You are making the mistake most make on this board. In spite of all the circling of the wagons the boxing world does not give one **** what people on ESB think. Not even a remote thought to them when they plunk down their ticket or PPV money.
That's not his mentality. He is a fighter in every sense of the word. If it was up to him, he'd be fighting on Dec 5th. His Team called it off. He would rather go out on his shield... healthy or not. As far as Espino... He is a weak opponent who is ranked 3rd by the WBC.
That's totally understandable, and I can accept that. However, it doesn't keep people from saying that Pavlik is a ***** for what he did. Apparently he doesn't give a **** about that either.
He and his team knew they were going to get bashed in the boxing world. His rep will get repaired when he is fully healthy.
williams is far from slick but I'm sure the BHOP loss is still in his head.. That was a severe beating he took that night. I actually like Pavlik against Williams as he is easy to hit.