Pavlik: I’d beat Bute and Froch
February 17th, 2012
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) feels he could beat either Carl Froch or IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute if he ever gets a chance against those guys.
Pavlik told esnewsreporting.com about what would happen if he fought Bute and Froch, “I’d win. I would win. Bute’s a good fighter. I don’t think he’s all around that good, but I think he’s a terrific body puncher. The uppercuts are pretty good, but the body punches are about the best I’ve seen so far. He times a person. You can’t come in straight against Bute. You can’t walk straight in.”
Pavlik also talked about how he’d prefer not to fight Bute in Canada, feeling like he’d have to put him on a “stretcher or hearse” in order to win. Pavlik being reluctant to fight Bute in Canada might make it impossible for him to ever fight him because as long as Bute has the IBF title, he’ll no doubt want a fight against Pavlik to take place in Canada rather than the United States, the home country of Pavlik.
Pavlik hasn’t fought since struggling to beat super middleweight fringe contender Alfonso Lopez last May. Pavlik has had a lot of problems outside of the ring since that fight and is now training in Oxnard, California with new trainer Robert Garcia in order to try and turn his career around. Pavlik suffered loses to Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Margarito in the past four years and those defeats, in addition to his alcohol related problems outside of the ring, has taken a lot of the shine away from Pavlik’s once promising career. He’s now in California where’s it’s hoped that he’ll be able to avoid the distractions that he had in his home city of Youngstown, Ohio.
Now fighting at super middleweight, Pavlik is looking to make his ring return in April or May against an opponent still be determined. He’s got to get busy with his career so that he doesn’t fritter away any more time.
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Mr. Ambrose: You say, here, that Pavlik “suffered loses to Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Margarito”… Well, Pavlik was defeated by BeHop, it’s true, but his other loss was against Sergio Gabriel Martinez (April 17, 2010)… Pavlik never met Sergio Margarito… And Pavlik is too “small” to fight Froch, Bute or Ward — who all are “natural” light heavyweights…
get a life all.
Why not having him to fight Direll Bros with the Great Scott in their corner!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravuta you should think about what you want to right before you right it.As far as pavlik goes the man is living in dream land.
I like Pavlik, but Bute was willing to fight him in AC or Vegas, truth is Pavlik knows he can t beat Bute, I hope he comes back to beat Chavez and then he might get a shot at Froch and if he is in shape he could beat him, but before all that he needs to beat the bottle PEACE !
would be nice to see him back, but long, long way till he’ll be ever back
Pavlik is trying to make himself relevant. He said you can’t walk straight in with Bute but Kelly always walks straight in. I don’t recall him moving side to side. The truth is Pavlik self-destructed.
I think Froch-Pavlik would be entertaining, but, based on form, Froch would certainly get a UD.
I don’t rate Bute, but he’s got the style to beat Pavlik.
Pavlik should shut up and fight a couple before he talks trash. The boxing world has been very patient with him pulling out of fights at the last minute.
Was pavlik drinking something with alcohol cuz he is imagining things. What a waste of good talent tell me about it