Andre Ward vs. Kelly Pavlik canceled

i predict pavlik will be back on the liquor and back in the tattoo shop after this one.

cheekynffc wrote:

i predict pavlik will be back on the liquor and back in the tattoo shop after this one.

Yup this is an awful style match up for Pavlik, Ward is going to probably beat Kelly up worse than Hopkins did.

If I was Kelly I would have tried to fight Edwin Rodriguez instead.

Ali wrote:

cheekynffc wrote:

i predict pavlik will be back on the liquor and back in the tattoo shop after this one.

Yup this is an awful style match up for Pavlik, Ward is going to probably beat Kelly up worse than Hopkins did.

If I was Kelly I would have tried to fight Edwin Rodriguez instead.

there was some talk about froch facing pavlik before the mack fight was made.

froch would've just given pavlik an old fashioned beating but ward will break him emotionally again. i hope pavlik will earn enough for his next stay at the clinic and stashes some pension money away for his sake.

cheekynffc wrote:

Ali wrote:

cheekynffc wrote:

i predict pavlik will be back on the liquor and back in the tattoo shop after this one.

Yup this is an awful style match up for Pavlik, Ward is going to probably beat Kelly up worse than Hopkins did.

If I was Kelly I would have tried to fight Edwin Rodriguez instead.

there was some talk about froch facing pavlik before the mack fight was made.

froch would've just given pavlik an old fashioned beating but ward will break him emotionally again. i hope pavlik will earn enough for his next stay at the clinic and stashes some pension money away for his sake.

I really really wanted to see Froch vs. Pavlik happen in Nov but from what Dan Rafael said there wasn't talks about making it happen

I agree Ward will break Pavlik physically and emotionally.

I like this match up

SOKO wrote:

I like this match up

May I enquire as to why ? I really feel this will be a one sided beatdown.

Looks like it's now Jan 26th with Arreola vs. Stiverne as the co-feature.

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BoxingScene.com has been advised that the WBC final eliminator between heavyweight contenders Chris Arreola (35-2, 30KOs) and Bermane Stiverne (22-1-1, 20KOs) will now take place on January 26th at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.

The HBO televised event will be headlined by WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward, who will defend his titles against former middleweight king Kelly Pavlik.

Promoter Don King, who has Stiverne, secured the rights to promote the fight with a monster bid of $1.1 million dollars. Promoter Dan Goossen, who has Arreola, put down $550,000. King was trying to stage the fight on December 15th in Venezuela but the card fell through. Because King failed to finalize the fight, the promotional rights have now shifted to the second highest bidder, which is Goossen.

http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-pavlik-arreola-stiverne-double-galen-center--59518

Pavlik's team are cashing Kelly out here, Ward is going to re-create the American History X shower scene during this fight.

At least with Kessler or Froch he'd have a punchers chance and less wiley opponents.

Ali wrote:

Looks like it's now Jan 26th with Arreola vs. Stiverne as the co-feature.

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BoxingScene.com has been advised that the WBC final eliminator between heavyweight contenders Chris Arreola (35-2, 30KOs) and Bermane Stiverne (22-1-1, 20KOs) will now take place on January 26th at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.

The HBO televised event will be headlined by WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward, who will defend his titles against former middleweight king Kelly Pavlik.

Promoter Don King, who has Stiverne, secured the rights to promote the fight with a monster bid of $1.1 million dollars. Promoter Dan Goossen, who has Arreola, put down $550,000. King was trying to stage the fight on December 15th in Venezuela but the card fell through. Because King failed to finalize the fight, the promotional rights have now shifted to the second highest bidder, which is Goossen.

http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-pavlik-arreola-stiverne-double-galen-center--59518

Pavlik's team are cashing Kelly out here, Ward is going to re-create the American History X shower scene during this fight.

At least with Kessler or Froch he'd have a punchers chance and less wiley opponents.

they aren't less wiley as much as less athletically gifted imo.

i wouldn't take pavlik against either even if they did indulge him with a brawl.

Fight postponed because Ward has injured his shoulder in training. Will be back on for Lat Feb or March.

http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-injures-shoulder-pavlik-fight-likely-postponed--60122

Now Feb 23rd.

http://www.boxingscene.com/andre-ward-kelly-pavlik-rescheduled-february-23--60199

Fight is off Ward's got a tear in his shoulder.

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8784509/andre-ward-confirms-small-tear-shoulder-capsule

Sucks to see the P4P king struggle with injuries in his prime.