Does Anyone Else Feel Kelly Pavlik Should Be Fighting Anthony Mundine Next?

Mundine's post 9/11 comments have tainted him in Arum's eyes. Bottom line, HBO controls the money and the fights. What has Mundine got going for him? A bit of speed, but no power at MW. He can't keep Pavlik off of him. He vacated his title at SMW rather than fight Kessler. That didn't raise his stock much. He is making a good living in Oz and I doubt he really wants to mess that up with a bout with Kelly. He will use his name and make it sound like he wants the fight, but he will never make an valid offer. I think you can take that one to the bank.

 

So where does Mundine fit into that equation? He vacated his belt rather than let Kessler take it off him.

 

Pavlik/Sturm: If Kelly wants to stay at 160 over the long haul, this is the most meaningful fight he could have.

Pavlik/Williams: This is Haglar/Hearns II! Not the same skill level, but just as intense.

Pavlik/Martinez: If you stop and consider the fact that a ring worn Bronco McKart is the best southpaw on KP's record, you simply must conclude that on a developmental level this is a smart fight to make.

Pavlik/Winky: Developmentally the same as Martinez, and would settle an old rivalry that has never made it to the ring.

Pavlik/Balzsay: Very smart fight if KP wants to move up. It would position him for a huge payday with Bute, and the winner would be an obvious choice to fight the winner of the Showtime tourney.

Pavlik/Mundine: Geale's people said he wasn't ready for Abraham, and turned down a fight, but they took a fight with Mundine. Geale would not last 4 rounds with KP, but he did quite well with Mundine. This should tell us a lot about Mundine's real position at 160. Unless Mundine borrowed Rubio's turbo charged track shoes, Pavlik/Mundine is not a fight. It's a God Damn assination.

 

I think Mundine would have trashed Geale if the Mundine from the Green fight turned up.

I do not think we will see the top notch Mundine ever again. I am afriad it is his eye-sight.

 

I never made any comparison between Rubio and Geale.
Mundine today is NOT the same fighter he was against Kessler.

 

Bottom line: Mundine has not taken care of his name outside of Australia for years, and that means none of us really believes he is to be taken seriously on a world scale.

Sure, he will milk him IBO belt in Australia, but so what?

It is 1 minute to 12 if he wants to prove something.

First step: Make REAL and VERIFIABLE offers to Pavlik and Sturm.

 

Agreed, except for Mundine, he is a good fighter still and would keep things interesting against Pavlik, not just enough for a win, IMO.

Just my feel for the matchups:

Pavlik - Sturm: pretty good bout.
Pavlik - Williams: great bout.
Pavlik - Martinez: good bout.
Pavlik - Balzsay: good bout.
Pavlik - Mundine: good bout.
Pavlik - Winky: decent bout (could be boring, Winky's moment is not ideal, bad timing for this one).
Pavlik - Mora: decent bout in terms of level of competition, but it surely would be boring.

 

I may be under rating Mundine. I can't stand the guy.

:****
Pavlik/Mora

 

Mundine is crap...There are only two sets of people in the world that think much of the guy.....his fans, and Kessler fans...Most everyone eles thinks that the guy is crap.

 

Maybe you dont know what your talking about.

Mundine smashed Danny Green through 12 rounds...Green went on to win the WBA LHW world title.

Mundine has beaten Soliman 3 times and Soliman gave a prime Wright hell and many locals at the fight thought Soliman won the fight.

He said some dumb ass things about 911 but if he ever gets to the states to fight a good promoter will paint him as the bad guy and lots of people will turn up to see the big mouth shut.

I know this is true because in Australia 70% of the punters pay to see Mundine get KTFO...not pay to win.

He is a good fighter with good skill....RING had him at number 4 SMW and number 8 MW....to say everybody thinks hes crap is very wrong :deal

People may not like him but they dont think hes crap.