By Chris Williams: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) has yet another easy mark for his next fight on November 13th against former contestant from The Contender reality television series Bryan Vera (17-2, 11 KO’s). Pavlik will be facing the 28-year-old Vera on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito fight at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Vera has lost five out of his last fight bouts, including four out of his last five fights. I’d say that puts him in the easy category for Pavlik. I see this as an ESPN fight, not a PPV bout.

It wouldn’t be such a big deal if this wasn’t an expensive pay per view, which will be going for $55. With the main event fight between Pacquiao and Margarito looking pretty like a terrible mismatch, it was hoped that the co-main event would make up for it.

Well, I can’t say a fight between Pavlik and Vera makes up for the main event fight. Vera moves very little and just slugs. It’s nice that he beat Andy Lee two years ago, but Vera has been beaten four out of his last five fights since then. It’s no longer interesting. If they want to make this a discount due to the mismatches between Pavlik and Vera, and Pacquiao and Margarito, I might consider purchasing this fight but not now.

Vera is just too flawed for my tastes. I want see someone that actually has a chance to beat Pavlik and not just serve as a punching dummy for as long as it lasts. Pavlik lost his last fight against Sergio Martinez in April, and that’s another reason why it’s not terribly interesting to see Pavlik in the co main event for the Pacquiao vs. Margarito fight.