Who should Pavlik fight?

[Guest]

If regrettably Calzaghe has pulled out, Pavlik should fight Abraham (if he gets past Miranda) and then Kessler (if he gets past Satison).

I have heard some criticism of Kessler's choice of opponent. What do you think Bat? Is this just a set-up feel good comeback fight for Kessler or is this guy any kind of threat?

[The Hammer]

I'd like to see him fight Wright in September, and then unify with Abraham in December.

He should DEFINITELY NOT FIGHT RUBIO, he's not a mandatory like Lockett, so there's no good reason to. It would hurt Pavlik's reputation.

Lorenzo will be an extremely dangerous opponent when the time comes.

[roundingace]

In this order: Abraham, Sturm, Winky, Kessler, Calzaghe. He wins all four of those, who could argue his resume and legacy then? Whomever Arum puts him in there with, he will win convincingly and people can stop doubting him. Kelly is unlike any MW we have seen in a longtime. True grit, down to Earth peoples champ. Maybe I'm biased because I live in Youngstown, but come on, the kid got game.

[BattlingNelson]

I have heard some criticism of Kessler's choice of opponent. What do you think Bat? Is this just a set-up feel good comeback fight for Kessler or is this guy any kind of threat?

I think he should have taken the Miranda-fight. A fight he surely would win. Miranda is so overhyped in the US it's unfathomable.

Now he took Sartison who is an unknown quantity. From what I heard he's a classic eastern-european product witha stand-up classic style. He's undefeated which means the blueprint for defeating him is unknown and him being undefeated automatically means a threat to the opponent. That being said I cannot see him being any trouble for Kessler whatsoever. Word out of Kessler's camp is that he's better than ever having sparred 150+rounds.

You always have to be careful with a fighter coming of his first loss, so I think the fact that this fight being in Kessler's homecountry against a (probably) not so dangerous opponent is an ok career-move. The interesting part comes after this fight. The winner must face the certified tomatocan Danilo Haussler. In the event Kessler wins I hope he can pay Haussler off and then head for a big fight in the US against either Miranda (if he wins the Abraham-fight) or Kelly Pavlik.

Macman posted a link to Dimitri Sartisons fight vs Pablo Daniel Nievas.

You can download from page 4 at Profibox:

http://www.profibox.hu/forum/upload/...opic=501&st=75

I cannot get it to work unfortunately.

[Ben_London.]

Kelly should clean out the middleweight division this year and next, and then move up to 168.

He should fight Wright, Abraham, Lorenzo, Sturm and/or perhaps Mayorga as well.

Then in late 2009 or early 2010 he should move up to 168, where there will be plenty of opponents to choose from: Kessler, Inkin, Froch, Bute, etc.

[Pugilistic™]

Winky Wright or abraham.

[Sttuddahboy619]

He should fight the winner of Miranda-Abraham or Allan Greene!

[Boofdatruth]

I'd like to see him destroy John Duddy and Felix Sturm. Two pretenders who need to be disposed of.

Exactly. I'd rather he fight abraham, but he should clean out the other middleweight champions.