Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” – Kelly Pavlik vs. Sergio Martinez: The Sledgehammer and The Sword

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by David P. Greisman - Once, they were raw materials, malleable, forged under fire, tempered over time. They became extensions of their personalities, which in turn were extensions of the places where they had been shaped and refined into men. Fighting men.

Kelly Pavlik, child of the steel city of Youngstown, Ohio, is blue-collar, workmanlike, punching in and punching out, a man with sledgehammers in his hands. Sergio Martinez, product of the Latin America country of Argentina, is machismo in motion, fluid on his feet, confident in conquest, a swashbuckling swordsman whose fists become blades. [Click Here To Read More]

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nicely written article,

I said awhile ago that if I was Pavlik's promoter or manager I would only put him in with brawlers and guys who would be in front of him. Top Rank got greedy and stuck him in with Hopkins for the paycheck and now he looks completely trigger shy and is completely exposed for what he really is.

A tough guy with really limited skills. I thought he should of beat Martinez with his size and strength, and I knew after the first round when he kept on backing up every time Martinez did anything. Kelly doesn't have the tools to win without coming forward consistently.