Its official, he just pulled out of the fight. Its all over the local news. I will post a link. So sad.
ITS NOT OFFICIAL YET! Commish is calling TOP RANK RIGHT NOW! just got off the phone with a source. Kelly is pissied about the 3.5 mil offer Kessler got, and they only offered Kelly 1.1 mil 2 fight bute!
Vindy.com Published: Tue, August 2, 2011 @ 11:53 a.m.YOUNGSTOWN — Our broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV is reporting that Kelly Pavlik's fight Saturday against Darryl Cunningham is off. Pavlik told WFMJ: "The fight is off and the Bute fight is not going to happen. I'm not going to fight a southpaw for peanuts." Pavlik told WFMJ this was a "business decision."
If this is true, then the hell with him. If he doesnt like 1.1mil, let him go back bags at a supermarket in Ohio somewhere.
$1.1m for a Bute fight IN CANADA?!?!?! Sure, lets be clear folk, Pavlik is not what he once was, but lets be clear, this is a $15m gate, EASY. Pavlik is a big name even in Canada, and we all know Bute is a big star in Montreal. They'd do a $15m gate, EASY. And Interbox is offering him $1.1?! :rofl:rofl They're giving him a 10% cut at best, LOL! Bute and his team are wee puff gypsies masquerading as excellent promotors. They're robbing these guys blind.
Kelly Pavlik is ****ing done. Why don't people realise it? Why do people keep hanging on to this boxer when it's blatantly obvious he's an absolute lost caust? How many ****ing hints do people need?