he shocked me in the 1st taylor fight
but shocked me even more against hopkins
what exactly happened in that fight?
i know hopkins is hard to figure out but that was a clinic
what pisses me off even more is when he says;
"nothing is gonna change, i'm gonna put pressure and throw a lot of punches"
he doesn't change his style and that's a big flaw
a great champion has to adapt and react in a different manner when the tough gets going
einstein once said;
"a crazy person is someone who does the same thing over and over but expects different results"
this is what pavlik did against hopkins, fought the same, threw nothing and expected to land tilting 1-2
oh and pavlik can't counter for shit, he can't fight moving backwards..
he never tried to time hopkins and barely feinted @ any occasions
if pavlik wants to be great, he has to CHANGE
churchill once said;
"to improve is to change, and to perfect is to change often"
pavlik must realize that not every fighter will stand in front of him, not every fighter will back off in the ropes and wait for you to unload your crap
in the post fight interview, pavlik was like;
"i dunno i guess i have to work on fighters who have lateral movement"
didn't this guy watch hopkins-tarver?
i think pavlik needs manny s. as a trainer, i hate the trainer he has, he's nothing but moral support in the ring
"let's go kelly, u gotta do something, can't let this happen"
somebody needs to tell his trainer to do his ****ing job and to tell kelly what he's doing wrong and how to aproach hopkins or whoever he's fighting
it's ridiculous..
i feel pavlik, who i like very much, will be just a wasted talent because of his surroundings...
a great champion has to adapt and react in a different manner when the tough gets going
einstein once said;
"a crazy person is someone who does the same thing over and over but expects different results"
no, pavlik expected the same results
Einstein's the man. I was watching a documentary on his Theory of Relativity a while back - the guy was ridiculously intelligent.
Providing he doesn't let the Hopkins defeat play on his mind too much (altho he was well beaten), he'll be fine.
He'll never be a legend of boxing, but he could get into the Hall, if he's managed properly.
a great champion has to adapt and react in a different manner when the tough gets going
einstein once said;
"a crazy person is someone who does the same thing over and over but expects different results"
no, pavlik expected the same results
i'm talking about the fight itself, not his resume
by the 6th, 7th, round pavlik should've done something different
calzaghe did it against kessler, calzaghe did it against hopkins
he changed his style in mid-way of the fight
pavlik was not able to do that, partly because of his trainer, and partly because he's just not good enough
a great champion has to adapt and react in a different manner when the tough gets going
einstein once said;
"a crazy person is someone who does the same thing over and over but expects different results"
no, pavlik expected the same results