As a Pavlik fan, I am not ashmed to say....

[KingArthur]

because here in america i can say what i like. thats why. vic is trash. aside his power he is garbage! don't like it? to bad!

Bro your gonna sit here and say, in front of allllll these viewer, the the Vic who fought Donaire and the Vic who fought Kirilov was the same fighter? Vic has improved everything........speed/defence(alittle bit lol)/combo's/boxing smarts/dtermination/motivation. The Vic who fought Donaire get KTFO by Mijares/Montiel/and Donaire AGAIN! The Vic who fought Kirilov actually has a chance against those three, he might not win, but he has a very good chance. And don't teach me about america ***** I was born and raised in the USA.

[MELLY-MEL...]

Bro your gonna sit here and say, in front of allllll these viewer, the the Vic who fought Donaire and the Vic who fought Kirilov was the same fighter? Vic has improved everything........speed/defence(alittle bit lol)/combo's/boxing smarts/dtermination/motivation. The Vic who fought Donaire get KTFO by Mijares/Montiel/and Donaire AGAIN! The Vic who fought Kirilov actually has a chance against those three, he might not win, but he has a very good chance. And don't teach me about america ***** I was born and raised in the USA.

oh yeah vic was totally improved! lol. same ****, in front of a different fighter who laid down. go watch some fights, and learn something. you know **** all. whatever, i'm done with you. your a ****ing moron.

[KingArthur]

oh yeah vic was totally improved! lol. same ****, in front of a different fighter who laid down. go watch some fights, and learn something. you know **** all. whatever, i'm done with you. your a ****ing moron.

you just proved your boxing intelligence in front of BoxingScene

[dog1dog2]

I'm in the camp that thinks a younger Hopkins could/probably would defeat this incarnation of Pavlik, but the reason that I don't think he will likely defeat Pavlik at this point in time can be summed up in two words: WORK RATE.

[KingArthur]

I'm in the camp that thinks a younger Hopkins could/probably would defeat this incarnation of Pavlik, but the reason that I don't think he will likely defeat Pavlik at this point in time can be summed up in two words: WORK RATE.

i think that work rate/pavlik coming forward will result in counter punches. Which as we know OldHop is pretty good at

[Danny Gunz]

Pavlik may lose to hopkins i dont think he will but he could. But win or lose pavlik still knocks out calzaghe easy.

[The Hammer]

Pavlik has an edge in work rate, power, and stamina. But Hopkins is a naturally thicker, bigger man who walks around at about 185-188 while Pavlik says he walks around at 176.

Hopkins is the trickiest fighter in the business. I'm worried about a cut over Pavlik's eye caused by a sneaky headbutt the referee doesn't see (then made worse by punches) or Pavlik's nose being broken by Hopkin's head. Hopkins will hold his opponent's arm while hitting behind the head, and use a sleeper hold with his arm around his opponents neck sometimes. He likely has many other sneaky tactics I don't know about.

I believe if Pavlik fights cautiously at some distance and is wary of head butts, he should win, and likely even become the first to KO B-Hop. But with Hopkins there is always some risk - B-Hop will come into the fight with some kind of plan, for sure.