I think its going to be a long road back for Pavlik.Way to early to count him out,he was fighting a legend in there and wrongfully sold himself on his own press clippings.Not everything boils down to pressure power and it was a lesson taught to him emphatically and revealingly.I think movement is his Achilles heel and he has to constantly reset to deliver hard shots.In the Taylor rematch he was being walked off the ropes,led by Taylor at times and Hopkins took it to an entirely higher level.

Pavlik is young,powerful,has a following and backing & promotion.Championships intact and ultimately he can and should have learned ALOT from his loss to Hopkins.He has to remain grounded,It happened,he lost,todays a new day...move on.I just don't know if he has the athleticism to adapt alot of technique/added leg work and should not tear down his house to put on a new roof(?).Needs head movement desperately.He needs to regain confidence in a big way,and for shite sake let the hands go....his next up with a decent but beatable fighter in Marco A. Rubio can get him there.