Faulks Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) - Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has called off his title defense against Paul Williams on Dec. 5 because of an infected left hand. The bout had been scheduled for Atlantic City and Pavlik was expected to begin training this week. The staph infection already pushed back the fight once. Pavlik promoter Top Rank said on Wednesday the fighter had not fully recovered. Top Rank president Todd duBoef said that once Pavlik was medically cleared his organization will try to line up another bout. This is a real shame, i for one was really looking forward to this bout. Could of been an excellent end to the year cry// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBride Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I read on another forum that the problem he has got sometimes takes years to heal, and can return often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 lame. i hope they replace pavlik with sergio martinez and do the fight @ 154 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faulks Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Mmmm makes be wonder if Kellys so called drinking problems might be bigger than we think and this might be an excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBride Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Mmmm makes be wonder if Kellys so called drinking problems might be bigger than we think and this might be an excuse? Dont think so. Someone on BB posted a picture of his left hand, and it looks as though he'd cut himself on a glass. Then again perhaps you're right, maybe he had been boozing and put his weight on the rim of one. lol// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironjab Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 hope it doesnt wreck his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Drogs Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 That's a shame alright, I was lookin forward to that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 This fight would have rapped up the boxing calender well. I'd rather it get postponed/canceled if Pavlik won't be fully fit. Hopefully, Paul Williams gets a replacement fight - maybe someone like Kermit Cintron? December is still looking like a good month with RJJ vs Danny Green, Marco Huck vs Ola Afolabi, Pascal vs Diaconu 2, Vitali Klitschko vs Johnson, Diaz vs Malignaggi 2, Tim Bradley and Vic Darchinyan fighting on the same bill. Winky Wright and Bernard Hopkins back in action. Also a cracking domestic match-up between Kevin Mitchell and Ricky Burns. Not a bad month all in all for the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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