Hopkins VS. Pavlik: Why?

[CutMeMick]

Mick #1 Do you think you have enough pics in your sig?

No.
I haven't gotten around to uploading the others I have as soon as I do I'll let you know.

#2 Bernard won't let Kelly look good but Bernard has also never been KO'd and if Kelly does that then he does look impressive and I think that's the big selling point of this fight to Pavlik.

Selling a fight on a potential knockout... How exciting.
Sorry but it's not.

And if Bernard shocks Kelly then hell people keep talking about how great he is and if Roy Jones Jr. beats Calzaghe (which COULD happen although it's an unlikely outcome) it sets up a giant fight with those guys.


Bernard should have fought James Toney...that would have been a tough tough fight

Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah......
The hell with this I don't care what they did at one point truth is I don't get excited about anyone of them fighting not B-Hop, not Toney, not RJJ.
They gotta move out the way and make room for the new guys it's time they retire for good.

[El Kabong]

Mick....Bernard Hopkins lasted 12 with Joe Calzaghe right? Hopkins gave Calzaghe a tough fight right? Hopkins floored Calzaghe in the first round right? Calzaghe is one of the top P4P fighters right now right? Calzaghe is one of the best 168 fighters of all time right?

Pavlik wants to be a top P4P fighter right? Pavlik wants to be one of the top 160-175 fighters of all time right? Pavlik is a tough SOB right?


The doesn't it make sense for Pavlik to test himself vs Bernard Hopkins thereby testing himself by proxy vs Joe Calzaghe thereby setting up a superfight vs Joe Calzaghe. Yes it seems as if both Calzaghe and Pavlik are going around their asses to get to their elbows but hey Pavlik vs Hopkins AND Calzaghe vs Jones Jr. are good fights....not PPV fights IMO but good fights and if they were matched on the same night on the same card then YES I would love to pay to see those fights

[Drago]

I still cant understand Pavlik fighting hopkins, it just dont make sense i am hoping it will after the fight but at the moments

[Drago]

I still cant understand Pavlik fighting hopkins, it just dont make sense i am hoping it will after the fight but at the moments

nope didnt make sense

[Kev]

I still cant understand Pavlik fighting hopkins, it just dont make sense i am hoping it will after the fight but at the moments

nope didnt make sense

I thought the fight made sense.

Hopkins was the greatest middleweight of the last 20 years and Pavlik is the new universally recognised middleweight champ. Both American why wouldn't Kelly want a chance to fight a legend?

As for Bernard, he reigned as middleweight champ for a decade and got the chance to take on the new reigning middleweight champ, the old warhorse against the young lion.

The fight always made great sense to me, a dangerous fight for both men and full credit to them both for taking it.

[southakron314]

Mick....Bernard Hopkins lasted 12 with Joe Calzaghe right? Hopkins gave Calzaghe a tough fight right? Hopkins floored Calzaghe in the first round right? Calzaghe is one of the top P4P fighters right now right? Calzaghe is one of the best 168 fighters of all time right?

Pavlik wants to be a top P4P fighter right? Pavlik wants to be one of the top 160-175 fighters of all time right? Pavlik is a tough SOB right?


The doesn't it make sense for Pavlik to test himself vs Bernard Hopkins thereby testing himself by proxy vs Joe Calzaghe thereby setting up a superfight vs Joe Calzaghe. Yes it seems as if both Calzaghe and Pavlik are going around their asses to get to their elbows but hey Pavlik vs Hopkins AND Calzaghe vs Jones Jr. are good fights....not PPV fights IMO but good fights and if they were matched on the same night on the same card then YES I would love to pay to see those fights

But a Calzaghe - Pavlik fight is a great PPV fight that I would love to see.

[El Kabong]

But a Calzaghe - Pavlik fight is a great PPV fight that I would love to see.

True but when has Joe Calzaghe been interested in fighting the best possible competition

[Preme]

But a Calzaghe - Pavlik fight is a great PPV fight that I would love to see.

True but when has Joe Calzaghe been interested in fighting the best possible competition

say what you want... but how about this... when hasn't calzaghe built a fight up to have the entire boxing world ready to cut off their left nut to see it happen?

if pavlik beats hopkins the fight will happen and it will be one of the biggest fights in the last 10 years without question...

Look at Joe vs kessler... to non american contenent fighters who had any half decent american fight fan talking about it non stop... fight could of gone ahead right after lacy, would of been ok, but after Joe won it would of been billed as another win agasint another over hyped EU fighter... Joe may say some silly things and contredicted him self in interviews, but he makes his fights as anticipated more than oscar

[Preme]

Oh, and when has anyone actuly seen pavlik say he wants Joe?

all i seen is after the 2nd taylor fight he said he was going to stay at middle to make a "few" defences...

[Markusdarkus]

But a Calzaghe - Pavlik fight is a great PPV fight that I would love to see.

True but when has Joe Calzaghe been interested in fighting the best possible competition

Since 2005.