Pavlik-Mora off for June 27, Juan Manuel Lopez to fill in
Kelly Pavlik's June 27th middleweight championship fight with Sergio Mora is off for the time being, with Pavlik suffering from staph infection in his hand.
The fight may be rescheduled for September, according to Top Rank president Todd duBoef.
Honestly? A welcome cancellation. I was debating with myself whether or not to pay for the Pavlik-Mora fight or just watch the HBO Boxing After Dark that night, which features Victor Ortiz v. Marcos Maidana and the rematch between Chris John and Rocky Juarez. It's unlikely that Top Rank can find a great opponent for Juan Manuel Lopez on this short notice. It's nice that they plan to keep the show and give Lopez the main event -- he deserves it -- but boxing fans are getting a small break here. There's almost nothing the Top Rank crew can come up with for Lopez that beats Boxing After Dark on June 27.
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How long does it take to get ready for a fight?
Whoever gets the Lopez fight will have about 7 weeks to prepare. Is that enough time I really have no idea. To get prepared for Lopez specifically it probable isn’t but most people he fights could train for a lot longer then that and still have no chance.
by TXroyal on May 9, 2009 2:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The problem with Lopez is that he is the real deal. Not that it’s bad it’s just that you are completely right. How often do you hear about some one fighting one night then a week later is back at the gym? Barely. Most of the time they are waiting for a rival then decide to train. But Juanma Lopez takes like a week or two off after his fight then after that he is right back at the gym doing light training with or without an opponent to keep himself within the weight limit. Not to mention that a lot of times before the weigh-in Lopez has already made weight like a week before the fight. But there are a lot of people whom train for that limit of time sometimes even less than two week. But I wouldn’t see where they can stand a chance against Lopez.
But if you think about it take a look at Miguel Cotto. If I am not mistaken, I think he only has like 3 weeks of training under his belt for Clottey; while, he [Clottey] has a lot more. By the time of the weight-in, Cotto will have like 6 1/2 weeks of training before facing Clottey. His problem with his training camp, going to court, then taking the training camp to Florida some what took some time. But I could be wrong.
"Penelosa is not human." -Max Kellerman on Gerry Penelosa during the Juan Manuel Lopes-Gerry Penelosa bout.
by Sickle on May 9, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pavlik-Mora
Be better if the fight was off indefinitely.
Abrahams is the only one out there really before he out grows the division,
"One Shall Stand. One shall Fall" - Optimus Prime
by dinkman on May 9, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. They should cancel the fight and cancel the proposal for a Juanma Lopez fight. They should wait on Rafael Marquez bout later this month and plan a fight for late July or somewhere near that time.
"Penelosa is not human." -Max Kellerman on Gerry Penelosa during the Juan Manuel Lopes-Gerry Penelosa bout.
by Sickle on May 9, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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