Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams is off again
by SC on Oct 21, 2009 5:10 PM EDT
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According to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, the December 5 middleweight championship fight between Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams is off for the second time.
The staph infection in a finger on the left hand of middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik still has not healed, so his Dec. 5 title defense against Paul Williams was called off again on Wednesday.
"It's the same finger giving him problems. They told me he can't make a fist," Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said. "It's getting better and better but it's going a little slow. So, we'll see."
It's the second time the bout -- the centerpiece of HBO's boxing schedule for the end of the year -- has been called off because of the infection.
"This morning we were advised that Kelly Pavlik's recovery of his left hand has not progressed as projected by Dr. Peter Evans at the Cleveland Clinic," Top Rank president Todd duBoef said. "As a result of this Kelly is unable to close his left hand, which prohibits from him from being prepared for a Dec. 5 middleweight championship defense against Paul Williams.
"We at Top Rank are disappointed by this unexpected development in his recovery. Once Pavlik is cleared medically by Dr. Evans we will pursue all avenues with regards to a future bout. We appreciate the understanding of Paul Williams, [his promoter] Goossen Tutor, HBO and Caesars Atlantic City with regards to this unforeseen occurrence."
This is a huge blow to the HBO schedule, and while hindsight is always 20/20 and all that, it really has to make you mad that HBO essentially abandoned a Shane Mosley-Joshua Clottey fight for December in large part due to the rescheduling of this bout.
And whether it's fair or not, Kelly Pavlik's reputation takes yet another hit of its own. Pulling out twice with the same injury either means he's not taking care of it properly -- which even Bob Arum said when they rescheduled from October 3 -- or everyone jumped the gun putting the fight on the December 5 date.
No word yet on whether or not the Joshua Clottey-Carlos Quintana co-feature is also off, but I have my doubts Top Rank and Lou DiBella will really want to try to sell that as the main event of a show in Atlantic City. It would be a perfectly strong Boxing After Dark main event, to be fair, and I actually hope it stays on. If it's called off, Clottey is screwed by not getting to fight Shane Mosley in December, and Quintana is screwed, because he pulled out of an October 24 card in Puerto Rico for this fight.
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Williams-Dzinziruk main event
Clottey-Quintana undercard
Dzinziruk is a promotional free agent anyway. He says he wants Spinks in unification, but Tall Paul is his mandatory (Paul holds the interim belt, Dzinziruk the regular). Sure, Dzinziruk has no name, but it would be a really interesting fight, and if HBO’s willing to pony up at a discounted price, PTP could still end up getting about the same payday.
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by Brickhaus on Oct 21, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And Dzinziruk claims he's in shape to fight on short notice
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by Brickhaus on Oct 21, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d be into it. It’s certainly far enough out for Paul to drop the extra six pounds, or they could even just meet at a catchweight of 157 or whatever if need be, or just fight at 160 anyway. Dzinziruk wants to fight in America, Williams wants to fight, and they both could use the payday.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 21, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that's a good idea.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Oct 21, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about
Sergio Martinez? He’s training at the moment to fight someone on the Malignaggi-Diaz II undercard.
"Penelosa is not human." -Max Kellerman on Gerry Penelosa during the Juan Manuel Lopes-Gerry Penelosa bout.
by Sickle on Oct 21, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So sick of Pavlik’s bullshit. Does this guy have any fans left at this point?
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 21, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
just in his..
hometown… but im sure they are wearing thin too
by jerranamo on Oct 21, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And some of those guys he fights at bars! (But he doesn’t have an alcohol problem, right?)
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 21, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throw Sergio Martinez in there with Paul Williams. Let Williams kill him then move on. Pavlik is a lost cause.
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by FlyByKnight on Oct 21, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not the worst idea in the world either
Martinez is another DiBella fighter, like Quintana, so it gets rid of some of the hassle of setting things up.
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by Brickhaus on Oct 21, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ not again.. This fight is Pavlik’s redemption back to Superstardom. I can’t believe somebody aint taking care of that hand properly. This is what makes the fans crazy!.
by killah27 on Oct 21, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t believe somebody aint taking care of that hand properly.
You mean like him?
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 21, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL .Well you figure he has guys in his camp checking on that hand before and after each session(He does have to have his hands wrapped).I think they would able to dtect progression. But yeah it’s his responsibilty to make sure that hand is healing properly first and foremost. This is a BIG fight. This sort of injury should not be reoccuring in such a big fight like this.
by killah27 on Oct 21, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first time it was postponed, Bob Arum said that Pavlik had been missing doctor appointments. There’s no one to blame but him. I’m not saying staph isn’t a serious thing, because it is, but yeah, this should not still be a problem.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 21, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m starting to buy this whole Pavlik-is-boozing thing. Not that he out raging drunk every night, but that he doesn’t have the self control to stop drinking altogether long enough for the antibiotic course to work. The thing with that is it gets worse and worse the longer you screw up the course, and your body starts getting used to the dose.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Oct 21, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea me too. I’m no Dr. but I know a common way to keep an infection is to drink too much while you have that infection.
