Kelly Pavlik appreciation thread

[BKM-]

I know his life became a mess but he's got so many great memories that he can live with forever.

[Willy Wanker]

Pavlik was a good, exciting fighter. He was one of my favorite fighters when he was around. I would have loved to drink a beer with him, but after about his 19th beer, he would probably try to fight me. He would knock me out while he pisses in his pants and puke on himself right after.

Very good fighter and a very good drunk.

[Scary]

I liked Kelly Pavlik, sad that Hopkins kinda hitman'ed him. Wish we had seen him against Calzaghe. Good fighter in his hayday and interesting personality.

[SouthPawHitman]

I'm drinking one for this youngstown hero!!

Here's to you Kelly Pavlik

Sho looks good!

[hhs661]

Sho looks good!

nahmsayin??

[New England]

one of the things that makes it hardest for me is seeing kelly, in his prime, talking after fights. truly a humble, genuine guy. no joke, if you can't remember what a prime post fight interview from kelly looked like, check it out.

none of this, "i want to thank god for making me the most talented dude in the universe," attempt at being humble stuff. kelly pavlik was a genuinely humble, likeable guy. used to talk about his opponents' strengths in a manner that wasn't self serving, thank his sparring partners , and just generally be an all purpose charmer.

he also hit like a mule, had a very complete offensive arsenal, and was a 6'2" middleweight with a great chin. won the lineal middleweight championship of the world. i don't know if there was a more legit "title" in boxing at the time. trace that **** back to bernard f#cking hopkins, a legend.

out of youngstown, ohio? heck of a story and fighter. i was a fan.

pavlik - taylor was one of the most intense boxing experiences of my life. i was a JT fanboy in 2005 . been in the pavlik fanclub since the miranda fight. holy guacamole was that a fight. i'll post it here like ****o:



some kelly ****



it's tempting to only talk about the good stuff in the pavlik appreciation thread, but you're not really telling the stories of either jermain or kelly if you don't talk about the fall from grace. both men ruined the chance to continue to live meaningful lives and make a lot of money. that those two nice kids turned into derranged old men in 10 years for my entertainment is honestly troubling. boxing is not a joke.

[Southpawology]

The basic Double Jab/right hand took pavlik so far in his career. Now hes just a sloppy drunk

[HarvardBlue]

I was fan of Pavlik. I wanted him to beat Taylor but I did think the ref could have stopped it when he was hurt. I thought he was going to steamroll Hopkins. You could tell his life was going downhill from there.

[FrankieClutch]

Pavlik was one of my favorite fighters! One dimensional as all hell, but very entertaining!

[Fury4daWIN]

I know his life became a mess but he's got so many great memories that he can live with forever.

Can he? I doubt he can remember much of anything these days, and whatever memories he has of his time in the ring must be very bittersweet.