Comments Thread For: Kelly Pavlik Remains Very Loyal To Trainer Jack Loew

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Changing trainers wouldn't suddenly give Pavlik quick feet and masterful defense. He has strengths and weaknesses like any other fighter. The goal of a trainer is to get the most out of his fighter, and I think Loew has done a pretty good job even though he isn't a boxing mind like Roach, Steward, etc. It's also important for a fighter to trust his trainer, and clearly Pavlik trusts Loew.

Loew hinted in the article, correctly in my opinion, that other people are more to blame for Pavlik's setbacks than him. Top Rank had Pavlik move up 10 lbs to fight a supposedly shot Bernard Hopkins... it was a terrible match-up with no titles at stake, and it never should have happened. He should have fought Abraham, who he would have exposed like Froch did. Presumably he still would have lost to Martinez but Pavlik's overall situation would have been much better.

Anyway, he has good potential at 168. The only horrible match-up would be Ward, though Pavlik would have a puncher's chance given Ward's chin. Bute is better but can be outworked and is vulnerable to right hands. Who knows what Dirrell is up to. Froch is even slower than Pavlik. Abraham has been totally exposed. Kessler isn't what he was, though that would an interesting fight.

It also sounds like Loew was passing the buck, so that Top rank are deemed to be the ones at fault with the Hopkins defeat. They took the fight thinking that just because Hopkins looked tired against Calzaghe, they'd be able to wear "the old man" down in the same way. Perhaps they should have realised the difference in styles between the two fighters and actually devised a strategy that went beyond "hitting your opponent more". LOL!

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It also sounds like Loew was passing the buck, so that Top rank are deemed to be the ones at fault with the Hopkins defeat. They took the fight thinking that just because Hopkins looked tired against Calzaghe, they'd be able to wear "the old man" down in the same way. Perhaps they should have realised the difference in styles between the two fighters and actually devised a strategy that went beyond "hitting your opponent more". LOL!

NOBODY, gave Hopkins a chance, Kelly was a red-hot favorite in that fight.

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Jermain Taylor and Ricky Hatton switched from their orginal trainers late in their professional boxing careers, and they haven't been heard from since.

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Jack is wack...I don't rate him as a trainer at al!!!! ....Kelly is a REAL fighter, I really like the dude...hope he can get his career back on track....but he's gonna have some serious issues at '68....in my book he's 0-2 above 160...I had JT squeekin' out that rematch on my scorecard....I wish Kell the best, I really hope he can make some noise again...but I wouldn't bet on it

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168 is gonna be a tough division for Kelly. I actually think he does match up good against Ward though. That is, if Ward were to fight Kelly in the same fashion as he did against Green

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Freddie Roach would do wonders for Pavlik and his lateral movement. If I was Kelly I'd head out to L.A. and the Wild Card Gym.