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Okay a typical ppv has 3 undercard fights. It looks like pavlik is confirmed for this one which his history makes him exciting and I will watch. Does anybody know if the other two undercard fights have been confirmed?
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Sorry, not falling for the newest trick. U can't put on a half ass ppv headliner give me an average undercard and scam me out of my money.
I think I'll watch mangler or thegreata's YouTube channels instead.Comment
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final line-up
1. pacquiao
2. vazquez Jr
3. Pavlik
4. soto rematch
This could be one of the best ppvs in a long timeComment
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I dunno anything about Alfonso Lopez. I looked through his record and gives doubt to my mind about him being bum. He is undefeated, 28 years old, his pro debut was in 2007 and already fought 21 fights. Usually Arum doesn't put complete bums into PPV undercards, so I might expect the unexpected, Lopez beating Pavlik.Comment
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So what does everyone think of this undercard. Why stream a fight from a computer when you can watch on big screen tv for only 60 bucks. Is economy that bad for people that they don't have 60 bucksComment
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Made official today:
So it's looking like:Kelly Pavlik to fight Alfonso Lopez
Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik's return to the ring was made official on Monday, when Top Rank announced that he had officially been added to the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley Showtime PPV undercard on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pavlik has not fought since losing the middleweight title via decision to Sergio Martinez last April. He has had two stints in alcohol rehabilitation, but has been out since January and is ready to resume his career against Alfonso Lopez in a scheduled 10-round super middleweight fight.
"We are delighted to add a fight for Kelly Pavlik on this card. He has been inactive for awhile but we envision his return as coming back better than ever," Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said in a statement.
Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs), 28, of Youngstown, Ohio, won the middleweight championship by knocking out Jermain Taylor in September 2007 and beat him again on a decision in a non-title rematch. Pavlik made three defenses of his crown, but also suffered a lopsided decision loss to Bernard Hopkins in a non-title light heavyweight fight in 2008.
Besides the loss to Hopkins, Pavlik's reign was marred by a persistent and near-fatal staph infection on his left hand (which caused him to twice pull out of a defense against Paul Williams) and his alcohol problem.
Since leaving rehab in January, Pavlik has been training at home with longtime trainer Jack Loew. He decided to stop struggling to make the 160-pound middleweight limit and is moving up to the 168-pound super middleweight division. Lopez (21-0, 16 KOs), 28, of Cut and Shoot, Texas, has an eye-catching record, but Pavlik will represent his most notable opponent, by far.
Also on the pay-per-view undercard, lightweight titlist Humberto Soto (55-7-2, 33 KOs) of Mexico defends against Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) of Maywood, Calif., in a rematch of the 2010 ESPN.com fight of the year and junior featherweight titlist Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (20-0-1, 17 KOs) of Puerto Rico against Mexico's Jorge Arce (56-6-2, 43 KOs), a former junior flyweight and junior bantamweight titleholder.
Soto-Antillon
Pavlik-Lopez
Vazquez-Arce
And Benavidez-TBD on the untelevised portion, I like watching the kid fight, future P4Per IMO.Comment
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