If Pavlik wasn't gonna be 100% for a Dec 5th fight with Williams then I'm happy it got scrapped. Win, lose or draw I want no excuses. I'm assuming when he steps in the ring on Dec 19 he'll be at about 70% to 80% which is more than enough to beat Espino but not Williams. He needs to get healthy first. I have no doubts if they win their next match they'll be sharing a ring come March/April.

On a side note, as a Pavlik fan I didn't like the idea of him having just one fight after the Hopkins debacle then jumping back into another super fight. Especially with that one fight coming way back in February. He needed 2-3 fights to get his confidence back IMO.