Comments Thread For: Kelly Pavlik Sounds Off: “I’m Tired of Being a Puppet!”

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Former undisputed middleweight Kelly Pavlik spoke to my colleague Alec Kohut of MaxBoxing last night and sounded off on criticism surrounding his decision to pull out of a Saturday fight on ShoBox against Darryl Cunningham in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio.

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[Keysor]

Looks like the booze might finally have got to Pavlik's last remaining brain cell. He is certainly deluded if he thinks he has greater pull than Kessler has with his European fanbase. Kessler also has a win over Froch in his last 2 fights and fought back after the Ward fight. Pavlik is still nowhere

[Russian Crushin]

Problem is that Pavlik still thinks he's worth millions

Ok sit out another year, make no money, miss out on your 1.35 mil against bute, then sign with Shaw and do FNF for the rest of your career

[DLT]

Its 50/50 to me. I see where he's coming from and I think he should be getting more than 50g's but at the same time he has to realize that he's not the same guy he was when he was fighting Lockett and he's not fighting Hopkins so you arent going to make that type of money. Then he's talking about the attendance in Montreal but Bute will sell that place out against anyone. Pavlik acts like its going to be loaded because of him. Still, TR shouldve been more upfront about the money. In the end, I dont care anymore

[onechance87]

Sorry kelly,But u got no more leverage just like judah.

[The Devil]

Kelly will be MUCH better off to sit out that year then go to Golden Boy where he will get treated like a World Champion BY World Champions, rather than a pawn in Blob Arums greed circus. I cant understand why any fighter would work with a man who CLEARLY uses fighters rather than go with actual fighters who know what its like to be in Kelly's position. Golden Boy KO1 Top Stank

[Goat#1]

this guy is deluded.

[ChampBox@PR]

I dont blame him after hearing his side, I disagree with some of his points like him being bigger than Kessler and stuff.
But if they are really doing that 20 hours sign the contract or the fight is off I would had donde the same, Arum is a crook and people knows it, so dont blame it on Pavlik only!!

[fishman]

Pavlik definitely has a major character flaw going on here. He's a fighter who just came back from rehab, looked so-so against a nobody, and is complaining about making 7 figures. He obviously doesnt choose to realize what his true value is. I guess he wants more against Bute, becuse chances are, and he probably knows this, Bute will make him look awful, and people will realize how done he really is.

[Chex31]

Good, now stay gone.