Edwin Rodriguez

Pavlik not interested in Edwin Rodriguez fight

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Image: Pavlik not interested in Edwin Rodriguez fightBy Dan Ambrose: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (40-2, 34 KO’s) says he has no interest whatsoever in taking on unbeaten #3 WBC, #4 IBF, #8 WBA super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’s) despite him looking good in blowing out Jason Escaldera (13-1-1, 12 KO’s) in 8 rounds last Saturday night in an HBO televised fight.

Speaking with 8countnews.com, Pavlik said “There’s bigger fights out there than Edwin Rodriguez. I’m a former world champion. I make big fights. I don’t need to fight him.”

Pavlik seemed to take offense that the 27-year-old Rodriguez is using him as a stepping stone to get to a title shot rather than just calling out one of the champions. Pavlik obviously doesn’t see himself as an over-the-hill type fighter or someone to be used as a stepping stone for younger super middleweights to use in order to get a title shot.

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Edwin Rodriguez doesn’t need Pavlik to get to the top

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Image: Edwin Rodriguez doesn't need Pavlik to get to the topBy Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’s) called out former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik after Rodriguez’s 8th round TKO win over Jason Escalera (13-1-1, 12 KO’s) last Saturday night at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Rodriguez, 27, should have known better than to waste his time calling out Pavlik, because you can see just by looking at Pavlik’s record that he’s not really going after quality fighters right now and just looking to pad his resume with some easy opponents.

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Edwin Rodriguez calls out Kelly Pavlik and Jean Pascal

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Image: Edwin Rodriguez calls out Kelly Pavlik and Jean PascalBy Eric Thomas: Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’s) called out former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (40-2, 34 KO’s) and former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) last night following the 27-year-old Rodriguez’s 8th round TKO victory over the hard hitting Jason Escalera (13-1-1, 12 KO’s) in an HBO televised bout at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Rodriguez, #3 WBC, #4 IBF, #8 WBA, said this after the fight as quoted by ESPN “We want Kelly Pavlik. I’m ready. [Jean] Pascal is a good friend, but this is business. If he wants to get it on, I’m down as well.”

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Edwin Rodriguez destroys Escalera; Darchinyan defeats Del Valle

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Image: Edwin Rodriguez destroys Escalera; Darchinyan defeats Del Valle(Picture: Edward Diller – DiBella Entertainment/Star Boxing) By Jim Dower: Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’) took care of his overmatched opponent Jason Escalera (13-1-1, 12 KO’s) in stopping him in the 8th round on Saturday night on HBO at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Rodriguez, #3 WBC, #4 IBF, #8 WBA, was hammering the near helpless Escalera at will in the 8th round when referee Steve Smoger decided he’d seen enough and stepped in and halted the fight at 0:12 of the 8th.

Escalera was supposed to be competitive with the 27-year-old Rodriguez but he wasn’t at all. HBO misjudged this fight and I imagine they wish they had never agreed upon televising this mismatch because wasn’t competitive at all. Rodriguez had Escalera hurt on numerous times in the fight, and Escalera’s corner should have probably stopped the fight to save him from taking needless punishment by the 5th because he was doing little other than just taking shots in this fight.

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Edwin Rodriguez vs. Jason Escalero & Darchinyan vs. Del Valle on Saturday

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By Jason Kim: This Saturday night, unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KO’s) will be facing undefeated Jason Escalera (13-0-1, 12 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Rodriguez, 27, will be defending his USBA super middleweight title in what he hopes will be an easy fight against the hard hitting Escalera.

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Edwin Rodriguez easily beats Don George, but doesn’t look ready for the top fighters

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Image: Edwin Rodriguez easily beats Don George, but doesn't look ready for the top fightersBy Allan Fox: Undefeated super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KO’s) easily defeated the one-dimensional #11 IBF Don George (22-2-1, 19 KO’s) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Rodriguez, 26, used his jab, movement and combinations to easily beat the slugger George in a fight that was even more one-sided than the scores would suggest. The judges scored the fight as such 99-91, 97-93 and 96-94.

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Rodriguez easily beats George

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Image: Rodriguez easily beats GeorgeBy Jim Dower: Undefeated supper middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KO’s) demonstrated his class with a lopsided 10 round unanimous decision win over Don George (22-2-1, 19 KO’s) on Saturday night on the undercard of Matthew Macklin vs Sergio Martinez at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York, United States.

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Martinez too much for Macklin; Rodriguez defeats George

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Image: Martinez too much for Macklin; Rodriguez defeats GeorgeBy Jim Dower: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 28 KO’s) had a little bit harder than expected time in beating tough challenger Matthew Macklin (28-4, 19 KO’s) by an 11th round retirement on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Indeed, it was a tough fight for the 37-year-old Martinez, because he was knocked down in the 7th and took a lot of punches in the first seven rounds before going into overdrive and dominating a fading Macklin until knocking him down twice in the 11th.

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Kelly Pavlik will have problems at super middleweight; Rodriguez-George on March 17th

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Image: Kelly Pavlik will have problems at super middleweight; Rodriguez-George on March 17thBy Dan Ambrose: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) has been busy training with his new trainer Robert Garcia in Oxnard, California. Pavlik, 29, is reportedly in his second week of workouts with Garcia and is looking to get in shape for a tune-up fight in April or May in the super middleweight division.

Pavlik can no longer make the 160 pound middleweight weight limit and is forced now to fight in the much more stacked 168 pound division with excellent fighters like Carl Froch, Lucian Bute, Andre Ward, Anthony Dirrell, Glen Johnson, Andre Dirrell, Robert Stieglitz, Mikkel Kessler, and Edwin Rodriguez.

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