Your right. Pavlik is not a 1 punch KO artist. He does know how & when to land to do damage, & when he see's he's got his man hurt, it doesn't last much longer after that.
this could also be alot like Haye vs Macca. As in Lockett will be very nervous, not really get going, and Pavlik will land a half decent shot early and it will be over.
Lockett will be cacking his pants. This is the big show now. Not some small hall show in Wales. I feel sorry for him.His a decent kid but his got his work cut out.
Which one? The one where he lost and got his faced busted up, or the one where he won and still got his face busted up? Gary was a hot prospect until he met Tsarenko, and sort of disappeared off the radar after those fights. As much as I like Gary Lockett I don't think he'll last 2 rounds against Pavlik.
I have to tell you which one? :nut The first one dude!!!! To hell with that second bout that was a farce. The first one Gary got owned. His face looked like a prime rib roast and the scoring was still close! As for hot prospect.. he was a prospect alright but hardly hot. It was the SKY team who talked him up so much. But facing guys like Kevin Kelly and Chris Nemhard isnt going to take you anywhere fast. Chris used to fight out of the Peacocks and used to live upstairs above the gym. He was a decent little fighter.But Gary was facing nobodies for too long.His ledger is just littered with flotsam. I like the kid he has the right attitude but the way his been brought on is tragic. Id be surprised if this fight was a Pavlik blow out.But one thing is for sure Gary WILL punch back. Gary does have concussive power and may be even more so than Pavlik..
Pavlik is doing the right thing. If he wants to keep his belts face his mandatories.He cant be faulted for that.
Lockett seems like a real gentlemen. No way do I wanna see KP lose, but I hope Lockett doesn't get too banged up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIyvYzyW2Vg http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/mar/28/pavlik-promises-8216i-won8217t-overlook/
Lockett and Warren were never gonna put pressure on the fight getting made, and would have waited way over a year before pushing for a show, look how long they waited for Guzman to move up before being foreced to put arthur with him. Lornezo was a better challanger but wanted more money, simple as.
Thats what Warren does. He gets the best and easiest fights for his fighters. He`ll do the same for Khan with his WBO tilt.
I was reading an article on Lockett (either BBC News or the Western Mail - I think) and it said that Lockett seemed to be quite surprised to be facing Pavlik. He knows he is the underdog and not expected to win but thinks he had a genuine chance. I hope it is not a repeat of Haye v. Macca. Macca's performance was a disgrace.