Kelly Pavlik vs. Paul Williams - Deal Reached For 9/27?

[Chase8400]

Gary Lockett then
Paul Williams

What the **** is going on? it's not as if there's a shortage of fighters.

What about Abraham?

AA is stuck doing a mandatory title defense at the end of this year. Don't worry, he will get his chance to get clobbered too early next year.

Pavlik by murder in less than 6 rounds. I guess Williams wanted to "really" test his chin.

[Kris Silver]

Yeh I know the mandatories are out there and a major pain in the arse, but theres options like step aside fee's and such. I mean just look at Dawson, he was supposed to fight Diaconu before Johnson but sorted it for afterwards, in addition he's now said he'll only fight him in the states, and is pursuing Tarver.

Abraham and Kessler have been openly calling out Pavlik, it's clearly do able there end most likely, yet not once has anyone really mentioned Pavlik as ducking. Yet there's two champs there in the waiting calling him out. All Joe did is say Pavliks a possible, 2nd in preference. The double standards are immense, sorry. It's not even the case that Arum and Pavlik are saying we'll work on a fight with Kessler or Abraham, there's very little effort at all to make them for the fight after there next one even.

[Gabe is beast]

well atleast this fight will be more of a challenge for pavlik than lockett but williams is still gonna get his ass beat

[ALT-Assassin]

You don't think Abraham would drop the belt and mandatory for a shot at Pavlik? Also, I don't know the answer to this question, but are unification bouts not allowed to take the place of mandatories? I know some sanctioning bodies allow this.

If he drops the belt than I will agree Pavlik is ducking him,his management said he was fighting Raul Marquez.

[abadger]

Yeh I know the mandatories are out there and a major pain in the arse, but theres options like step aside fee's and such. I mean just look at Dawson, he was supposed to fight Diaconu before Johnson but sorted it for afterwards, in addition he's now said he'll only fight him in the states, and is pursuing Tarver.

Abraham and Kessler have been openly calling out Pavlik, it's clearly do able there end most likely, yet not once has anyone really mentioned Pavlik as ducking. Yet there's two champs there in the waiting calling him out. All Joe did is say Pavliks a possible, 2nd in preference. The double standards are immense, sorry. It's not even the case that Arum and Pavlik are saying we'll work on a fight with Kessler or Abraham, there's very little effort at all to make them for the fight after there next one even.

As usual, this is all true.

[PrettyBoyFloyd7]

Williams is a fool if he takes this fight.

he is gonna get ko'd.

I dont think so....Paul walks around at this weight, and he has a good chance. If this is at Atlantic City on 9/27 i will be there. I am also going to purchashe tickets for Calzaghe/Jones @ MSG the Saturday before. I will be going to two fights back to back.

[MASSMAN]

Williams will not be able to take Pavliks punch at 160

This is a ****** fight for Paul Williams to take. He has so many options at 147 for about the same if not more money than this fight at 160 against Pavlik. Pavlik is a huge middleweight, Williams is a skinny welterweight and is easy to hit, as shown in the Quintana and the second half of the Margarito fight. Williams has no chance. He wont be able to outbox Pavlik and he damn sure wont be able to hurt Pavlik. Pavlik will stop Williams in less than 5 round! ****** fight for Williams if you ask me. I guess he still gets to keep his 147 title after he loses. He should focus on the Cotto/Margarito winner or loser or even the Zab vs Clottey winner or loser, espcially if Zab wins it.

[ALT-Assassin]

Yeh I know the mandatories are out there and a major pain in the arse, but theres options like step aside fee's and such. I mean just look at Dawson, he was supposed to fight Diaconu before Johnson but sorted it for afterwards, in addition he's now said he'll only fight him in the states, and is pursuing Tarver.

Abraham and Kessler have been openly calling out Pavlik, it's clearly do able there end most likely, yet not once has anyone really mentioned Pavlik as ducking. Yet there's two champs there in the waiting calling him out. All Joe did is say Pavliks a possible, 2nd in preference. The double standards are immense, sorry. It's not even the case that Arum and Pavlik are saying we'll work on a fight with Kessler or Abraham, there's very little effort at all to make them for the fight after there next one even.

No offers have been made by either the Abraham camp or the Kessler camp and Abrahams camp have stated they are fighting Raul,Kesslers camp is being forced into a mandatory missmatch.If they vacate the belts then talk of ducking.

[RL_GMA]

RIP Pitty Pat Pauly

[Kris Silver]

No offers have been made by either the Abraham camp or the Kessler camp and Abrahams camp have stated they are fighting Raul,Kesslers camp is being forced into a mandatory missmatch.If they vacate the belts then talk of ducking.

Oh come on dude, they have to dump their belts all together and sit by the phone hoping that will suddenly make Pavlik fight him? What kind of technical excuse is that. They've called him out and Arum and Pavlik have hardly said they'll fight either of them the fight after next, let alone the one after.