By Mark Vester
After WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32KOs) stopped Miguel Espino (20-3-1, 9KOs) in the fifth round at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio, his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank took aim at Paul Williams.
They were scheduled to fight on October, but Pavlik's staph infection in his hand would postpone the fight to December 5. Pavlik couldn't shake his staph infection and looked to postpone the fight for a third time but Williams' camp refused and fought WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in a fight of the year decision win.
Arum dared Williams and his camp to sign a contract to fight in early 2010.
"I think it was a great performance [by Pavlik] but I want to say one thing. I had a contract signed by Kelly and Paul Williams to fight on December 5th. Kelly's hand didn't allow for that fight to happen but the contacts were signed. And I say this to those loudmouth guys with Williams, just initial the contract. We'll do it first thing next year. That's all they have to do, the terms are already set up. And if they don't do it - let them shut their damn mouths," Arum said.
Pavlik also answered the call by telling Williams he is not the most feared fighter in the sport.
"Then I can be the most avoided fighter and most feared fighter in boxing. We fought Bernard Hopkins because Paul Williams pulled out of the fight [in 2008]. Paul Williams you are not the most feared fighter because you have a guy standing right here in Youngstown, Ohio who wants you," Pavlik said.
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