Kelly Pavlik should comeback with Freddie Roach as his trainer

[hectari]

i think Pavlik had a long good rest and should comeback to boxing at 168 he should train under freddie roach. I think they would mesh well stylewise. Pavlik is an offensive fighter and roack is an offensive first trainer.

Pavlik is one of the toughest guys in boxing, and if his mind and focus is on point, he would probably knock out carl froch agreed?

[Crazylegs77]

He was a good fighter, very tough, gutsy, huge punch. Would be great to see him comeback but he has irreparable damage, suffers from seizures. He really cant.

[Dr Rumack]

Freddie would probably have provided more discipline than Robert Garcia, but if Robert couldn't get him back to contender level then Freddie couldn't have either. Kelly's all done and it would be a mistake to come back.

[Eastcoast]

He hasn't had a good rest at all, he's only continued to abuse his body and mind. For crying out loud he passed out in a court room! His reflexes are likely completely eroded and his punch resistance probably gone as well. He's forever done.

[STREET CLEANER]

This guy got ruined by Hopkins. Plus his chosen lifestyle is not going to let him do a comeback.

He was a legit threat to anybody but we will never know

[W1LLPARK3R]

[QUOTE=STREET CLEANER;15853176]This guy got ruined by Hopkins. Plus his chosen lifestyle is not going to let him do a comeback.

He was a legit threat to anybody but we will never know[/QUOTEmay



Maybe psychologically. The only thing Bernard ever ruined was a good ppv..

[boliodogs]

Boxing at the top level is hard. You not only have to have natural talent but you have to try very hard. You have to love to fight and win so that you will train hard and keep improving your skills. Pavlic quit in his prime with multi million dollar fights being there for him. All he had to do was sign the contract and train and fight and collect his millions. His heart wasn't in it even though he was young with lots of natural skill, speed and power. Unless he gets his love of boxing back he won't succeed even with a great trainer like Roach training him.

[W1LLPARK3R]

Kelly was a great Middleweight, tremendous puncher..but he never really carried his power up to 168. Plus he had the drinking problem at the end of his career that hastened his decline..

[anonymous2.0]

Kelly has the shakes plus he was real deep into alcohol for a long long time. Guarantee a liver shot by a regular joe let alone a boxer will put Kelly down.

[ELPacman]

Honestly, I think maybe the celebrity got to him a little too much as much as he'd deny it.
He tried to maintain that humble attitude and that's what I had liked a lot about him, but seeing as how his team reacted immediately after the Hopkins loss showed some immaturity out of his camp. It's like they were hiding back the true anger in themselves and it just came out.

Regardless, I don't think he could get back to true elite status if he made a return. He'd be a solid gatekeeper perhaps but not much else.