Does Kelly Pavlik take the prestigious "2011 Biggest Idiot in Boxing Award"?

Seriously, how do you reject 1.4m? When you have been drinking for the last 4 years and your last legit win came in 2008. You hold no belts, you can only sell 1000 tickets at home, you arent a big name anymore. Yet you get offered a 60/40 fight against Bute, who holds a belt, who can draw 20,000-30,000 people in Montreal and Romania, who is an exciting fighter? How do you reason this? Do you know how many boxers would kill to make over $1m a fight? There are less than 15 Boxers in the world making more than $1m a fight, but yet you are too good? You think you deserve better? Arum got you a crazy good deal, all you had to do was show up in Montreal and get ready to be KO'd but coming home with a 1.35m cheque in your pocket. Seriously, you are the winner of the 2011 Biggest Idiot in Boxing Award! Congrats Kelly "Pabst Blue Ribbon" Pavlik Business Decision: $50k + $1.35m = 1.4m in bank $0 + $0 = $0 in bank. Excellent Business Decision Kelly! Amazing! You should handle my finances

Comments (9)

jcvd98

It's just sinking in now. From the position he's career is in at this moment to turn down that kind of money just boggles the f#*king mind!!!!!!!!!!!! He may be living in the past he's personal Facebook profile picture is one where he's still holding all he's belts lol

14y ago

S_H_A_R_K_B_O_Y

Pavlik is a joke now. He doesn't deserve anything after this stunt.

14y ago

BTL

I want to root for him, I want to know what really was it

14y ago

Visceral

Totally ungrateful A-hole. Here he gets a second chance, doesn't have his license revoked like Ricky Hatton did, and decides to just selfishly throw it all away and piss on his opponent, ticketholders, fighters on the undercard, promoters, networks, etc. And in regards to the Bute fight, his quote of "I'm not fighting a southpaw for peanuts" is absolutley disgusting. $1.1 Million and an opportunity he's damn lucky to get is not something to scoff at, it's something he should be on hs hands and knees being thankful for. If you're to chicken to fight Bute that's fine, but honor your commitment to this shobox fight instead of pulling the rug out from everyone making this happen damnit.

14y ago

Medved

It's obviously not the money and not a business decision... He probably doesn't have his heart or head into boxing 100% anymore. This could be the last we hear of Pavlik until he gets his personal issues sorted out :( No because even if you are going to get knocked out, you take the money. 1.4m in your bank account vs $0 and a ruined rep. He wont be getting another big fight after this, he burned his bridges with HBO/Showtime and now Bob Arum. Who is going to risk their money for him? He just wasted everyones time as this weekend's event is now Canceled but the promoters still have to pay the Rent on the place, the workers, the promoters, I wouldnt be suprised if Arum lost 100k putting this little show on.

14y ago

vacon04

I don't think this is about the money ... I just think that he's just too afraid to get hurt in the ring ... when he was undefeated he had a lot of confidence, but after fighting Hopkins and Martinez he lost all of it and now he's afraid to actually get into a hard fight...

14y ago

Pacdbest

He just beat Bradley's Dumb decision! What's wrong with boxing? We have Ducks & Idiots!

14y ago

axelaR

14y ago

Ray

i dont know what going on anymore with boxing and nice offers been turned down, Am even more shocked that Kessler turn down 3.5M, In a week where he had the Bradley fiasco..

14y ago