Calzaghe: Pavlik refused fight offer after Lacy fight

[C'MONMANG']

Calzaghe is being interviewed on live radio here in Ireland at mo, and presenters asked him why he won't be fighting Kelly Pavlik.

Joe - 'It's funny how people start running their mouth off once a fight has been signed. Once im signed up. We offered him the fight after I beat Lacy and he refused. We offered him again after he beat Taylor and he refused the fight. So what can I do about that.'

Furthermore, Joe maintains this is his final fight.

Discuss

lol..after the Lacy fight? what the hell were offering Pavlik a fight for back then? A middle weight CONTENDER ..LOL

[Chunk..]

No way is this true!?!

[starjammer]

It was a radion station called FM106 Newstalk

Im deadly serious anyway guys, I dont have a habit of posting lies if anyone knows me.

When joe said this is definitly my last fight, the presenter said 'So you wont be fighting Kelly Pavlik? He was clamoring for you all last week.'

Thats when Joe said all that.

Also strangely the presenter brought up about Roy's incident with the steroid abuse and Joe said he's not worried about it aslong as Roy doesnt use them on him,lol. He did say though that he would recommend that Roy be examined closely around the fight for drug intake. I thought that was a bit lame, considering he's supposed to have a good deal of respect for Roy.

[abadger]

Although this is the first I've heard of it, and I have no idea if it really is true or not, taking it at face value its not so unlikely they offered Pavlik the Bika fight. I can remember at the time that Pavlik was regarded as a goodish MW guy, certainly nothing like now, probably much closer to Bika's level so I could imagine his name being thrown into the ring when Joe was looking for a tune-up type opponent that would get a litle notice in the US. It does make sense.

As for whether it is true or not, who knows?

EDIT: True by Joe starjammer, not you.

[MELLY-MEL...]

vlikwas farto green after lacy. i mean come on. after taylor yeah, but regardless, now is the time. after jones, and bhop they both need to fight each other at that point. unless joe retires.

[starjammer]

Although this is the first I've heard of it, and I have no idea if it really is true or not, taking it at face value its not so unlikely they offered Pavlik the Bika fight. I can remember at the time that Pavlik was regarded as a goodish MW guy, certainly nothing like now, probably much closer to Bika's level so I could imagine his name being thrown into the ring when Joe was looking for a tune-up type opponent that would get a litle notice in the US. It does make sense.

As for whether it is true or not, who knows?

EDIT: True by Joe starjammer, not you.

Yeah it does seem to make sense, man. I know what you mean, haha.

I posted more above incase anyone misses it ^^

[Kball15]

that would have been a HUGE step up for PAVLIK, so of coarse thats when Calzaghe called him out lol.

And of COARSE Pavlik couldnt fight him after Taylor 1 because there was an immediate rematch clause. So of COARSE thats when Calzaghe is gonna call him out. LOL

[Clegg]

Well Pavlik had to fight a rematch against Taylor so I can't blame him for turning it down. Unless he meant after the second Taylor fight?

[abadger]

that would have been a HUGE step up for PAVLIK, so of coarse thats when Calzaghe called him out lol.

And of COARSE Pavlik couldnt fight him after Taylor 1 because there was an immediate rematch clause. So of COARSE thats when Calzaghe is gonna call him out. LOL

What, so you think that back in 2006, before anyone knew Pavlik was any good Joe called him out for a tuneup fight because he had correctly identified that the young man he would beat in that tuneup fight would one day go on to be a huge threat to him? Probably.

Maybe Joe just wanted a slightly well known but beatable American opponent?

IF any of this is true.

[starjammer]

Well Pavlik had to fight a rematch against Taylor so I can't blame him for turning it down. Unless he meant after the second Taylor fight?

Yeah he must have meant after the the second one. Unless when Arum didn't think Taylor was going to take the rematch and they were talking about some other opponents.