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By Patrick Kehoe - No crown was lost, a title neither forfeited nor voided in having suffered defeat. Kelly Pavlik was nevertheless in shock at how comprehensively he’d been out boxed by veteran tormentor Bernard Hopkins during their 12 round, 170lbs-ish catch-weight, one man, one night only, Atlantic City engagement. On October 18, 2008, the 26 year-old middleweight champion from Youngstown, Ohio had found out who was, indeed, the man on that night.
“A lot of great fighters lose fights and they bounce back... Our main goal right now and job is just to get over that fight, which I did a week after the fight was over, and move on... My whole career is not over.” Kelly Pavlik understands the value of self-belief stemming from the simplicity of purpose.
Repeating to register all the correct clichés during ones media days, leading up to his hometown middleweight title mandatory defence against Marco Antonio Rubio, at the Chevrolet Center in Youngstown, Ohio, helps Pavlik steady his nerves, aligning necessity with method. Even though Team Pavlik have been staying mainly behind closed doors, they insist their reasons for doing so has more to do with camp discipline and maintaining focus than avoiding all those irritating Hopkins questions. [details]
“A lot of great fighters lose fights and they bounce back... Our main goal right now and job is just to get over that fight, which I did a week after the fight was over, and move on... My whole career is not over.” Kelly Pavlik understands the value of self-belief stemming from the simplicity of purpose.
Repeating to register all the correct clichés during ones media days, leading up to his hometown middleweight title mandatory defence against Marco Antonio Rubio, at the Chevrolet Center in Youngstown, Ohio, helps Pavlik steady his nerves, aligning necessity with method. Even though Team Pavlik have been staying mainly behind closed doors, they insist their reasons for doing so has more to do with camp discipline and maintaining focus than avoiding all those irritating Hopkins questions. [details]
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