Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins on October 18 HBO PPV?

[Feint]

The thing is, unless Kelly stops him, which is very unlikely, he will end up looking like crap in the fight, win or lose...

Yeah, this is definitely the risk when you fight Hopkins. I think Pavlik will win but I can't see him looking good while doing it. I would be very impressed if he can KO Hopkins though.

[Jim Jeffries]

Yeah, this is definitely the risk when you fight Hopkins. I think Pavlik will win but I can't see him looking good while doing it. I would be very impressed if he can KO Hopkins though.

That's about the only way Pavlik comes out of the fight looking good, or gets even the tiniest bit of credit, and that is extremely unlikely. I would avoid Hopkins like the plague if I was Kelly.

[GreatestIam]

This is gonna be a good fight, i think it favors Pavlik.. dude is fierce and has more power and a workrate similar to Joe!

[daggum]

Gotcha. Hey I think Hopkins and Holyfield still have stuff in the tank. But I'd rather see them both retire than take any more unnecessary beatings .

like the beating he took in the calzaghe fight oh the humanity!

[el malo]

its meaningless fights like this that keep people from becoming boxing fans

[mspiegelo]

20k??..............

are yo ******ed???- bhops not getting stopped. ill bet you 20k. ill have it by the time the fight pans out... anyone who wants this bet pm me. ill take the first guy who gets at me. peace.

[Allucard]

word. why not Abraham for Pavlik for one?

[switchsouthpaw]

It'll be one hell of a boring fight. No one will land anything worth landing cleanly.

My thoughts exactly.When is the last time Hopkins was in an exciting fight. I think Kelly Pavlik is a very good fighter but some people make him out to be the second coming.While I agree that he is tough and very good, he is still beatable. Getting back to a proposed Hopkins fight, this will be one big grapple match courtesy of B-Hop. I can't see this fight being worth it's salt.Pavlik needs to turn his attention to Abraham. Pavlik is getting a free pass while Jermaine took a beating (pun intended) by the media for fighting lesser caliber opponents(granted he struggled) after he took on B-Hop. I think Pavlik should be pressured to fight Abraham and no more Gary Locketts or even Paul Williams, a welterweight. Margarito being the measuring stick for Paul Williams, Margarito is a tough S.O.B and got to Williams quite a lot. Pavlik is bigger and just as tough an S.O.B with an even stronger punch.

[Super Greg]

I don't think there's any question that Bernard would beat Pavlik in his prime.

Right On man

[fightnews55]

Pavlik will earn the distinction of being the first man to stop b-hop

At 43 years old? Big ****in whoop,,,,,