Kelly Pavlik's Dad Wanted Hopkins Fight Stopped

[KILLA RIGHT]

His dad only wants the posotives of boxing but doesn't want to expect the negatives

[egreezy]

damn, after one loss theyre already talking retirement. i guess pav didnt take the loss well

I've actually read retirement talk from them b4 this saying after 3-5 big fights calling it quits.

[Singularity]

to be fair pavlik didnt make any excuses himself when he was interviewed
its all his camp

[dstew]

to be fair pavlik didnt make any excuses himself when he was interviewed
its all his camp

Pavlik started to say something in his post-fight interview in the videos section, but Jack Loew kind of shuts him down before he can get it out.

It starts at about the 2:20 mark with him hinting at "something earlier in the week," but when the interviewer presses him further, Kelly looks at Loew before answering and Loew said, "It's alright, don't worry about it."

Again, this is all ******ed. If there was anything wrong with their fighter, they should've been reasonable about it and postponed the fight. Coming out with it in the shadow of a lopsided ass-whipping is a ***** move. If it pisses me off as a fan, I know Hopkins is going to be pissed.

[BennyST]

that injury was talked about days or weeks before the fight and if you listen to pavlik talk after the fight he sounds congested.

He sounded congested because his mouth and nose were full of blood. His nose had been busted up badly and bleeding for a lot of the fight. It had nothing to do with him having bronchitis.

[Bhopreign]

Here we go again, typical excuses after a loss. If he had won you would hear none of this buffoonery.

[βetamax]

Maybe Hopkins hired an evil Voodoo priest to use one of those dolls with the needles so that everytime Pavlik was about to throw a punch he would puncture an arm.

I mean it's possible, right? That would explain why Pavlik couldn't throw the punches he wanted to.

[TheGoldenChamp]

The truth- An old fashion ass whoopin

No excuses, Pavlik got taken to school by a special legendary fighter and became a victim of an old fashion ass whoopen. The lesson learned, "Always respect your elders" and the goal for your fight should be a victory, not a knockout. Another lesson learned is that B-Hop is perhaps one of the greatest boxers every. "It ain't over til its over".

[-Boxzilla-]

they should just look at it as a learning experience and move on . . . which is what i think they'll do

[Kris Silver]

The thing is, Pavlik is a prime healthy fit young man. Is Hopkins all of those things, no. I find it strange he'd be so ill he couldn't even keep up with Hops and look threatening for a few rounds at least and have some good moments at least. He didn't and admitted he was not out of breath, or tired, and felt good. So what's that about, now everyone else is speaking for him so no Kelly you weren't feeling good!?

I respect Kelly for not talking of this supposed ill ness of elbow and bronchitis, but then is that because he doesn't want to be seen to be making excuses, or because he genuinely did as he say, felt good, no problems. I think the latter is far more likely, it's people around him making more excuses to try and defend him and his loss.

It doesn't really add up, and just points to the fact it was Hopkins boxing that was keeping Kelly off, not the other way round.