..KELLY PAVLIK, Already At 166...

[THe TRiNiTY]

"I'm actually at 167, 166 right now and I'm eating like crazy," says undefeated world middleweight champion Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), who faces former undisputed world champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) on pay-per-view February 16th in Las Vegas. At the insistance of the Taylor camp, the bout will be fought at a catchweight of 166 pounds, which the larger Pavlik feels will be more to his advantage than Taylor's. "I have a lot of energy and I really think that [the extra six pounds] are going to benefit me," said Pavlik. "The snap on my punch and the bounce in my legs, everything will be there."

For this fight, Taylor has replaced legendary trainer Emanuel Steward with his former amateur coach Ozell Nelson, a move that suits Pavlik's trainer Jack Loew just fine. "The rap on Taylor was he brought all his bad habits from his amateur days," commented Loew. "He gets amateurish in the fights. Ozell Nelson is the one that taught him all that, so I just want to thank Jermain for bringing back the guy who taught him all the bad habits!"

I stole this. Big whoop! Lol.

Your thoughts?

[johnm is...]

lol. Read this article earlier today. "So I just wanna thank Jermain for bringing back the guy who taught him all the bad habits" ****ing hilarious.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Although, a comment like that is funny. Is doesn't do well for them in the long run. They beat him, they beat an "amateurish fighter." He LOSES, and everyone can say that we have a fighter as the middleweight champion, who is so bad that he loses to "amateurish fighters."

They have to dismantle him at this point, for them to get honest approval, by their own standards.

[Jim Jeffries]

Pavlik is 166,167 right now, even though he's eating like crazy.

Paul Williams weighed 162 fight night vs Margarito.

Makes me think Kelly could make WW, imagine how that would shake things up.

[johnm is...]

Absolutely agree. The comment is funny. But shouldn't have been made. How bad will it look if you lose to an amateurish fighter, with an amateurish trainer. Definitely feel what you're saying.

[Silencers]

Taylor has been saying how 166 will help him become a better fighter, but I think it'll help Pavlik more than Taylor. Going back to Ozell Nelson doesn't help too much either.

[johnm is...]

Pavlik is 166,167 right now, even though he's eating like crazy.

Paul Williams weighed 162 fight night vs Margarito.

Makes me think Kelly could make WW, imagine how that would shake things up.

Meh, it'd just give people another fighter to say Floyd's ducking. Should make for around 15-20 new threads a day here.

[Kball15]

Loew strikes me as kind of a snob. Wierd how the very humble Kelly Pavlik and Loew fit so well together.

But Loew is apparently a really nice guy. Pavlik and him make a really memorable pair. Especially when Loew gets yelling in the corner.

[THe TRiNiTY]

If Pavlik somehow made 147, I would fight him either. (If I were welterweight) That'd be the true sign that the weighing system is incredibly flawed. LOL.

But, what can you do?

[Jim Jeffries]

Meh, it'd just give people another fighter to say Floyd's ducking. Should make for around 15-20 new threads a day here.

I don't think any of the WW would be crazy about getting in the ring with him.

If Pavlik somehow made 147, I would fight him either. (If I were welterweight) That'd be the true sign that the weighing system is incredibly flawed. LOL.

But, what can you do?

Paul Williams is already evidence of the weighing system being flawed. He was knocking out middleweights before he boiled his way down to WW.