Pavlik/Duddy Does Make Sense

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The rumours of a Pavlik/Duddy fight are swirling around the internet again. According to a recent article in the Irish Daily Star Top Rank has once again promised John Duddy a title shot. When I first got wind of this information I was appalled. I thought it would be ludicrous to fight Duddy with Abraham, Sturm, and the winner of Wright/Williams in the mix. However, after a little deeper thought I realized a Duddy fight could be a very good thing.

John is fighting Matt Vanda on nexts months Pavlik card. This is a fight that SHOULD make John look pretty good. Assuming we don't get another Smichet type situation, it's a decent prelude to Pavlik/Duddy.

I'm not excited about a feeding a nice kid like John Duddy to the proverbial wolves, but I think The Bob Father may be brewing up something special. On a certain level Pavlik/Duddy at MSG could be ****ing brilliant. (Unless you're John duddy, of course.)

Consider this. Duddy has a huge Irish following in New york. Giovanni Lorenzo is a New York based fighter who would bring the Dominican and Puerto Rican fans. He's fighting Dionisio Miranda in an IBF title eliminator in February, and I expect him to beat "the other miranda."

Arum has always said he wanted Abraham on a Pavlik card before they fight each other. I bet he tries to set up Pavlik/Duddy and Abraham/Lorenzo for June at MSG. HBO would buy it and the combination of Duddy, Lorenzo, and Pavlik would definitely sell out the Garden. It's big money, and Pavlik and Abraham both come away looking like freaking monsters! That sets up a huge PPV event for October. Brilliant!

 

This is all pure speculation on my part. However, we know Arum wants Pavlik/Abraham to be a major event rather than just another fight the hard core fans are calling for. We also know Arum wants AA on a Pavlik card, but it would take big bucks to do that. The combination of selling out MSG, and HBO buying the card, might provide the needed financing.

 

No! Duddy Soup:hey

Or, if you prefer, Irish Stew!

 

Duddy is not the only fighter we've gone down this road with. Top Rank promised Andy Lee a 4 fight deal. As part of that he was going to get 2 spots on Pavik undercards, and a title shot. All he had to do was beat Brian Vera, and look good doing it.

 

In the scenario I laid out, paying Arthur $700K shouldn't be a problem. I also think that considering what a win could mean for their futures, KP and AA should both try to be as flexible as possible.

Also, I didn't just pull the scenario I suggested out of the side of my neck. Obviously a number of variable elements would have to come together. However, it does make sense.