Will Pavlik fight Williams or Sturm in 2010?

Image: Will Pavlik fight Williams or Sturm in 2010?By Jim Dower: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) missed on a big fight with Paul Williams last year, and had to settle for a fight against number #3 WBC contender Miguel Espino in December. However, with Espino taken care of in an easy 5th round TKO, Pavlik, 27, can now focus on taking a live threat like Williams or possibly Sergio Martinez for his next fight. Pavlik missed a lot of action last year because of a nagging staph infection on his left hand that kept him out of action for 10 months in 2009 and limited his title defenses to only two for the entire year.

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Pavlik vs. Williams: Is This a Step too Far for Kelly?

pav43447By William Mackay: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has already been exposed last year by former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, who spanked Pavlik royally in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision in October. Pavlik was never even in the fight and took a bad beating from the then 43-year-old Hopkins. Excuses came up later for this and that, but the fact remains Pavlik got dominated by Hopkins.

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Williams: “I’m Going to Put Him [Pavlik] to Sleep”

williams33434By Jason Kim: At yesterday’s press conference in New York, Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KO’s) and WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO’s) got the ball rolling to start hyping their December 5th fight in Atlantic City. Williams, 28, a former welterweight champion, seems to have his eyes wide open to what he’s about to face against the hard hitting Pavlik, saying “I know Pavlik is going to hit with some big shots. His game plan is to try to hit me with a power shot and hurt me to get some respect.”

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Pavlik cleared by Doctors to Start training on Oct 10th – News

By Dave Lahr: WBO/World Boxing Council middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO’s) has reportedly received clearance by doctors to begin training for a December 5th bout against Paul Williams, according to Cleveland.com. Pavlik’s training will begin next month, on October 10th, with the December 5th date in mind for a fight against Williams.

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Pavlik’s hand still healing from surgery – News

pavlik524227By Jason Kim: World Boxing Organization/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik’s left hand is still healing after surgery on August 31st. It’s unknown at this point when Pavlik will be healed enough to start training for a December 5th title defense against Paul Williams in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Pavlik vs. Williams – Anyone’s Guess

pavlik45236By Steven Wain: On November 21st at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, Kelly “Ghost” Pavlik (35-1-31 KO’s) takes on Paul “The Punisher” Williams (37-1-27 KO’s) for Pavlik’s WBC middleweight, WBO middleweight and ring magazine titles.

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Pacquiao, Mayweather, Pavlik: In Dire Need to Dominate

pacquiao453425By Trevor Weis: Following the Ortiz/Maidana fight, Max Kellerman went on to say that “more is required in the sport of boxing than any other, maybe more than what is reasonable.” And even though we as boxing fans may not truly understand, still we demand more. After all, who is in need of a mediocre hero? Who cheers for the simply average athlete?

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