Kelly Pavlik to consider light-heavyweight + things to think about

I think it was a good choice to leave 160lbs, I just didn't see him beating Martinez at that weight and it would've been another struggle, lose-lose situation. Kelly can have a frest start at 168, however, trainer Jack Loew doesn't rule out light heavyweight as a possibility, which is an interesting quote. Pavlik weighed 180lbs on Monday.

"It’d be idiotic to try to stay at 160 and be healthy making it. I was shocked [by his Monday weight] and he was shocked, but he just looks big and thick again. He’s not fat and it’s all good weight. But he’s a solid 178 and he doesn’t want to battle that problem again.

"I have no idea where we’re going, I really don’t. It could be super middleweight or it could be light heavyweight. A lot of the super middleweight fighters are tied up right now, so what’s attractive at that weight?"

Of course there are several possibilities at 168 despite most of the best are fighting in Super Six (of which Kelly said "let them beat each other up, let them ruin their career for peanuts"), but there's IBF champ Lucian Bute who sparked out Miranda on the Martinez-Pavlik undercard, WBO-champ Robert Stieglitz who seems like an ideal opponent (maybe not HBO caliber, but it would be a good fight), and other names such as Librado Andrade or Sakio Bika, I'd watch all of those fights.

At the moment, 175 is also pretty busy: Dawson's fighting Pascal, Cloud takes on Johnson, Shumenov has a couple of mandatories and God know if Brahmer will be in or out of jail in the upcoming months. There's (former) lineal champ Erdei, God forbid Roy Jones, and who the hell knows, if Calzaghe comes back, it could very well happen.

First things first however, and I have great respect for Jack Loew for taking Kelly to the Undisputed Middleweight Crown, but it's time to get a more experienced and skilled pro trainer such as Manny Steward or an overlooked teacher, Jeff Mayweather who did wonders with fellow tall volume puncher Caballero. At first there are adjustments Pavlik needs to work on such as better foot placement and cutting down the ring effectively, but there are new things he needs to add to the already working things, such as improvement on overall movement and a much more varied, better timed jab. Also, it would be great if someone would make sure Kelly stays healthy in between fights, or better, stay in the gym more often, and set camp far away from home, it's all better for the focus. Also, add a professional conditioning coach and a nutritionist to keep proper weight and a goddamn cutman who can work on cuts. My vote for head trainer would be Jeff Mayweather and IMO Arum can arrange the rest.

Kelly Pavlik's career is far from being over, he only put behind one part (160) and now starts a new story. He's definitely got a lot of time to make his fans proud once more, he just has to be smart and hungry and the results will come!