| Description: | Pavlik may still be fighting more than his foes
The 30yearold Pavlik has taken quite a tumble since his days as, perhaps, the most exciting fighter in the world and one of the best poundforpound boxers. The former middleweight champion's drop was only partially due to losses to Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Martinez in a span of 18 months. The latter cost the Youngstown fighter the title he worked so hard for.
Often rumored to have a problem with alcohol, even during his time at the top of the middleweight division, Pavlik's stock plummeted more than one could have imagined after the loss to Martinez in 2010. A family intervention and two stints in rehab did not do anything to raise his status.
A big part of this is that Pavlik had become unreliable, in the ring and out of it. There was a time when you knew what you were getting with him: A fighter who would train his butt off and would win actionpacked fights primarily because of his devastating right hand. Since those days, ht |
