Kelly Pavlik has criticized the fighters taking part in the Showtime tournament saying that they're 'ruining their careers for peanuts' & how 'no-one watches Showtime, all the big fighters are on HBO'.

Kelly Pavlik Blasts The Super Middleweight Tourney - Boxing News

I don't know about anyone else, but this has seriously put me off Pavlik, it's very bitter & he describes the winner getting $4m (in addition to signing fees I've heard rated at $1.25m each) as nothing. He seems to ignore that this is good for boxing, rather focusing on 'PPV draws' which he simply is not. I'm really hoping this tournament can crown a boxing star for the future, which is partly why I hope Dirrell wins. Pavlik is in what is fast becoming a dead division & has not beaten anything higher than a D-level opponents since Taylor, yet he goes at these guys??

A lot of Pavlik's behaviour recently has put me off him. The Mora contract thing was messed up & now he's criticizing the guys who are willing to put their records on the line.