I wouldn't say he's a coward but he's gotta get his **** together. I don't think he's scared of Vera but I think the reasons he pulled out of this fight goes deeper than just a rib injury.
Some ppl were saying he wants to staright after Bute. I don't think thats the reason they scrapped this fight. It wouldn't be a smart thing to go right back in the fire without a tune up first.
Pavlik is not a coward, he hasn't been managed correctly. Pavliks two losses could've easily been avoided. His seems as if his team just wants to get paid now.
He doesn't have the right team and needs to get his head together. It may take sometime for his career to rebound but he needs to do something fast. He still has time it's just that the clock is always ticking.
No one that steps into a professional boxing ring is a coward, only the people who sit at a computer and call real fighters cowards are. Pavik is more likely a drunk or just not dedicated ... he can't make weight probably.. which is sad, it's a catchweight.. When he was doing his best, he would have a ring weight around 168-172 .. against Martinez he was at 182 . The guy doesn't train the same anymore, he got his money .. got his ass embarrassed ... and became what many people in Youngstown are.... alcoholics
No. pavlik is just a finished fighter. He's not healthy enough to compete at the only level he wants to be or should be fighting at. Also, if you look at the two fighters resume's you'll see that dirrell has more reason to be suspect of cowardice. The fact that he faked his injury during and after the AA fights, and also the manner in which he fights. And then look at kelly. Fights valiantly and moved up 10lbs, when he didn't have to, to challenge a guy that makes everybody look bad. No. kelly isn't a coward in any manner. Dirrell isn't a coward because he's a pro fighter, but he doesn't have the stones to be in with the elite, that's all. Kelly does.
I think kelly should make some drastic changes regarding the composition of his team, from his coach down to his nutritionist
Ever since he was exposed by B-Hop he's been nothing but excuses . Even after the B-Hop fight he said he had bronchitis . He's done.
If youre talking about B-Hop when Kelly moved up 10lbs it wasn't because Kelly was trying to challenge himself . B-Hop just lost to JC and looked old. Kelly and his YMCA trainer were so confident they had the fight in the bag they claimed Kelly would be the 1st to KO Bernard. Didn't happen. Kelly got exposed and since then excuse after excuse,after excuse ,after excuse .