Kelly Pavlik has an alcohol problem??

[VatoMulatto]

From B-Talk

"As for Kelly I try to stay away from personal things with fighters. But so many times their personal lives interfere with their ring performances. Sitting on press row Saturday I heard some disturbing things about Kelly. The main topic was Kelly’s out of control drinking. I know Kelly denies this, but it is very disturbing to hear that a world champion is a DRUNK. That is the exact term that was used for Pavlik all throughout press row. I also heard that Pavlik was 190lb just 6 weeks before the fight. That may explain his 20lb weight increase from the weigh in. How could a man not be sluggish when on Friday he weighed 160 and Saturday he weighed 180. That’s 20lbs of mass in one day that your body has to lug around. Kelly Pavlik is the type of fighter who has to give himself the best chance to win. By doing these things he is not. I too observed how tired Kelly was late and that’s when I expected him to take over. That was not the same kid who walked Taylor down. His career as a top flight fighter is in serious jeopardy"

[Derranged]

He looked like his normal self on Saturday night.

[Calilloyd]

From B-Talk

"As for Kelly I try to stay away from personal things with fighters. But so many times their personal lives interfere with their ring performances. Sitting on press row Saturday I heard some disturbing things about Kelly. The main topic was Kelly’s out of control drinking. I know Kelly denies this, but it is very disturbing to hear that a world champion is a DRUNK. That is the exact term that was used for Pavlik all throughout press row. I also heard that Pavlik was 190lb just 6 weeks before the fight. That may explain his 20lb weight increase from the weigh in. How could a man not be sluggish when on Friday he weighed 160 and Saturday he weighed 180. That’s 20lbs of mass in one day that your body has to lug around. Kelly Pavlik is the type of fighter who has to give himself the best chance to win. By doing these things he is not. I too observed how tired Kelly was late and that’s when I expected him to take over. That was not the same kid who walked Taylor down. His career as a top flight fighter is in serious jeopardy"

It definitely hasn't helped him and if I was going to buy any of his excuses, this is his most legitimate. Of course the resonsibilty falls on him. A lack of dicipline is his own fault.

[Thread Stealer]

There's long been rumors that he's either an alcoholic or simply drinks too much.

That hand injury when he was fixing a window was suspected by some to be when he was drunk and punched a window.

Well, if that's the case, at least he was drunk. Judah hurt his hand and messed up the Mosley fight by just being mad and punching the window on the sauna door.

[*2TOUGH*]

From B-Talk

"As for Kelly I try to stay away from personal things with fighters. But so many times their personal lives interfere with their ring performances. Sitting on press row Saturday I heard some disturbing things about Kelly. The main topic was Kelly’s out of control drinking. I know Kelly denies this, but it is very disturbing to hear that a world champion is a DRUNK. That is the exact term that was used for Pavlik all throughout press row. I also heard that Pavlik was 190lb just 6 weeks before the fight. That may explain his 20lb weight increase from the weigh in. How could a man not be sluggish when on Friday he weighed 160 and Saturday he weighed 180. That’s 20lbs of mass in one day that your body has to lug around. Kelly Pavlik is the type of fighter who has to give himself the best chance to win. By doing these things he is not. I too observed how tired Kelly was late and that’s when I expected him to take over. That was not the same kid who walked Taylor down. His career as a top flight fighter is in serious jeopardy"

So ***in what... he got his ass beat..

[-Rab]

If he hadn't lost last saturday night, We would've never seen these excuses from him losing. ****ing one dimensional fighter got owned.

[John Hue]

I had a feeling Pavlik's career was on the slide as soon as he signed the Hopkins fight. That fight finished him. He did not come to terms with the loss,the drinking problem does not surprise me.

[Calilloyd]

There's long been rumors that he's either an alcoholic or simply drinks too much.

That hand injury when he was fixing a window was suspected by some to be when he was drunk and punched a window.

Well, if that's the case, at least he was drunk. Judah hurt his hand and messed up the Mosley fight by just being mad and punching the window on the sauna door.

LOL that sounds more believable actually.

[ghost deini]

i don't know if im buying that he had a staph infection in his hand thats what kept him out so long

and he did come on strong in the middle rounds before being cut

but his last "live" opponent was bernard who beat him up but has since looked like **** against a washed up jones jr

then he fights rubio and espino you don't have to be an alcoholic to start slacking when you are fighting guys like that

he wasn't prepared for martinez he started to get a grip on the fight but he had let himself get too far behind as soon as sergio turned it up a gear it was over for pavlik

i actually thought that kelly would prevail despite his lack of big fights but i was wrong he didn't have enough to beat martinez even if he didn't get cut so bad i don't think he would have pulled it off.

martinez kind of let him close the distance midway through maybe he was taking a few rounds of knowing he would have some energy late on the close out the fight strong

maybe he is on the booze but i just think martinez is probably a better fighter than him thats all

[carlos slim]

he sounds like a drunk in interviews....and hes always complaining nowadays, he wanted to quit but his trainer didnt let him say it...he def tried to lose weight too fast....dunno if hes really a drunk, im sure his hometown people get jealous of his success....either way his career at the top is done....