Who Would You Rather See Kelly Pavlik Fight?

Either way it's a great move by Top Rank..
Williams don't pose much of a puncher's threat (On Paper) against Kelly..

And A Hopkins fight will take place outside of the Middleweight division..
a defeat at the hands of Bernard would just be chalked up to the weight difference.
(+ Pavlik will still be the Middleweight Champion in defeat)

 

i feel whoever he fights between these 2 and win against them there will always be excuses and reasonable excuses imo.

hopkins = old, past his prime

williams = fought as a welterweight, too much big of a step up in weight and fighting the best MW out there without even testing the waters

But at least hopkins campaigns at a higher weight, he will make this a chess match and it would be an opportunity to see how pavlik deals with someone like hopkins plus hopkins would have a more better chance of winning

 

Hopkins of course. It's a fight vs. P4P-ers... only problem is if Pavlik loses, we might miss the Calzaghe superfight... but hey, there's the risk and excitement factor. Pavlik better prove that he's THAT good or he's gonna get his ass kicked. Really good test.

 

Niether I wanted him to fight Winky.

 

This fight should make the Pavlik vs Abraham people happy. Pavlik was considering doing 2 more non-PPV fights instead of a PPV fight this year. If he had done so then the Abraham fight wouldn't have happened until late February-March. But now they could concievably meet in January.

I too believe that Abraham-Pavlik would be the best fight, but that's water under the bridge. It can't happen until Abraham beats the mandatory Raul Marquez into the canvas. So early next year it is. If it comes to 2009 and these two aren't planning to fight each other then by all means complain. But until then Pavlik is doing the best he can with a slate of possible opponents who can't fight him, won't fight him, want too much money, aren't big enough names, or aren't credible competitive opponents.

 

Why would i want Pavlik to fight Hopkins??? 1st i think Pavlik should stay at MW for now, 2nd I am tired of getting excited to see Hopkins fight and end up dissapointed with his dirty antics and ruining fights style. I would rather Williams not to fight Pavlik because i dont think he can beat him, but if it were to happen i woud gladly watch it.

 

If Winky truly turned down a 1.3 Mil offer then he's for all intents and purposes announced his retirement.

 

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:good Good Post BOOKLORD!

 

Great Point.post !

 

i would rather see him face calzaghe,because when he loses to hopkins it will take any edge off a match with calzaghe.i would rather calz to expose him to hopkins as he would do it with a bit more style.
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1.3 mil? I heard it wa less than 1 mil. Which is really a slap in the face to Winky.

 

Yes, well if wishes were horses perhaps we could tie Calzaghe to one and have it drag him into a boxing ring with Pavlik in it. But really Calzaghe won't get another shot at making a fight with Pavlik until the second half of next year. Pavlik will likely face Abraham next and then I'm sure he's got to do a mandatory.

 

This is going to be a tough fight for Kelly Pavlik and this fight shouldn't have been made. Its not like Kelly can't knock out Hopkins but this guy is very hard to hit ... he's very dirty ... and he will force you to fight a fight that you're not accustom to.

If Kels gets the KO ... that would be the end of Hopkins' career.

Williams wouldve been better atleast it wouldve been some action and some drama ...