pavlik after hopkins

[RozzySean]

I hate to say it, but Pavlik would be way better off if he would bring in another trainer to supplement Jack Loew. I don't think he can fire him, but Jack needs to take a more secondary roll. Kelly shouldn't change who is is fundementally, but he needs to make his offense a little more sophisticated and less predictable. Even a fighter with great natural speed like Hatton was out of luck because he was too predictable when he was up a against a smart fighter with equal physical talent. Pavlik needs to learn to set traps and counterpunch to compliment his pressure. He doesn't need to become James Toney, but he does need to develop an effective Plan B.

I know this would never happen, but how great would it be for Hopkins do a Rocky III Apollo Creed move and go into camp with Pavlik? Or have Pavlik go work spare a few hundred rounds with James Toney?

He needs to think outside the box a little and become a little more well rounded. I think he can come back mentally, but he needs to make sure Jack Loew doesn't because hinderance to his progress.

[brucelee]

All I can remember is, I won big time during that fight by picking on Hopkins. Almost everybody picked Pavlik and I went against the favorite.

SEriously, Pavlik has a long way to go but that fight with Hopkins showed to the world that he can be beaten. That will make his future fights more interesting. IMO.

That defeat was good for Pavlik...

[littlebif]

All I can remember is, I won big time during that fight by picking on Hopkins. Almost everybody picked Pavlik and I went against the favorite.

SEriously, Pavlik has a long way to go but that fight with Hopkins showed to the world that he can be beaten. That will make his future fights more interesting. IMO.

That defeat was good for Pavlik...

I disagree i think that defeat will dent his confidence and if he is in a similar situation again he will think back to that lose to Hopkins and get stuck in the same gear again.