Now that we know about pavliks struggle with alcohol and that he didn't take camp seriously while getting ready for bhop (drinking and partying in camp), how does a sober pavlik do against bhop?
Impossible to say what that Pavlik would've been. I'm sure he'd have done better, but Hopkins would always be a brutal style matchup for him. I'd certainly expect a better gameplan than "we'll just go in and knock him out". The alcohol took a lot of upside off of Kelly's game. Unfortunately, he's far from the only gifted fighter that sabotaged their own careers. Too many do.
