Pavlik's Strange Behavior

[Lance Uppercut]

It makes me think that the "drinking problem rumors" may be more then just rumors.

[Dizaster]

It makes me think that the "drinking problem rumors" may be more then just rumors.

Yeah he seems to have gone through a lot of mental trouble following the Hopkins beating, and it's just manifesting in all the ways that a millionaire can lead themselves astray..
But with such talent, he needs a good manager and trainer and team around him to keep him focused and motivated and wanting to fight... I think he would have lost some passion after that loss when he was on such a high before that, but gotta get your head back in the game for the fans and for himself..... If he goes out like that without putting 100% into at least another fight, he'll be messed up for life..

[BoomBoom]

Unfortunately for Pavlik, I think has alrady hit the high point of his career in beating Taylor and Miranda. The loss to Hopkins will probably be the mark on his record that stands out the most. He is now 35-1 and if you look back at almost all champions record that is around the time you start to generally see a win for every loss. In my honest opinion, Kelly will probably retire 37-3 or 4 or something like that because he is fighting better fighters now and the fights will get harder and wear on him more. This is when his weaknesses will really start to show. Plus, I think people forget that he is 1-1 fights that have gone the distance in 12 rounds. At this level he wont be able to knock everyone out. He hasnt fought a lot of "boxers" but the few he has, hes struggled. Lets see how he does against a Sturm or someone like that. My guess is that he struggles with all good boxers, not just Bernard and Taylor, the only two he has faced so far.

[SweetPea]

Unfortunately for Pavlik, I think has alrady hit the high point of his career in beating Taylor and Miranda. The loss to Hopkins will probably be the mark on his record that stands out the most. He is now 35-1 and if you look back at almost all champions record that is around the time you start to generally see a win for every loss. In my honest opinion, Kelly will probably retire 37-3 or 4 or something like that because he is fighting better fighters now and the fights will get harder and wear on him more. This is when his weaknesses will really start to show. Plus, I think people forget that he is 1-1 fights that have gone the distance in 12 rounds. At this level he wont be able to knock everyone out. He hasnt fought a lot of "boxers" but the few he has, hes struggled. Lets see how he does against a Sturm or someone like that. My guess is that he struggles with all good boxers, not just Bernard and Taylor, the only two he has faced so far.

This is a good post.

I don't think he'll retire at ~37-4, but I do think there's a very good chance that that's where his record stands 18-24 months from now.