Welcome back Kelly Pavlik

[skel1983]

I think the fact he was fighting a guy that Peter Manfredo smashed up says it all.

[Gandalf]

I think the fact he was fighting a guy that Peter Manfredo smashed up says it all.

That sums it up. These middle of the road fights, which are little more than sparring sessions with knockouts, are seldom likely to have people frothing at the mouth and posting in mad excitment about what they have just witnessed.

Pavlik won and the interest in him is there, it's just it wasn't a particularly meaningful fight. Now, if Williams/Pavlik gets back on again, I am sure it will garner plenty of attention.

Pavliks a decent fighter, it's just that he became derailed post Hopkins. I like the guy and hope he can get back on track again.

[Nameless]

HE says he's ready for Williams and HBO says he's ready for Bute... quite curious how it'll turn out...

[Greig]

I like Kelly Pavlik, but his last two opponents have been shite, and in between those he contracted a nasty infection.

The trouble with Pavlik is that he is one dimensional. What he does, he does very well (jab,jab,right hand) but he's always going to struggle against a really good mover. Lets put it this way, if he was taking the shots he was taking last night against a real middleweight he would have been flat on his back. The bloke was cannon fodder.

Yep, Pavlik needs Williams right now there are no two ways about it. Because there is nothing out there for him at the minute.

He needs an opponent, because the man is wasting what should be the best earning years of his life here.

[Rantcatrat]

Pavlik did what he had to do on Saturday night. I think Pavlik intentionally let it be more exciting than it needed to be so that he could knock him out fast, which he did. No one doubted Pavlik wasn't among the better middleweights.

I find it hard to believe that Pavlik ducked Williams. I see the facts, but prior to the Williams debacle, Pavlik took on all comers even when it required him going up ten pounds in weight to fight a top five p4p guy in Hopkins. He fought Jermain when Jermain had beat Hopkins and Miranda after he broke Abraham's jaw in two places. Why would he duck Williams - a guy who jumped up from welterweight? Then again, I too can read the facts and the whole situation clearly looked suspect - though Pavlik's explanation makes sense. After putting off the Williams fight, he wanted to wait until February to fight again, but the sanctioning bodies threatened to strip him of his belts if he didn't face a mandatory. Thus, the Espino fight. Espino was a weak mandatory but that is a different subject.

Other than a fight with Williams, a fight with Felix Sturm makes sense. Both are top five middleweights on anyone's list and the fight would be an unifying fight. Fighting Sturm in Germany is big money too.

[HattonTheHammer]

good to see kelly back to beating up ordinary fighters

He`s learnt his lesson from hopkins. Stay well clear of williams/martinez

[Rantcatrat]

good to see kelly back to beating up ordinary fighters

He`s learnt his lesson from hopkins. Stay well clear of williams/martinez

This is a surprising post! I never would have expected it from Hattonthehammer what with all the praise you usually give Pavlik. Are you still bitter Pavlik sent your countryman Gary Locket into retirement?

[ElTerribleMorales]

good to see kelly back to beating up ordinary fighters

He`s learnt his lesson from hopkins. Stay well clear of williams/martinez

just saw the fight today and...

Pavlik beats Froch FACT

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

good to see kelly back to beating up ordinary fighters

He`s learnt his lesson from hopkins. Stay well clear of williams/martinez

Agreed. I think both beat Pavlik IMO

[rosco]

Great to see Pavlik back on track..Pavlik and Williams will go ahead next year and I can,t see Pavlik losing to Williams

[El Kabong]

Great to see Pavlik back on track..Pavlik and Williams will go ahead next year and I can,t see Pavlik losing to Williams

...yeah it's really hard to picture it when Kelly won't even fight the guy