I like Pavlik and wish him all the success in the world. Losing to Hopkins, while surprising given Hopkins' age, was not shameful in itself, considering Hopkins is a wily veteran with thousands of tricks up his sleeve. The loss to Martinez was even more surprising... but I think it's more a case of us underestimating Martinez than anything else. Martinez is just one of these guys that is better than most people want to give him credit for. Pavlik hasn't been savagely beaten, so it's not like he's running on fumes. Personally, I think he needs one or two confidence-building fights, as well as considering some tweaking in his corner. Miguel Cotto benefited greatly from a change in his corner... maybe Kelly could benefit not necessarily from a change, but at least some minor adjustments.
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