I was looking forward to this fight as much as the Pac v. Cotto fight. Very disappointing, hope it gets salvaged, even if at a later date.
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by lcollins1 on Oct 21, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blame it on the Al al a al alcohol
I have to agree with you on the drinking or some kind of immune deficiency problem is definitely going on here. This guy must be sick or using drugs. It’s crazy because he basically is Youngstown , Ohio. There’s really no excitement out there.
by Haans Bishop on Oct 22, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Killah
This is his way to duck outta the fight without getting any real major backlash from his casual fanbase.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Oct 22, 2009 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like someone else is going to have to end the PW story :(
i hope they get some semi-decent undercard to make the clottey-quintana a BAD headliner. still think that could be a decent throwdown
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on Oct 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually think Clottey-Quintana probably winds up a stinker, but they both deserve the fight and I want to see it. Besides WTF else am I doing on 12/5?
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 21, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
be on a 3 day drunken marathon after RJJ puts on another THRILLING BOXING CLINIC
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on Oct 21, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You and Kelly both
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Oct 22, 2009 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean end the KP story. Paul would have destroyed him.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Oct 22, 2009 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least the card seems to be going to be salvaged.
willliams vs martinez would be fun. i would be shocked if Dzinziruk gets the call. i would be shocked if anyone at hbo even knows who he is.
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by sonofapsycho on Oct 22, 2009 12:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They supposedly were interested in Williams-Dzinziruk at one point
But they were pushing Williams-Pavlik, and when Arum decided to play ball, they dropped Dzinziruk like a hot potato, precipitating his departure (as well as Sturm’s) from Universum.
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by Brickhaus on Oct 22, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about Williams vs Karmazin?? Karmazin has a little name recognition to the larger boxing fanbase, he’s not a cutie and he would come to fight. Not that I think he would win but he would at least make for an exciting fight while it lasted.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Oct 22, 2009 2:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a possibility
But getting any Don King fighter (Karmazin or Spinks) involved probably makes life more difficult.
Cintron, that Scott brought up in the new post, is a pretty good idea of he can finish things quickly this weekend.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
by Brickhaus on Oct 22, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't realize Karmazin was a King fighter
kick that idea to the curb then. Only in America!
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Oct 23, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Running Scared.... or You tell me!
This guy must be scared or something. where is this guy’s money going. He should have some doctors taking care of his hand, around the clock.
by Haans Bishop on Oct 22, 2009 9:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If you don't take the treatment seriously
Staph can stick around forever. Pavlik has basically ruined and wasted an entire year of his career with this stupidity now. If he ever comes back, he will have to reinvent and reintroduce himself to Boxing. Physically and economically, Middleweight isn’t like heavyweight where you can get away with a fight per year. Or at least it shouldn’t be.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Oct 22, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Staph
Seriously if I’m the manager, I put him up in a hospital and give him some vanco to get this shiat over with. Its a bacteria, we are really really good at killing bacteria, this shouldn’t be a problem. The only problem is if he is blatantly ignoring the doctor’s orders, henceforth putting him in a hospital. The fact that this infection was a problem is ridiculous in this country, not like we’re in the third world (arguments for Youngstown being the third world might be valid…).
by waldo47 on Oct 22, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Staph is fairly common in combat sports, even in glorious America.
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Oct 22, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, it’s not just fighting sports. You could get it in just walking around any locker room. You can get rid of it, put it takes time and (in the case of someone who can’t stay away from the hooch) maturity. I had my doubts about Pavlik’s maturity back when he sliced open his had on a window… if that’s what really happened.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Oct 22, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Staph is often extremely antibiotic resistant also. MRSA is resistant to almost all antibiotics.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Oct 23, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That being said
It takes about a month to put all the symptoms in remission if you have it drained (chopped open and the infected matter scooped out) and then take the antibiotic cocktail prescribed as directed and aren’t drunk all day.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Oct 23, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really hope Pavlik’s inability to deal with his staph infection isn’t an indication that he’s simply become fed up with boxing. It’s possible he can’t be bothered with the hassle and stress anymore and it’s definitely correct to say that he doesn’t much care for fame.
by Drunken cutman on Oct 22, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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