I've read 2 seperate reports on the internet that Kelly Pavlik plans a defense for his middleweight title at september 29. Likely opponent is Marco Antonio Rubio.
Of course it depends on a win against Gary Lockett on June 7.
So at the moment it appears as if Calzaghe wont get Pavlik.
Right because there was no difference between the Hops that fought Calzaghe and the Hops of a year earlier.
Who cares what his body looks like? Mike Tyson was past his prime at 21. I judge it by how he FIGHTS and what I see in the ring. Age caught up to hops.
Lacy and Kessler were good wins. Not great.
Both were impressive performances.
But for this guy to be calling Pavlik a pussy, when his boy has made a career out of duck and dodging people and now calling out their corpses, is a little bit silly.
**Patiently awaits Ricky's bullshit about how everyone on the planet avoided Calzaghe not the other way around.
Wanna know what I think? I think that it doesn't matter who Calzaghe defeats you just don't wanna acknowledge.
Maybe you dislike his style? I don't think it's pretty either but one cannot argue it's effectiveness.
I agree with you that he should've stepped the level of opposition up a lot earlier and JoeC must take some of the blame for not getting the fights. But I feel some posters, you included, should give him some more credit.
Who is Pavlik fighting in his next two fights?
Oh right!
Don't talk.. :nonono:
Lockett and Rubio are Pavlik's mandatories, he will be stripped of his titles if he dosen't fight them.
Hopefully we can see a Pavlik/Calzaghe superfight sometime in 2009.
lol@you calling any other fighter a pussy when you have captain Vag in your signature profile. Stop swinging off his nuts and get a reality check. Who is Josephine fighting in his next two fights?
More washed up corpses of once great fighters? What a scared loser.
Hopkins wasn't shot. He has the body of a 26 year old. That was posted here on NSB before the fight remember? A lot of ppl agreed to that statement.
Give Calzaghe credit when credit's due. Lacy, Kessler and Hopkins was all good wins.
Calzaghe says he wants some time off so yea. I guess they will continue to follow the plan that they have had all along.
Which includes a fight agaisnt LOCKETT, then RUBIO in SEPT, then ABRAHAM in DEC/JAN, and then CALZAGHE probably for the summer
Well I doubt Pavlik will be Calzaghe's next fight anyway, if it happens, it will be after RJJ as Pavlik will need longer to prepare as he'd also need to move up in weight. Plus RJJ seems to have no intention of taking a tune-up fight and with time working against him, I think that fight would have to happen this year.