15 Years On: Kelly Pavlik Recalls His Loss To Bernard Hopkins

10/16/2023 James Slater

Going into the fight that took place ago 15 years ago (October 18 of 2008), reigning middleweight king Kelly Pavlik was a pretty heavy favourite … continue

Exclusive Interview With Kelly Pavlik: Part-Two

10/01/202209/30/2022 James Slater

Continuing on with the interview with former middleweight king Kelly Pavlik, “The Ghost” talks about his rematch with over Jermain Taylor, as well as his … continue

Exclusive Interview with Kelly Pavlik

09/30/202209/29/2022 James Slater

Pavlik On Wins Over Taylor, The Loss To Hopkins, Would-Be Fights With Williams, Calzaghe, And More.. As his fans know (and as all fight fans … continue

15 Years Ago: When Kelly Pavlik Blasted Jermain Taylor To Become World Middleweight King

09/30/202209/29/2022 James Slater

15 years ago today, at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, fans witnessed a great middleweight slugfest that contested the world crown. Unbeaten … continue

Canelo Alvarez should fight David Benavidez says Kelly Pavlik

02/01/2022 Will Arons

Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik says he wants to see Canelo Alvarez take on David Benavidez more so than moving up to cruiserweight to challenge … continue

How Great Was Kelly Pavlik?

09/29/2021 James Slater

It was 14 years ago today when Youngstown hero Kelly Pavlik crushed heavy betting favorite Jermain Taylor to take the world middleweight crown. Pavlik, who … continue

Kelly Pavlik Not Ruling Out Comeback – At Cruiserweight

01/12/2019 James Slater

There must be something in the air. First we hear how Marcos Maidana wants to come back (he won’t), then we hear how Wladimir Klitschko … continue

Kelly Pavlik: He came close to greatness

02/16/2018 James Slater

A decade ago, Kelly Pavlik was the undefeated middleweight champion of the world – and seemingly set for greatness. An incredibly heavy-handed warrior with a fierce fighting heart, a solid amateur background and a trusted team behind him, “The Ghost” as Pavlik was known (the nickname given to him when, as an amateur, he was so hard to hit), changed his style considerably in the pro ranks.

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When the “O” goes – fighters who were never the same after losing for the first time

10/22/201710/20/2017 James Slater

Some fighters, be they at the start of their career, at the middle or even coming towards the end, come back stronger after suffering their very first defeat, while other fighters are never, ever the same again after tasting the pain of losing.

Great fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Bernard Hopkins and James Toney have over the years proven how there is so much more than holding an unbeaten record in boxing; each legend returning from a loss with a vengeance. However, some fighters, a number of them closing in on greatness at the time, were all but finished, at least compared to what they had been, after losing their “O,” their prefect record.

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Will Kelly Pavlik return to the ring?

01/22/2013 ESB

BY Robert Jackson – Before for MW Champ Kelly ‘The Ghost’ Pavlik’s unceremonious retirement last week he was on the verge of facing 168lb powerhouse Andre Ward. If not for Ward suffering a shoulder injury that fight was supposed to take place in January or mid February. But alas it was not meant to be, Ward who originally thought that resting that sore shoulder would be enough, sought a 2nd medical opinion after which he opted to have the shoulder surgically repaired.

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