Pavlik staying at 160lbs

I hope team pavlik really know what they're doing.

 

That would be the first in a long time.

 

dude is a coward... he would rather stay at 160 and fight trash until the super 6 breaks out rather then step up and fight a real beast like bute

 

They just don't like their chances of being as successful above 160lbs. There's no other legit explanation.

 

wouldnt you? his career is at stake he cant afford to lose 2 fights in a row, i doubt pav is scared but as a career move he knows better then that.

maybe when and if he can do anything at 160 again

 

how is hwad if he lost his belt at 160 and wants to finish business there.

 

"You gotta double the jab Kelly"

"Well it would be easier if you hadn't sawed my left arm off at the weigh-in"

 

muther****ing chavez jr?


that dude has no business in the ring wit pavlik .. plus he is ANOTHER 154 pounder... the 3rd one str8 he was supposed to fight (pw - martinez - chavez).. dude could have fought sturm (more respectable) winky (unfinished business) but he fights his THIRD 154'er... GTFO here....


dudes a chump and I cannot wait for him to get beheaded again

 

Team Pavlik confirmed the rumours. Pavlik has been active since the Martinez fight, but has stayed completely away from weight training. He's walking around at 178. The trip back to 160 starts next week.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jul/14/pavlik-likely-to-fight-chavez-in-dallas/

 

Oh, my god. This is sad.

 

Hagler's best wins are Hearns and Duran, two fighters from below 154. A middleweight will often face fighters coming up in weight, what's the problem with that. Pavlik should not be facing an opponent too difficult right after a loss to a fighter he was favored to beat.

 

i would rather him atay at 160 then move up where he hasnt shown too well. dont matter who he fights against he just has to win at this point

 

I think I understand what Pavlik is trying to do, and it revolves around two main points.

1. The last time a linear middleweight champ regained the title it was Nino Benvenuti in 1968. I think Pavlik would like to try to be the next guy to do that.

2. 168 is pretty well tied up for God knows how long, but 160 is on it's way to becoming a very hot division.

Whether or not this is a good idea remains to be seen, but it's pretty easy to see what's behind the logic.

 

I hope they finally hired a nutritionnist.


That kills Pavlik-Bute.:-(