I'd like to see Pavlik get with Manny Steward and change his career around. Steward is the perfect trainer for a tall guy like Pavlik.
Lets be honest if Pavlik was black the majority of fans wouldnt give a **** about him bar 'the good ol' Youngstown yeeeeeeeeeeehaaaa crew' in America. He always was an overhyped and overrated fighter but I guess while the 'Im gooona drink ma beer boy and watch Kelly kick summa ass' gang are interested though he may try a comeback
I was a Pavlik fan, but I have zero interest in watching the guy fight again. But at the same time everyone deserves second chances. Let the guy prove himself on FNF's and go from there. But if I were Top Rank, I wouldn't touch him after what he pulled.
This is just ignorant. Watch his fights with Zertuche, Miranda, Taylor, Rubio and Martinez and tell me he only was popular because of his skin color. Skin color doesn't mean ****. He was a good, exciting fighter that built his fan base off skill. Then he turned into a fruit.
Kelly should defintely change trainers and move out of his hometown. Too much distraction there. Plus, if he is serious, he needs to take a page out of Kirkland's book and fight and train as often as possible.
I ws only joking with some of what I said. He is overrated though. He beat my mate Gary up . Not that Gary is exactly a legend of the sport mind. But I think 'The Ghost' will come unstuck against any top level middleweight/SMW now
when pavlik's at his peak, he's blood and guts, regardless of his mistakes...there are also many potentially great fights out there for him. abraham, martinez, lee, everyone from the super six, original and added along the way, not to mention he's only 29. people get on him now, but if he were to make his way back, coupled with his blue collar roots, it would be an iconic comeback story. it would seriously be able to be made into a movie
He is underrated and by a good margin. I personally can't think of any boxer that would have won against Hopkins the night he beat Pavlik. Have watched the fight many times and Hopkins was in the zone. And Sergio Pavlik had figured out till he got cut up. Part of why Pavlik is underrated is probably because he is a white American, people automatically think he is a bum.