Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
Sure he is a good fighter, with a solid punch, and an excellent workrate, but why is he the only guy who seems to be able to get any amount of hype, and still receive no criticism by fight fans, I don't get it. He isn't fast, he doesn't have a great chin, he's relatively easy to hit. He does have decent technique, but is it just the blue collar nature of boxing that makes him so appealing to so many of you? Is it because he is the "Great white hope"? I like him now, but I still don't find him particularly exciting because everything he does is ordinary. He has no flash, he doesn't have the timing Hagler did or the personality. I don't know how he earned all this love.

I also think there are guys around his weight category (Chad Dawson, Glen Johnson, Mikkel Kessler, Joe Calzaghe) who will school him, and even Bernard stands a good chance of beating Pavlik on Saturday night.
I understand and get all these points. But i'm also a fan and get why their is appeal in him. Party because of the things you touched on, and a lot because of the points others make.. We're coming into an era where we need new heroes, and it's still early days for Pavlik, and i'm excited to see him fight, which is what generally ropes me in as a fan of any fighter... You want to take the journey with them and live every fight with them on that journey..