Kelly Pavlik vs Sergio Martinez is Being Explored

[MegatronCEN*CAL]

Get off AA's nuts. Arthur has been using that weight drained excuse for ages and Pavlik would of received zero credit for the win.

Sorry. But that resume does not include AA, whom he has been ducking.

[Dubious-Dutch]

Sorry. But that resume does not include AA, whom he has been ducking.

It's still a better resume than AA and Sturm.

[MegatronCEN*CAL]

this fight will be good enough to fully redeem kelly.

How does this fight fully redeem Kelly? Especially when Sergio has to go up in weight.

[damned]

Hopkins must have taken Pavliks heart.

Pavlik was my favourite current boxer,not so much for his skills,but for his drive/ heart.It just seems that before he beat Taylor,he had the will and drive to get past anyone,and face anyone in his way-now it seems either him or his team are looking for either smaller opponents,or easier victories. He completely pissed away his opportunity for a fan friendly fight that would have boosted his fans confidence in him (Arthur Abraham). I just feel once he got a taste of some glory and money,he lost his will for success ....pathetic.I'm losing my faith in this guy as a fighter....

[MissDeeCole]

Pavlik was my favourite current boxer,not so much for his skills,but for his drive/ heart.It just seems that before he beat Taylor,he had the will and drive to get past anyone,and face anyone in his way-now it seems either him or his team are looking for either smaller opponents,or easier victories. He completely pissed away his opportunity for a fan friendly fight that would have boosted his fans confidence in him (Arthur Abraham). I just feel once he got a taste of some glory and money,he lost his will for success ....pathetic.I'm losing my faith in this guy as a fighter....

if you read all of the articles, its clearly his team. hes given newspaper and radio interviews one after the other almost angry about not being more active, not facing more top guys

[D-MiZe]

Pavlik should try 168 again.

[hookoutofhell]

i dont think its pavlik but his team, pavlik seems like a good guy willing to face the best but his team are wanting to protect him.

imo he still had a chance of outworking AA at 160 and taking the W but arums decision to make AA wait a while longer and secure the fight with an even more weight drained A backfired. now AA is going into a stacked division, in a tourney and in 3/4 fights his resume and bank account will look wa whole lot better. pavlik meanwhile is fighting LMW's (mora, martinez etc).

why not try and secure the fight with sturm. sturm barely escaped with the decision last night and a win over him would not only do pavliks confidence the world of good but also show others that he is serious about a legeacy at MW.

[bojangles1987]

Aw, poor Kelly Pavlik still can't handle a challenge because Hopkins kicked his ass...

Seriously, he needs to either fight the best at middleweight or move to 168. You cannot protect a fighter who suffers a defeat like he did this much. Pavlik may be wondering now whether he really can beat anyone. He has successfully avoided Abraham now that Abraham is involved in the super middle round robin for the next couple years.

[joe strong]

Williams,sturm,bute & if you can't make any of those fights I'd be okay with Martinez but that's fighting another smaller guy.Martinez is solid thou.pavlik sure has been spinning his wheels the last 6 months.rubio was a mdndatory & he got rid of him but why was he negotiating to fight duddy then that idiot sergio mora.

[joe strong]

It's still a better resume than AA and Sturm.

sorry man! Abraham has been chasing pavlik.he said he come to pavliks hometown to fight him but pavlik turned him down.both pavlik & sturm are ducking Abraham.he got a much better offer to join the tourney & fight at least 3 or 4 of the best smw in the world & make some serious $$$.