Williams - Pavlik Pushed Back To Nov 21st

This is garbage. First he has staph against Mora, it clears up. He can't land a meaningful fight, thus gets involved in negotiations to fight The Punisher. KP then starts having little doubts in his head and figures, "Hey, Jack... this black kid is a beast. (sob) I'm thinking we might need to tell 'em i have staph in the hand again? Google some pics and post em. Whatya think?"

I mean, was Pavlik's hand totally fine when they had negotiations for the fight. How was his hand when they were haggling over the HBO and gate money? I'm just curious.
I'm officially pissed, Williams is wasting away his prime in nothingness, and Pavlik is literally pissing his career away. I swear... if Cotto vs Pac is cancelled, or the Super Six falls apart....

FU ccccc KKKKKK!

 

For real man. If this injured happen 6 month ago anthat injury still hasn't been healed then why they agree to hbo for the oct fight? Some thing tells me Pavlik is going to pull a David Haye bull ****.

 

Pavlik needs to check into the nuthouse.

 

im disgusted...

dan rafael's article on espn quotes arum as pretty much saying what do you want from me...and that kelly was missing dr appts and this all should have been taken care of.

ffs kelly...tighten up...**** it ill just cut and paste it..

Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik's Oct. 3 title defense against Paul Williams was postponed Monday because Pavlik is dealing with a nagging staph infection on the middle of his left hand, promoter Top Rank said.

A news conference in New York city to formally announce the fight was scheduled for Tuesday, but was called off Monday afternoon after a number of people involved in the fight had already arrived in New York, where they received the news.

The date for the much-anticipated fight -- which took weeks to finalize after a brutal negotiation -- to be rescheduled is up in the air, but the dates under consideration are Nov. 21 and Dec. 5, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com.

Top Rank and HBO both were OK with Nov. 21, as was host site Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

however, Dan Goossen, who promotes Williams (37-1, 27 KOs), also promotes super middleweight contender Andre Ward. Goossen is promoting Ward's title opportunity against Mikkel Kessler on the same night in one of the bouts that is part of HBO rival Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic.

"As you are aware, we've just learned of Pavlik's decision to cancel the press conference and thus the fight and we will evaluate where we go from here," Goossen told ESPN.com in an e-mail.

Goossen has yet to agree to Pavlik-Williams for Nov. 21, telling ESPN.com in a separate e-mail that if Pavlik was fighting Nov. 21, "I would be very interested in finding out who he's fighting."

Pavlik co-manager Cameron Dunkin, who flew to New York on Monday morning, was headed to Pavlik's hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, Monday afternoon to meet with Pavlik and his team.

"His knuckle is infected," Dunkin told ESPN.com just before boarding his flight. "It's all infected. It's worse than it was. He has to go on an IV drip starting in the morning and do it for the next couple of weeks to get it cleaned out. It needs medical attention. He can't put a glove on."

Dunkin said the issue has given Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) problems for the past "five or six months." He said Pavlik had stitches removed a few days ago and was due to see his doctor on Monday afternoon to be cleared before flying to New York for the news conference.

"Instead, he goes in there and it's worse," Dunkin said. "The kid missed three doctor's appointments and when he showed up it was worse. I'm going there to get this all straightened out, meet with [trainer] Jack [Loew], his father [co-manager Mike Pavlik] and to talk to the doctor. This should have been healed a week ago."

Top Rank chief Bob Arum was on his way to the airport in Las Vegas when he got a call from Dunkin telling him the fight had to be postponed.

"According to the doctor, Kelly hasn't been making his appointments. So what do you want me to do," Arum said. "They tell me it will heal and he'll be cleared in the next few weeks. It is what it is. What am I supposed to do? I have absolutely no emotion."

This isn't the first time Pavlik has had issues with the infection. In May, Top Rank said the infection was the reason a scheduled June 27 defense against former junior middleweight titlist Sergio Mora was canceled. Pavlik, who was in a contract dispute with Top Rank at the time, and his team dispute that the infection was the reason.

Pavlik hasn't fought since a dominant ninth-round knockout of Marco Antonio Rubio in his second title defense on Feb. 21.

Williams, a former two-time welterweight titleholder, owns an interim junior middleweight belt, but fought at middleweight on April 11. He scored a near-shutout decision victory against former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright.


Dan Rafael is ESPN.com's boxing writer.

 

Pavlik is one stupid person. Why in the world did he cancel his appointments if he really has a problem with his knuckles? And why did he agree to an oct date if the knuckles won't be healed? The way Arum is saying, he's frusterated with Pavlik with this ****.

 

staph is no ****ing joke. **** the williams fight (ok not really but u know what i mean) this **** can ruin a career. im genuinely upset.

 

Then why Pavlik hasn't gone to his appointments if the staph is not a ****ing joke?

 

Drunk off his ass.

 

Why did you quote yourself?

 

Cause i didn't finish my paragraphs but everybody knows i'm talking abot "pavlik is champ" big brother hermit.

 

lol how the hell should i know?? all i know is bad **** can happen from untreated staph. maybe its just me worrying too much and everything is probably fine but i personally grew up w/ kids who had complications from staph. **** me...

p.s. i didnt mean **** the williams fight literally bud, i just meant that he's risking a lot more than one fight. i cannot believe this...

 

an iv drip for a few weeks....:verysad

i hope jsimps or mikey is on here somewhere to tell me something i don't know....

ok, kelly is a big boy and should be able to keep his appts but how the hell did three missed appts for treatment of staph that has been giving him problems for 5-6 months get passed his people??

ok now im just venting...sorry guys...just pissed...

 

This is absurd by Pavlik. I was not inclined to believe all the rumors we have heard about him, but do be this negligent in taking care of a staph infection (which he and his team said was not even a reason the Mora was canceled) is ridiculous. I can't believe I can actually take Arum's side for once, but in this situation I can. I don't know if Paul should count on this fight. Perhaps he should keep the Oct.3 date and get a fight against one of the jr.MW champions. I would just hate to see him wait till Nov. and then not even get the fight.

 

Exactly man. First Pavlik say it was not the reason the Mora fight got cancel got of staph effection but now all of a sudden he post poned the fight cause of the same injury? Pavlik is an *******.

 

big shocker...another fight in 2009 pushed back or postponed