I don't think that Pavlik meant it to be in any way derogatory or arrogant.
He's a young champion, he's been building himself up with very little recognition over the past number of years and a soon as he hit the big time he has all of these people clling him out. He's not accustomed to the media attention and he's expressing his frustration at being insulted and his belief in the ability he has against any of the fightewrs that are talking.
Winky Wright in particular has been goading Pavlik and I feel this has annoyed Kelly somewhat and it came out as quoted above.