I'm talking about his ring belt here. Foreman lost his belts for fighting journeymen, the same should happen to Pavlik. He got anhilated off B-Hop and i'm sure sturm would box circles around him. He ducked abraham for years. The guy doesn't deserve to be a champ, he went from "almost dead" to signing a fight with another bum.
Yeah, the Ring belt can only be lost by being defeated in the ring, retiring or leaving your weight class/retiring from your division, I think.
There is no doubt about it... Pavlik is a wank "champion" Since winning the title back in 2007 he succesfully defended against Taylor in a rematch and beat some bum called Gary Lockett.
nope even if he is fighting cans, he is by miles the best middleweight. arthur abraham is not more there^^ and sturm is good but no match for pavlik
pavlik is fighting espino so he doesnt get stripped. this is documented for those who care to know what's going on.
he's 27 and still has his straps. he has time to turn things around and rebound from these injuries and setbacks.
He's fought his mandatories. That's that. Heck, the guy he's facing is still ranked by both sanctioning bodies. Should Calzaghe have been stripped for fighting bums for 4 years?
exactly. anyone saying they are pleased with pavlik's progress is lying. anyone saying that pavlik has made all the right decisions is a little too loyal. however, he's doing what he has to and he should get into the hagler mindset that i think he once had: knock out mandatories, build up the resume, fight who i have to and the big fights will come to me
oh and foreman was never stripped of the lineal title (which was passed to briggs, something that has historically been ignored)