It hasn't been that long. Pavlik fought Rubio in the beginning of the year. Hopkins, the man who beat Pavlik and who occupies the #3 spot on ESPN's p4p list, hasn't fought since October and has nothing scheduled for the near future. David Haye has fought even less over the last year and legitimately backed out of two title fights.
With the super six tournament tieing up a bunch of potential fights and HBO not willing to spend much on a fight with Sturm, who will Pavlik fight if he can't fight Pwill? Pavlik needs to get out of Youngstown.
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