Calzaghe vs Pavlik will happen apparantly - but on Joe's terms

[P4P Opinion]

Mark my words. Drag this thread up if it never happens so I can apologise, but I have it from a fairly reliable (unfortunately not infallible) source that Calzaghe will fight Pavlik around May next year provided he beats Jones Jr.

My source works for Calzaghe's local paper and has it from his colleague who has a good relationship with Joe that Calzaghe's priority is finally having a fight with Jones, but is furious at suggestions he's ducking Pavlik. The way Joe sees it is this - he has been chasing a fight with Jones his whole career but never had a realistic chance without sacrificing his big title-defence paydays for ranking fights at 175. Joe claims that his only chance of a fight at the time would have been through forcing the issue by being a number one contender, but in doing so he'd have been making considerably less money. Unfortunately the biggest name at 168 other than Joe didn't want any part of him (Ottke) and Hopkins wasn't interested in moving up at the time. This meant that Joe didn't get his chance to make it big until Lacy showed up. Joe feels that he has been ducked by big name US boxers his whole career, and now it's his turn to wield the power. First Jones Jr, then Hopkins and Jermain Taylor later. Apparantly he'll take the Pavlik fight eventually, provided the money is right just to shut people up.

If this is all bull**** I apologise, but this guy isn't a liar. His colleague may be, but I thought some of you might be interested to know anyway. I for one am excited.

[RichCCFC]

Pavlik will have been exposed by Abraham by then so it doesn't matter.

[Mozza]

Thanks for the info. That is very interesting and it seems to me to be entirely possible.

[abadger]

Well, the level of detail has the ring of truth that someone actually said it, but it might just be someones private theory. Anyway, I very much hope that it does work out like that.

[WLAD OWNS]

Pavlik will have been exposed by Abraham by then so it doesn't matter.

Pavlik will beat Abraham....Abraham only fights in spurts, Pavlik has a great workrate, he will outwork Abraham and win by UD or late TKO....Abraham has a punchers chance of course, but Pavlik is a very hard man to stop.

[ßringer]

Pavlik will have been exposed by Abraham by then so it doesn't matter.

Yeah ****ing right. Abraham is a good fighter but he's not on Kelly's level. So he knocked out Miranda, big deal. Who's he beaten on the level of Jermain Taylor twice? (Taylor was a top 10 pound for pound fighter at the time Kelly dismantled him.)

[pesticid]

Abraham is for real. Haters will deny that but same haters talking about his defense put Winky Wright as a top 5 to 10 pfp fighter just cause he's had the opportunity to fight a little more. Well AA is just 28 years old.

[Mozza]

If I were Joe I think I would fight Pavlik first.

[abadger]

If I were Joe I think I would fight Pavlik first.

Yes, the whole Taylor and maybe Pavlik thing was strange. I can understand him wanting to fight Jones first though, clearly its a long held ambition.

The only thing I can think is that Calzaghe sees Pavlik for what he is, a decent but limited MW champ, whereas with Taylor having beaten Hopkins, he maybe sees him as the more credible threat.

[WLAD OWNS]

Abraham is for real. Haters will deny that but same haters talking about his defense put Winky Wright as a top 5 to 10 pfp fighter just cause he's had the opportunity to fight a little more. Well AA is just 28 years old.

Abraham is definitely for real, but he will still get beatdown by Pavlik.