Remember in 2007 when everyone loved Pavlik

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  • Steak
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    #11
    People love to overrate people who just burst onto the scene excitingly. It happens.

    I remember some posters saying that he would have beaten Barkley when I made a thread about it. lol.

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    • SirTomJones
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      #12
      one of my first threads was asking everyone to stfu about pavlik after Hopkins beats him

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      • JAB5239
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        #13
        Im still fond of Pavlik as a fighter. I won't make excuses for his comp or his losses, but I enjoy watching him fight.

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        • bojangles1987
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          #14
          Pavlik at one point was probably better than Sergio Martinez now. A messed up Pavlik did do pretty well against Sergio.

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          • mushahadeen
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            #15
            remember when Steroidgio Martinez had a really tough fight w/ a substance abusing Kelly Pavlik who didn't even care about fighting anymore and all the sergiosexuals creamed their pants?

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            • JAB5239
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              #16
              Originally posted by bojangles1987
              Pavlik at one point was probably better than Sergio Martinez now. A messed up Pavlik did do pretty well against Sergio.

              I thought he was going to come back and win after starting slow, but the cuts seem to distract him and took away from his momentum.

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              • bojangles1987
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                #17
                Originally posted by JAB5239

                I thought he was going to come back and win after starting slow, but the cuts seem to distract him and took away from his momentum.
                Sergio always lulls in the middle of fights, so I can't say the cuts are why Pavlik slowed down. Still, Pavlik did really well against a guy people are claiming is the best fighter in the world.

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                • BennyST
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by bojangles1987
                  Sergio always lulls in the middle of fights, so I can't say the cuts are why Pavlik slowed down. Still, Pavlik did really well against a guy people are claiming is the best fighter in the world.
                  Yep, and there was quite an obvious difference between the guy who first fought Taylor to the guy that fought Martinez. Not that obvious, but enough. He was a good, fun, exciting champ for a short time in a sport that is currently filled with mediocre, self-obsessed hacks and boring so-called 'world champions'.

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                  • JAB5239
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by bojangles1987
                    Sergio always lulls in the middle of fights, so I can't say the cuts are why Pavlik slowed down. Still, Pavlik did really well against a guy people are claiming is the best fighter in the world.

                    Don't get me wrong, Im not blaming the cuts for the loss. A great fighter overcomes those types of obstacles and he instead lost focus. Jmo. Either way you look at it you're right though. Considering all his problems he did pretty well.

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                    • miron_lang
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                      #20
                      Turning down over a million dollars after having problems with Alcohol?


                      Looks like the Alcohol is winning.

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