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Kelly Pavlik Gearing Up for 'Boot Camp'

Posted: Sep 29th 2009 1:00PM by Lem Satterfield (author feed)
Filed under: WBC, WBO, FanHouse Exclusive

Kelly Pavlik hopes to draw another huge crowd from his hometown Dec. 5, when he defends his WBC and WBO middleweight belts against Paul Williams at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.

In this final installment of a three-part series, Pavlik told FanHouse about his supportive fans, and how he looks forward to the first day of an eight-week "boot camp" for Williams.

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Kelly Pavlik Beats Marco Antonio Rubio

Posted: Feb 21st 2009 11:55PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: WBC, WBO

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World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik defeated Marco Antonio Rubio Saturday night with an easy, one-sided TKO victory in his home town of Youngstown, Ohio.

Pavlik, who was fighting for the first time since his lopsided loss to Bernard Hopkins in October, had no trouble controlling the pace of the fight, using his jab and his straight right hand to back Rubio away at will.

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Kelly Pavlik-Marco Antonio Rubio Live Blog: Round-by-Round Results

Posted: Feb 21st 2009 11:00PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: WBC, WBO

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Welcome to the FanHouse live blog of tonight's welterweight fight between Kelly Pavlik and Marco Antonio Rubio, where we'll provide live, round-by-round updates of all the action.

Our Miguel Cotto-Michael Jennings live blog has come to an end, with Cotto beating Jennings by technical knockout. The Pavlik-Rubio fight will start around 11:20 PM ET and the live blog begins below.

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Kelly Pavlik Can't Just Beat Marco Antonio Rubio, He Has to Dominate

Posted: Feb 19th 2009 12:30PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: WBC, WBO

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Six months ago, Kelly Pavlik was supposed to be the best boxer in America, maybe the best boxer in the world, and the guy who could take on the title as the sport's biggest star in this country after Oscar De La Hoya retired.

Then he lost to Bernard Hopkins.

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Marco Antonio Rubio: Kelly Pavlik Doesn't Frighten Me

Posted: Feb 18th 2009 1:57PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: WBC, WBO

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Boxing's world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is a clear favorite in his title defense Saturday night against Marco Antonio Rubio, but Rubio doesn't sound too worried.

Asked to assess Pavlik as an opponent, Rubio said Wednesday that Pavlik is a legitimate champion, but also a boxer with notable weaknesses.

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Kelly Pavlik, Miguel Cotto: Two Great Boxers, Too Easy Opponents?

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 11:38PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: WBC, WBO

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On Saturday night, boxing fans can watch both Kelly Pavlik and Miguel Cotto for the price of one pay-per-view purchase, as Top Rank is offering an unusual promotion in which Pavlik's and Cotto's fights, held in separate arenas, will be part of one broadcast.

That's the good news. The bad news is that neither Pavlik (who fights Marco Antonio Rubio) nor Cotto (who fights Michael Jennings) is likely to face much of a challenge.

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