Kelly Pavlik not a fan of Showtime Super-Six

[JazMerkin]

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.

[Gandalf]

I don't know what's going on with Pavlik. I like the guy, but he seems to have gone a bit weird since the Hopkins fight.

I think the SMW tourny is a really good idea and fair play to the fighters willing to make a go of it. That to me is what boxing should be about. Guys taking risks and being willing to take on the best in the division no matter what. Whining about money and PPV shit is not going to endear you to anybody.

Pavlik needs to get a fight signed up ASAP. He should at least stay busy.

[Violent Demise]

Must be the booze talking

[LEGION]

Jeez either my favorite fighters are head butting ring posts or cheating or now it seems turning into bitter alcoholics. At least Andrade hasn't turned douche on me And there's always Linares

[appetite]

I think Kelly Pavlic has really been busted up in the brain since his loss to the Executioner Hopkins...

he has been acting weird lately because that loss is still haunting him like a big monkey on his back...

I like him and i like his no nonsense style.. but he should straighten up his mind and focus on getting better.

[SweetPea]

Pavlik is just pissed because he just watched one of his bigger paydays (Abraham) fall out of his grasp.

He's stuck now fighting guys like Mora or Sturm, who nobody really cares about.

I just hope Kelly doesn't get mad and punch his arm thru another window while doing housework.

[Spicoli]

Sounds like he knows that he missed the bus.I have some issues with the timeline on the tourney but bottom line is it puts a rising division in the spotlight not to mention some top boxers.Nothing wrong with that and I'm leaning more towards Showtime lately over HBO.

Pavlik needs to move up.

[DaxxKahn]

Not sure what is going through Pavliks head other then the sound of Hopkins Gloves still pounding his head and some grain alcholol..

This is a great idea...the payday may be smaller but the idea of one champion will bring the winner much larger paydays and exposure for those who participate

[denilson200]

Who is Pavlik anyway ? Maybe it's me, but I'm sure this is the same man who got schooled by Hopkins for 12 rounds. His bubble has burst and this a great tournament.

[Youngblood]

I don't know what's going on with Pavlik. I like the guy, but he seems to have gone a bit weird since the Hopkins fight.

Yea that is what I am thinking + the likelihood of personal problems affecting his judgement of late. The thing that I liked about Pavlik was his humility and 'do the talking it in the ring' attitude.

I had concerns about both Cotto and Pavlik making successful comebacks from their losses, because I really believe a bad loss will mess with many things head-related, confidence largely. I think his got shook pretty hard by B-hop. We may still be seeing the effects of it.

[CFH]

I used to like Pavlik, but I've soured on him since the last Taylor fight. I was really looking forward to watching Abraham knock him out.

I dislike the people he surrounds himself with (Jack Loew) and I find him arrogant.

[LEGION]

I don't really like Pavlik all that much, I was really looking forward to watching Abraham knock him out. I dislike the people he surrounds himself with (Jack Loew) and now I'm starting to dislike him.

[CFH]

I don't really like Pavlik all that much, I was really looking forward to watching Abraham knock him out. I dislike the people he surrounds himself with (Jack Loew) and now I'm starting to dislike him.

Redundant, I know. I was in a hurry.

I'll edit it for you.

[amat]

This doesn't make much sense, Pavlik does come off as bitter. Pavlik is just biding his time in a division that is currently dry with a lot of promising prosects who will likely be rushed in order to take advantage of a poor division. The real drama in the division is whether or not Pavlik can hold on to the strap until Danny Jacobs and company come to take it from him. Within that, will he fight Sturm or vice versa? That's what I want to see and really that's the only fight I want to see.

[LEGION]

This doesn't make much sense, Pavlik does come off as bitter. Pavlik is just biding his time in a division that is currently dry with a lot of promising prosects who will likely be rushed in order to take advantage of a poor division. The real drama in the division is whether or not Pavlik can hold on to the strap until Danny Jacobs and company come to take it from him. Within that, will he fight Sturm or vice versa? That's what I want to see and really that's the only fight I want to see.

True. And there are some good prospects heading his way. Thing is what does he do now? A fight with Sturm would be nice and get him back; any fight hell.

Problem is he's not the name on people's lips anymore. Even haters gotta respect him moving up the ranks and taking care of things in the MW division and winning fights no one thought he would. Then the schooling from Hopkins{which was bound to happen when he met a great boxer}; but I never took that much away from him. He went up in weight to fight a legend; got schooled.....live and learn.

Now he's in a state of seeming obscurity and doesn't like it lol; and criticising these kats for making something great happen in boxing. He should be applauding them; but wants to act like he knows what's best for their career lol....he doesn't even know what his is doing. Sounds like sour grapes to me.