Kelly Pavlik announced retirement.

[raskat]

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[P4P_No1]

Pavlik retired

Don't know if it's been posted anywhere but

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8859950/kelly-pavlik-decides-retire-preserve-long-term-health

Thoughts?

[S. Saddler 1310]

been saying for the longest that he was done and that the old Kelly was never coming back.


he may yet return, but it would be a mistake to do so.

[kiaba360]

Don't know if it's been posted anywhere but

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8859950/kelly-pavlik-decides-retire-preserve-long-term-health

Thoughts?

I guess he didn't tell Garcia.

[-PBP-]

Good decision. Hopefully he's well off financially and can stay away

[josenoway]

I guess it's about time. He could still probably line up a couple fights to buffer his retirement funds but I don't think retirement was that far off anyways.

And lmao at this:

"I had a pretty good career," Pavlik said. "I was 40-2 and I only lost to two of the best guys, Martinez and Hopkins. I'm content. It's not like I got knocked out. It's not like I got knocked out the way Manny Pacquiao got knocked out (in December by Juan Manuel Marquez).

[askoe]

Good decision......but i was quite looking forward too see if he still had it. Good for him that he knows that he hasn't.

[BafanaBafana]

Don't know if it's been posted anywhere but

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8859950/kelly-pavlik-decides-retire-preserve-long-term-health

Thoughts?

And this is the guy that was gonna fight Ward? If he's not there mentally, then he's right to retire.

[S. Saddler 1310]

i was of the opinion that Ward would've been the first to stop him.

[hectari]

I bet you that KO of Pacquiao and the news of the possible parkinsons scared him.