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Kelly Pavlik’s trainer, Jack Loew, says his man will adopt a “carefully aggressive” approach against Bernard Hopkins, but that that will not curb any of his fighter’s effectiveness.
The duo meet in a catch-weight clash (170lbs) in the early hours of Sunday morning in Atlantic City, a fight which is LIVE on Setanta Sports.
The Executioner has never been stopped in his long and illustrious career, but Loew believes if the fight turns into a toe-to-toe scrap that could well change.
A knockout is not a priority for the Pavlik camp though, and Loew says the middleweight will be taking a measured approach to controlling the bout.
“We're going to be carefully aggressive,” said Loew, who has worked with The Ghost for 17 years.
"We're not dumb enough to think we're just going to throw one-twos right down the middle. If they think we are one-dimensional, they are wrong.
"We've got an A, B and C plan. We'll adjust.
"But if Hopkins stands there and trade punches, it could be an early night."
The talk is gathering a nice pace ahead of the fight and Hopkins’ camp have been puring forth their own cries of war.
“I don't know their game plan, but at the start, Kelly is going to realise he's in there with a legitimate fighter,” said Hopkins’ trainer ****m Richardson.
“He's been in there against athletes who boxed a little bit. Bernard is all about fighting. That's it. None of that football or basketball stuff.”
From http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News...locale/boxing/
The duo meet in a catch-weight clash (170lbs) in the early hours of Sunday morning in Atlantic City, a fight which is LIVE on Setanta Sports.
The Executioner has never been stopped in his long and illustrious career, but Loew believes if the fight turns into a toe-to-toe scrap that could well change.
A knockout is not a priority for the Pavlik camp though, and Loew says the middleweight will be taking a measured approach to controlling the bout.
“We're going to be carefully aggressive,” said Loew, who has worked with The Ghost for 17 years.
"We're not dumb enough to think we're just going to throw one-twos right down the middle. If they think we are one-dimensional, they are wrong.
"We've got an A, B and C plan. We'll adjust.
"But if Hopkins stands there and trade punches, it could be an early night."
The talk is gathering a nice pace ahead of the fight and Hopkins’ camp have been puring forth their own cries of war.
“I don't know their game plan, but at the start, Kelly is going to realise he's in there with a legitimate fighter,” said Hopkins’ trainer ****m Richardson.
“He's been in there against athletes who boxed a little bit. Bernard is all about fighting. That's it. None of that football or basketball stuff.”
From http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News...locale/boxing/
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