Pavlik pulls out of Aug 6th Fight!!! WTF. Anybody know?

[Kev]

There are like 4 articles up on the ring mag site on this now. Apparently Pavlik heard that Kessler had been offered (and turned down) $3.5M to fight Bute (which, if true, WTF was Kessler thinking??) and once he heard that, he thought he was getting short-changed with a $1.35M guarantee.

Ridiculous all-around. Kessler is a bigger name than Pavlik -- who really doesn't deserve the opportunity to fight Bute in the first place, after losing his last 2 fights against elite fighters and looking terrible in his last outing against a journeyman.

Not by much though. Pavlik has only been beaten by Hopkins and Martinez, Kessler by Ward and Calzaghe. Neither has a belt at this time. I would have thought Pavlik would have been better known outside of Europe.

[Gandalf]

This is a shame, I like Pavlik but clearly his head isn't screwed on in the right way anymore. The man has issues and I have a hard time seeing him back amongst the elite anymore. The least he could do is work hard and stay active, but he is seemingly unable to even do that. His heart isn't in this anymore and the losses seem to have ripped him apart mentally. He isn't the same force anymore.

[#1FightFan]

i was hoping he would get his act together and be the old pavlik once again!!
so what if he dont make that much to get back in the picture, he looked like shit the last few times, and he should realize it was a chance to make things right, and to prove to everyone he still has something there.
but now, he wont even do that? WTF.

id be damned if i let drugs or alcohol ruin my life, if i had that much of a chance to do good like kelly does! he is wasting a great talent/legacy.

i feel sorry cunningham. he got screwed over.