The World of boxing will forget Pavlik if he ducks Paul Williams

That's a pretty spot-on analysis.
Good work.

 

This is a pretty good post. I might need to "adjust" a couple things. Pavlik's defense is an odd question. I think KP takes more flak over it then he deserves. The Zertuche, Miranda, and Rubio fights are good illustrations of the fact that at times KP uses his ability to absorb a tremendous amount of punishment as a means of discouraging his opponent. He has also shown that he is willing to throw defense out the window in order to keep moving forward and bully his opponent into the position he wants him in. His defense can look great in one round, and disappear in the next. I think that depends on how he thinks the fight is going.

There are also certain intagibles that we should consider. KP will test most opponents in ways they have never been tested. Things like forcing Miranda to back the **** up come hell or high water. Or, in KP/JT I, he was seriously hurt in round 2, and came out in round 3, as Emmanuel Steward said, "Like nothin' ever happened." Even in the Hopkins fight in the final seconds of the final round KP was still pressing forward, trying to make something happen. That sort of tenacity and toughness spells trouble for a lot of opponents.

 

For the second time Goosen has managed to **** up a possible Pavlik/Williams fight with his ridiculous monetary demands. Last year Goosen screwed things up by accepting an offer of $1.25 million, and then after Arum told HBO it was a done deal, Gossen came back and demanded $1.4 million. HBO and Bob Arum told him to **** off. The news just came out that two weeks ago he screwed things up again by demanding a 50/50 split. I like Williams, but he is not a big enough draw to demand 50/50 from the middleweight champion of the world, and Goosen knows that. I think the whole Pavlik/Williams, Arum/Goosen situation provides insight into why it's hard for Paul to get fights. All the info on this is on Boxing Scene.Com

 

very balanced view IMO