Is Pavlik Really Ready This Time?

[Caine3078]

"I want to fight him, but it probably won’t happen," Pavlik said. "Here’s a kid that went from fighting for $1.5 million in Atlantic City at the Boardwalk Hall in front of maybe 10,000 had he fought me, to fighting Martinez in the ballroom above that for $1 million less than he would’ve made. Paul Williams needs me after this fight. I don’t need Paul Williams. But I still want to fight him."

In my opinion Pavlik is full of sh!t. He cancels a fight with Williams and then takes another fight 2 weeks later? Yea right Kelly. And after being destroyed by BHOP you do need to fight someone the caliber of Williams, he doesn't need you. He makes it seem like PWill is the one who cancelled the fights and not him!

[blegit]

"I want to fight him, but it probably won’t happen," Pavlik said. "Here’s a kid that went from fighting for $1.5 million in Atlantic City at the Boardwalk Hall in front of maybe 10,000 had he fought me, to fighting Martinez in the ballroom above that for $1 million less than he would’ve made. Paul Williams needs me after this fight. I don’t need Paul Williams. But I still want to fight him."

In my opinion Pavlik is full of sh!t. He cancels a fight with Williams and then takes another fight 2 weeks later? Yea right Kelly. And after being destroyed by BHOP you do need to fight someone the caliber of Williams, he doesn't need you. He makes it seem like PWill is the one who cancelled the fights and not him!

I did find that weird. He acts like Williams did something wrong to him or as if Williams chose to fight Martinez instead of him. Pavlik strung the Williams camp twice. They have to move on. What I don't get is Pavlik is very much showing that he doesn't want to fight Williams. But Williams' style is perfect for Pavlik. Pavlik has fight someone though. He just can't hang on to his Taylor victories this long.

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That photo of him looks as though its been taken at a works do, hes got the face of an old drunk, not a world championship fighter

[Nameless]

I hope his hand is ok and that he,ll beat Espino, Pavlik did contribute a lot to bring excitement to the ring in the past 2 years and I hope he'll be almost 100%, win the bout and be seen again soon in 2010.

[ross]

Yeah, I agree, he is fun to watch, every punch looks as though it could crack a bone

When I first watched him, I thought he was shite, very slow and very telegraphed punches, he had gawky upper body movement as well but then he started battering people until Hopkins came along.

The trouble he had there id say is down to his waanker gobby trainer, he needs someone that knows there not looking at the perfect fighter, he does have limitations, he needs better sparring or something, he just looked bewildered at Bernards defence but if someone is going to swing with him theyre walking a tightrope

He really does look like a piiss head in those pictures though, his cheecks are a bit too rosey, in old pictures of him he looks very pale.

[BoxingChaos]

Yeah, I agree, he is fun to watch, every punch looks as though it could crack a bone

When I first watched him, I thought he was shite, very slow and very telegraphed punches, he had gawky upper body movement as well but then he started battering people until Hopkins came along.

The trouble he had there id say is down to his waanker gobby trainer, he needs someone that knows there not looking at the perfect fighter, he does have limitations, he needs better sparring or something, he just looked bewildered at Bernards defence but if someone is going to swing with him theyre walking a tightrope

He really does look like a piiss head in those pictures though, his cheecks are a bit too rosey, in old pictures of him he looks very pale.

lol I did not even notice how rosey his cheeks are, looks like a new age bald headed santa clause

[Rantcatrat]

Pavlik needs a new trainer and a big fight soon. I wouldn't mind seeing Pavlik fight Williams in March and Sturm or Bute in June. Win those fights and he would get back into the good graces of boxing fans.

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Yeah, I agree, he is fun to watch, every punch looks as though it could crack a bone

When I first watched him, I thought he was shite, very slow and very telegraphed punches, he had gawky upper body movement as well but then he started battering people until Hopkins came along.

The trouble he had there id say is down to his waanker gobby trainer, he needs someone that knows there not looking at the perfect fighter, he does have limitations, he needs better sparring or something, he just looked bewildered at Bernards defence but if someone is going to swing with him theyre walking a tightrope

He really does look like a piiss head in those pictures though, his cheecks are a bit too rosey, in old pictures of him he looks very pale.

lol I did not even notice how rosey his cheeks are, looks like a new age bald headed santa clause

The rest of the pictures Photos: Kelly Pavlik Training For Miguel Espino - Boxing News

[Preme]

"I want to fight him, but it probably won’t happen," Pavlik said. "Here’s a kid that went from fighting for $1.5 million in Atlantic City at the Boardwalk Hall in front of maybe 10,000 had he fought me, to fighting Martinez in the ballroom above that for $1 million less than he would’ve made. Paul Williams needs me after this fight. I don’t need Paul Williams. But I still want to fight him."

In my opinion Pavlik is full of sh!t. He cancels a fight with Williams and then takes another fight 2 weeks later? Yea right Kelly. And after being destroyed by BHOP you do need to fight someone the caliber of Williams, he doesn't need you. He makes it seem like PWill is the one who cancelled the fights and not him!

I 100% understand and respect what you say bout him fighting so soon after he pulled out of the fight with Williams because of some injury Pavlik had... We don't get the news here in he UK like you do in the USA. So i was confused when i heard Pavlik was fighting so soon after he pulled out of the fight with P Williams... but to mention the word "caliber" and P wailliams in the same sentence is a joke... Williams has spent his career killing him self to make a weight he should never be fighting @ purly to get an insanse reach advantage at.... he Called him self this avoided fighter when he was nothing more than boring and second rate.

[Kel]

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[Eloking]

I really hope Pavlik will fight Lucian Bute soon. That would be an awesome fight. And if he's able to win, maybe the winner of the SuperSix afterward?

[Pugilistic]

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Damn that looks bad.

Pavlik looks like a different person now.