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Promoter skeptical of Pavlik injury?

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For the third time this year, and for the second time against Paul Williams, middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik has pulled out of a title defense. Pavlik's scheduled bout for Dec. 5 against Williams in Atlantic City, N.J. was called off on Wednesday. Pavlik's surgically repaired left hand has yet to heal enough to where he can train properly. This announcement initially raised a few eyebrows, especially with Dan Goossen, who promotes Williams. Goossen wanted to see a doctor's report because he did not want to see another postponement.

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October 22, 2009  08:03 AM ET

Take the belt and give it to an interim champion until Pavlik can fight again. I bet that will promote the healing process.

October 22, 2009  08:23 AM ET

Two words: Hyperbaric Chamber (<----------spelling?)

October 22, 2009  08:58 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

Two words: Hyperbaric Chamber (<----------spelling?)

Yea... not going to heal a staph infection in his knuckles...

This guys is an excuse machine, he lost to hopkins, he had an an injured left elbow and then came down with mysterious bronchitis the week of the bout. Im with Devi8ed... take his belt, let him win it back when he grows a pair.

October 22, 2009  09:24 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

Yea... not going to heal a staph infection in his knuckles... This guys is an excuse machine, he lost to hopkins, he had an an injured left elbow and then came down with mysterious bronchitis the week of the bout. Im with Devi8ed... take his belt, let him win it back when he grows a pair.

I don't agree here. He has faught great fights with everyone they have put in front of him until his recent injury problems and yes the chamber would help if he would use it right after the surgeries to prevent further degeneration that allows infection to set in again.

October 22, 2009  09:47 AM ET

Pavlik is scared after getting destroyed by a 40 year old man in Hopkins what a kid would do to him. Sad he is supposed to be a champion but he won't fight. Big sissy and a coward!!!!

October 22, 2009  10:12 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Take the belt and give it to an interim champion until Pavlik can fight again. I bet that will promote the healing process.

great idea Pavlik doesn't respect the title enough to warrant being called a middlewight champion.

October 22, 2009  12:11 PM ET

Even assuming the medical issues are completely valid, three postponements in a year are just too many. The championship needs to be in play at some point. If he's a legit champ, he'll fight for it and win it back as soon as he's physically capable.

October 22, 2009  02:53 PM ET

For those of you saying the injury is not legit, check out this link.
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=318093&highlight=pa vlik+hand

I do agree that something needs to be done, and Pavlik coming off a loss, should not be able to hold onto the title being inactive and injured.
Hope he gets better.

October 22, 2009  02:55 PM ET

Just a thought, FanNation, why not having a MMA/Boxing section. If you are going to post threads about boxing, it does not make sense to do in a Mixed Martial Arts section. That being said, there are not enough posts or interest to have its own category. I think changing it to MMA/Boxing makes sense.

October 22, 2009  03:12 PM ET
QUOTE(#9):

Just a thought, FanNation, why not having a MMA/Boxing section. If you are going to post threads about boxing, it does not make sense to do in a Mixed Martial Arts section. That being said, there are not enough posts or interest to have its own category. I think changing it to MMA/Boxing makes sense.

I don't think they would because we rarely get a boxing T&R posted here. MMA is more active for some reason...could be us meat heads.

October 22, 2009  05:12 PM ET

Middleweight champ without good health insurance. How long does it take to heal a staph infection. I think he scared of Paul "The Truth" Williams

October 22, 2009  09:00 PM ET

niggardly?

October 22, 2009  09:00 PM ET

that's a horrible word, they should censor it.

October 23, 2009  01:10 PM ET
QUOTE(#11):

Middleweight champ without good health insurance. How long does it take to heal a staph infection. I think he scared of Paul "The Truth" Williams

What a bunch of nonsense. Ya think Joe Goosen might be milking this one? don't you figure Pavlik knows this makes him look bad? That guy's got some flaws but he's no coward. My money's on williams in a rout but Pavlik's no coward.

October 23, 2009  02:17 PM ET

Pavlik is trying to hold onto the title as long as she can because she knows her skills are limited and she will be exposed quickly since Hopkins showed how limited Kelly really is. Plus with living in Mancini's Youngstown shadow Pavlik is trying to hold on to the belt because it's not for long before she is exposed again like Mancini was a paper fake champion. Get back and fight sore hand or not. You are supposed to be the champion now act like one!!!!

October 23, 2009  08:35 PM ET

My Younstown friends told me Pavlik bought a bar called the 13th round where he is all the time drinking getting loaded every night. His trainer has also made comments that Pavlik won't train. Maybe this has something to do with all the cancels.

October 23, 2009  11:51 PM ET

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October 25, 2009  10:52 AM ET

pavlik is a bum....he beat a dumbass taylor who walked right into his right hand...bernard embarrassed him and now he wont fight anybody...they should take his belt and let him fight for it when he's healthy...all this postponement does is make him look like a hyphie.

October 26, 2009  09:24 AM ET
QUOTE(#13):

that's a horrible word, they should censor it.

It simply means stingy or tightfisted, and being stingy or miserly is not what's prompting Pavlik to keep postponing this fight.

But, it's not surprising some sick bigot who's simply (and simple-mindedly) trying to stir up an argument thinks it's some kind of racial slur. The trailer park, ku klux klown, SCarayn brotherhood, white sTupremacist training these cretins receive leaves much to be desired.

 
October 26, 2009  02:56 PM ET

Pavlik needs to fight and quickly to defend his belt and his honor. When you live in Youngstown OH there is not a lot going on for anybody. Talk about the limelight in Youngstown it's by candlelight and the flame is flickering badly for the Ghost!

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