Kelly Pavlik-Sergio Mora Agreement Reached

[KostyaTszyu44]

..................nothing need be said

[MissDeeCole]

No no no no!! Duddy, Abraham, Sturm, anyone, NOT MORA

[handler000]

This fight shows Pavlik is in full retreat mode against any top fighters.

[Alec900]

buuuuuuullll****ttttt


stop ducking Abraham you c***s

[Dave Rado]

What's worse than this fight is the why it's happening. Arum can claim all he wants that no one knows who Aurthur Abraham is but the truth is the majority of boxing fans do. He can claim too that he wants Arthur to establish himself in the States so that a fight between him and Pavlik will make money. The majority of people who watch boxing are people who visit sites like this or follow the sport closely. I don't know nor have I ever known any casual fan that would order a PPV with Tyson and De La Hoya fights being the exception.

The names Mike Tyson and Oscar De La Hoya (just to name two) transcend the sport and attract people to fights even they don't follow the sport regularly. Newsflash Bob Arum...you talk of Abraham's lack of noterity but no one outside of the hardcore followers of boxing knows who Kelly Pavlik is either so your excuse isn't a valid one. Furthermore Abraham is a bigger name than Mora is which further invalidates your lame excuse. This is a fight fans want to see and some will pay to see and while I'd like to say that no one will pay to watch Pavlik fight feather fisted Mora millions will because they don't know how to say no or go without to make a point or send a message.

I'm a humble boxing fan of 35 years and while I know and understand the fight game I know little to nothing of what goes on behind the scenes with promoters and fighters, however if Kelly really wants the Abraham fight he should take steps (if legally possible) to get it even if it means leaving Top Rank. Pavlik vs. Abraham is a fight every boxing fan wants to see and a fight that no casual or part time fan will ever know enough about or care about.

Any fighter has a chance to beat the other guy on any given night and while boxing often gives us surprise upsets, Mora's got virtually no chance in hell at beating Pavlik, especially with those powder puffs he calls fists. Pavlik's going to start connecting and Mora's going to sleep...that's it.

So much of boxing is having a great year thus far...its a shame that people like Bob Arum are allowed to do what they do and get away with it. Arum is avoiding Abraham as long as he possibly can so that he can milk Kelly for all he's worth for fear he may lose to Arthur. It's not about fame or glory, or the warriors code, it's all about money to the Arum's of the world and they'll keep screwing fans and the sport over for a few extra bucks because well...very few of us are willing to send them a message by not buying and watching fights like Pavlik vs. Mora.

Are the networks going to air this fight or is it going to be another unworthy PPV broadcast. I pray that HBO, Showtime, and ESPN send Arum a message by not buying the rights to this fight. So far this year they've made considerable efforts to bring us better fights and leave the boring or mismatched fights where they belong, in the trash. Mora is a nobody with no power and no excitement, and poses no threat to Kelly. Mora is the safe route to another title defense and that's crystal clear. Bob Arum can spin this any way he wants but it's garbage regardless of what color bow he tries to tie on this.

Abraham, Williams, or Sturm...hell call up Kirkland from Jr. Middleweight but not Mora! What makes this even more disgusting is the fact that Arum is considering putting a disgraced cheater on the Mexico portion of this undeserving card and PPV. This whole thing sickens me.

Kelly's career is being stalled and stunted by the actions of Arum.

Arum is the virus that makes boxing sick...nothing more nothing less.

Good post - I, too, have lost most of the respect I had for Arum, lately; but I think you greatly overstate the willingness of the networks to make the best fights. HBO killed Williams-Clottey last year, and tried to kill Taylor-Froch this year as well. Both decisions were terrible for the health of the divisions concerned, although in the latter case, Showtime saved it, fortunately. I could give other recent examples.

[ottoevans]

Its all Arum's fault not Pavlik. But if you cant get Arthur i dont mind a Pavlik-Mora fight and put Cotto in the undercard im cool with that.

Not a blockbuster fight night but a good saturday fight for that hot summer night

[WESS]

Dont hate on Pavlik for taking the Joe Calzaghe road!

[Pugilistic™]

I hope Pavlik takes on more meaningful fights after this.

[johnheys]

come on im starting to feel diferently about pavlik. he needs to step it up and take on abraham. its time to put clarity in the division

[Addition]

I don't like this fight, but as long as he fight AA after then i'm cool with it.