Kelly Pavlik, as many expected, took apart Gary Lockett last Saturday. It was good to see a fighter live up to what was expected. On the same night, Vernon Forrest was losing to former "Contender" fighter Sergio Mora. That had to be considered an upset.
With the win, Pavlik moved up to No. 133 on my list of the all-time greatest fighters. Considering people like Miguel Angel Cotto (No. 65) and Arthur Abraham (No. 88), one of the two other middleweight title holders are ahead of him, one might ask why isn't Pavlik higher considering his stellar record of 30 KOs in 34 unbeaten fights.
Pavlik has just two major title fights. The Taylor rematch was a catch weight and didn't count for much on my scale.
The major fights should be coming, though. Joe Calzaghe still hasn't announced his next fight and Pavlik and Roy Jones Jr. are the top two possibilities. Abraham could be a target and Abraham needs Pavlik more than Pavlik needs Abraham if he's looking for respect.
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