Dan Rafael blog: Serious talks underway for Pavlik-Williams and other tid bits

[Spicoli]

Really dont see any other direction for Pavlik.Hes not going to 168 and otherwise would spend his time with mandatorys and Sergio Mora.I'd say this one def comes off.

Last year I saw convinced Pavlik would be too much.Too big,too straight.But Williams volume and hand speed with using his height could really give Pavlik problems.Williams really needs to stay smart,not come in with those wide punches and not hang his reachable chin out there.If he falls in and gives up his height,he could pay for it in a bad way.Pavlik may have one single gear but can crack right down the middle,time Williams in between flurries.

[ClubberLang]

Really dont see any other direction for Pavlik.Hes not going to 168 and otherwise would spend his time with mandatorys and Sergio Mora.I'd say this one def comes off.

That's my feeling as well. Sturm is the only even marginally interesting fight for him at 160 (and I stress "marginally"). There is not anyone interesting at 154 who could move up (there has been talk of Martinez but that does nothing for me). He could move up to 168, but the super-tournament takes away all of the lucrative options there for the foreseeable future. Williams is really the only interesting fight for him right now. It has to come off.