Dirrell is a big name still but stylisticly too risky but Bika and AA are high risk low reward, So I get what you mean, Sad but true thing because I'd take any of them 3 to face Pavlik. And I think Dirrell has the skill to beat KP sooner then Froch but so did Jermain Taylor, The question is if Pavlik has returned to that version, I am not sure about that though...
I agree with you, but Pavlik was still With Loew and Drinking hard when he fought Lopez. You can tell how much better shape he is in now compared to the Lopez fight.
I agree, I especially like the fact they actually have him using a left hook. He still has only won big fights at mw.
:huhReally. I mean a win over Bika for Pavlik would certainly propel his stalled career, but tbh, he's a $$$$ fighter anyways fighting on name value. OTOH, Bika is spoiler through and through, and I'd take his roughhouse tactics to be to much for Pavlik. But......he's long been delegated to Gatekeeper Ave.:think
bika would be willing to take this fight. pavlik, not so much. i think he wants to get a title fight in the easiest possible way. not going to happen. he needs to prove himself against a couple of good fighters first. Abraham Dirrell Bika Stevenson Jhonson any of those will do it. until then... no.
Hard to say with Lopez. Kelly has a way of changing careers and he was beginning to get to Lopez in the last couple rounds.