Kelly Pavlik begins camp under 175

As opposed to the 190 + for his previous fight (martinez beat him fair and square and a tip of the hat). he's been w/ a nutritionist and seems to be very serious about making another run at it.

even y'all who don't like him will admit he's very entertaining when he's on his game. his next opponent isnt a world beater but whatever...just glad he's getting back in the ring.

 

well 11 lbs in 2 months is more than managable and should mean he'll be as good as he can be. the 164 thing is kind of useless unless they are just testing how low he can go with an eye on other mw fights...which i'm sure is what they are doing since it was reported he wanted sturm next.

 

He's still with Jack but i've read that they left y'town for camp this time.

 

i hear ya.

its my understanding that kelly was initially intent on moving up but that arum came forward the idea of staying at mw. this is when the whole jcc jr thing came up. this was arum's idea of putting to well known mexican fighters on the same card at cowboys stadium (the other being margo of course)...but kelly gave an unqualified "if" in regards to the weight. so...i think this is sort of a test flight w/ the nutritionist. if all goes well here, i'm sure they are looking at sturm at 160 and if he doesnt feel like he can go any lower...then i'm sure they will move up to 168.

but yeah...there are some good fights at 168.

 

you are right to point out that there are plenty of young guns coming up. however, none have fought anyone like kelly and a lot of them are, as of now, full of promise and that's it. some may not pan out while others will. jacobs was one of the most hyped. i'm still pulling for the kid and think he can rebound but still. kelly will always have a punchers chance at mw so long as he can make it safely.

 

nah, that's not his rumored vice. he used to come into camp around 175 when he was in his run up to the title. its the weights he laid off. he's a big kid and can put on weight with the quickness if he's not careful...hence the nutritionist.