Remember in 2007 when everyone loved Pavlik

[DiegoFuego]

And hated Jermain Taylor? Sure, Taylor's run at middleweight left a little to be desired, but he did dethrone p4p number 1 Bernard Hopkins and beat him in a rematch. Call them draws if you want, but don't make me laugh by saying Hopkins won either fight. Then he gets another draw with Wright, the number 2 p4p guy in the world. Again, don't call it a Wright win. But yeah, then he wasted our time fighting Ouma and Spinks.

He signs to fight Pavlik, and I'm pretty sure it's going to be a Taylor victory. Pavlik was raw and badly lacked fundamentals. Sure enough, Taylor had him ready to go within minutes. But he failed to finish the deal and lost his title. It was a great fight for sure, but one Taylor gave away more than lost. Everyone on here was so excited about Pavlik and talked about how great of a champ he would be, a surefire improvement over Taylor.

Now here we are in 2011, and he's arguably the worst official middleweight champion of all time. The few times he actually did fight, his opponents were jokes (other than the ones who outclassed him). His win-loss record is downright atrocious, Taylor being the only great fighter he ever beat. And I thought Taylor earned at least a draw in the rematch.

I just like looking back and all that and laughing. Cheers, Kelly! You were a great champion in this sport.

[Leohappy]

public opinion is a *****, but in this case he only has himself to blame.
still,
imagine arums look on his face when he pulled out of the fight ... priceless.

[Larry the boss]

Hopkins derailed his career,seriously

[Check_hooks]

I never liked Pavlik, I could tell he was a bum the second I layed eyes on him.

[BTL]

You said he was the worst official champion then you go on to say he was a great champ?

[Ray*]

I use to loveeeee me some Pavlik, but then he did the samething that I accuse Taylor of doing by fighting low mediocre opponents after winning the Middleweight title, But then they picked on the wrong oldie in Hopkins... I love it when young fighters try on an oldie with a name to enhance their resume and then it goes all wrong for them...Love it.

[Larry the boss]

I never liked Pavlik, I could tell he was a bum the second I layed eyes on him.

[Larry the boss]

Pavlik had the goods but terrible management and shouldv'e gotten a real trainer(tho i do admire his loyalty)

[bojangles1987]

Another guy derailed by personal problems. Pavlik was a very good fighter at one point.

[Easy-E]

Hopkins literally ruined him.