Wow! Paul Williams turned down 1.5 mil, for Kelly Pavlik!

[MANGLER]

I don't think Pwill woulda won anyway. If it's true, good move imo.

[Bushbaby]

Paul Williams would beat Pavlik!!

[Vladimir303]

If Paul Williams is ducking anybody then the whole boxing world of fighters are duckers.

Give me a break.

[boxingfan4life]

show me an article of him doin this and ill believe it

[ferocity]

Sounds like to me Arum wasnt interested in Marg losing to Paul Williams no matter what the price was and in return tried to lowball Williams in a fight with Pavlik, perhaps knowing Williams would win that one too.

You are saying 1.5 mil, the most Wiliam has ever made, was a low ball offer?

[BadNewz]

It's obvious that Pavlik lowballed Williams because Pavlik was afraid of him. All Pavlik needed to do if he really wanted to fight was make an offer Williams deserved. Instead, he made an offer that was insulting.

[The Gambler1981]

1.5 million really is not a low ball offer for Williams, although if Arum started with 1.5 and would not up it a little that is not really trying to get the fight made either. Sometimes fights just do not get made and it is usually over money not fear.

[Vasyl’s dad]

I always thought Paul was willing to fight anyone?

[boxer12]

neither one is scared

arum is the problem here

[Bhopreign]

You are saying 1.5 mil, the most Wiliam has ever made, was a low ball offer?

What dont you understand? Do you realize that 1.5 mil is insanely low against a Kelly Pavlik, especially at that time, he is undisputed middleweight champ mind you. Its the same reason 3 years ago Hatton asked for 13 million for Floyd, not that he was scared but that if youre going to fight a once in a lifetime fight you better make it worth it. Again a Pavlik fight is worth alot more than 1.5 mil. Its not about whether its his highest to date or not, but with Marquez being your idol and the insanely $30,000 he took and giving his title away to Chris John, I dont expect you to understand.