Maybe I'm nuts, but everytime I watch Kelly Pavlik I think I am looking at a giant sized Little Red. Insane work rate Leaky defense Big power in both hands Hits the deck and comes roaring back to score highlight reel KO's Skinny and Pale Absolute confidence in work rate and power to win If you try to rest on ropes or in corner, you're dead meat Tall for weight Exciting TV fighter Blue collar back ground little to no pre-fight trash talk Genuinely likable and humble. Thoughts?
Insane work rate: disagree, he has a good workrate but not like paqcuiao or calzaghe. Leaky defense: i agree with that Big power in both hands: agree Hits the deck and comes roaring back to score highlight reel KO's: agree Skinny and Pale: true but danny looked like a white cherokee lol Absolute confidence in work rate and power to win: agree If you try to rest on ropes or in corner, you're dead meat: agree Tall for weight: he is a tall fighter but compared with a lot of atg middleweights he is average(hearns,monzon etc) Exciting TV fighter: agree Blue collar back ground: agree little to no pre-fight trash talk: agree Genuinely likable and humble.: agree
your forgetting Pavlik has an outstanding Jab. I think pavlik is going to be the next ATG middleweight
Of course there are differences, but the similarities are striking. And, just like Salvador Sanchez dismantled Lopez, Pavlik will lose his zero in similar fashion.
Pavlik has another undefeated prime middleweight champion arthur abraham, to unify the title with. He also has a highly skilled top veteran like winky wright to fight. He then has another prime WBA champion who most thought beat oscar de la hoya. Afteer that, who knows who will come out of the woods for him to fight
yes thats why i pointed some differences but also the similarities, but its a good comparison booradley. i agree in almost a 90%
Pavlik also has the 168 and 175 divisions too look at after hes done with the middleweight. I'm glad he's not cherry picking like the way Roy Jones and Calzaghe did, they just wasted thier careers take garbage fights.
Good point. Lot of the today's fighters just say "Look at me, look at me". Instead of BEING proud to be the middleweight Champion of the World, (or Heavyweight Champ, lightweight Champ, etc) See names like Hagler, Monzon, Chavez, Louis, etc.
