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An injury to a knuckle on his left hand has forced middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik to postpone his title defense against highly ranked Paul Williams.

A news conference on Tuesday to announce the bout, which originally had been set for Oct. 3 in Atlantic City, was also postponed.

The earliest Pavlik would be able to return for a rescheduled fight is Nov. 21, though it could end up with an early-December date.

Pavlik, who is 35-1 with 31 knockouts, informed Top Rank chairman Bob Arum of the injury on Monday.

He was scheduled to face the toughest test in his career in Williams, a lanky punching machine who is ranked third in the Yahoo! Sports poll of the world's finest boxers.

Williams is coming off a rout of Winky Wright.

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1. Posted by Johnny H Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:55 pm EDT
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Not good news, but it does seem funny that these injuries are rescheduled around the same date as a potential opponent? Think about it, Mayweather's bout was rescheduled closer to the Cotto-Paquiao bout. Now the Pavlik-Williams deal closer to the Mosley or Jones Jr. next fight, think about it! Could be coinsidence, but it is happening a lot lately!
2. Posted by POSSE Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:01 pm EDT
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Kelly Pavik is a bum, Paul W. would have Killed him. He very lucky he hrt himself. BUM.
3. Posted by duane Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:47 pm EDT
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i like paul williams in a close decision. ill go 115-113
4. Posted by Dipolog Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:29 pm EDT
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90% of those who pick Williams will simply say he'll win by unanimous decision. On the other hand, 90% of those who pick Pavlik will boldly say he'll win by KO. Well, Pavlik has 34-1 record with 30 KOs while Williams has 37-1 with 27 KOs. I'd like to be part of the 90% for Pavlik.
5. Posted by tremone21 Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:48 pm EDT
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ok, pavlik has a 34-1 record and 30ko's. so what does that mean? nothing because pavlik hasn't fought anybody. also, margarito is a harder puncher than pavlik is regardless if he cheated or not. i think williams will win by outboxing pavlik. having 30 ko's don't mean that pavlik is better than paul williams. same people who said bernard hopkins would lose by knock out to pavlik are the same people picking him to beat williams. sorry, i don't see pavlik winning. i think bernard hopkins violated him.
6. Posted by D Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:53 pm EDT
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If bernard schooled kelly as an old man, i think williams would have killed him with speed and accuracy. its probably a blessing in disguise this fight got put off. kelly is going to need all the prep time he can muster.
7. Posted by Tom Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:38 pm EDT
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I love watching a good Paul Williams bout! The man never dodges any one. He would challenge a gorilla to a fight if he could, and he most likely would annoy the balls out of him with his 50 million punch-per-round output.
People say he is a pitter-patter puncher who can't be that good if Quintana beat him, but I just don't see it. The guy is a one-man blitzkrieg. He punches from every angle, he fights with intensity, and he is almost like a robot in the fact that he never stops!
Sure, there are questions about his boxing skills.
Are there better fighters than Paul?
Yes.
Are there stronger guys in the ring?
Most definitely.
Could he beat Ivan Drago during his prime?
Probably not.
But just the fact that there is a guy out there willing to give his all, no matter what, is compelling enough for me. He is the quintessential old-school American boxer - a man who was more than willing to start from the bottom and slowly climb his way to the top.
And although Mayweather-Marquez will be great, and Mayweather-Pacquiao could be even more spectacular, I'd bet that I'm not the only one who would rather watch Williams versus the gorilla.
8. Posted by illwill Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:50 pm EDT
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Well Williams is by far a better Boxer and he is one of my favorite fighter's but i wouldn't count Pavlik out of this one he might just beat Williams who lost to a slick boxer himself in a fight he should have won if he boxes like he did against Margarito then i don't see Pavlik winning on the other hand if he tries to go toe to toe and bang it out like he has done in some of his fight's then yeah he could get beat cause pavlik can punch ask Jamiane Taylor can Pavlik punch? so Williams should box his ass off and he will beat pavlik cause he has a hard time finding moving tagets as oppose to guys who stand there with him but fighters like him scare me cause u can never count a puncher out...
9. Posted by MR.MVP Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:27 pm EDT
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Pavlik injured again.??? I hope they just change the date, Kelly cancelled the fight against Sergio Mora that was going down 06-27-09 due to a suppose injury.. If Pavlik vs. Williams happens it should be good, if Paul Williams could take the title from Pavlik this will be huge for him.. He better move up in weight strong.!!! In this weight class Williams hasn’t fought anyone at this level of competition..!!! Pavliks is dominant at this weight class..!! The question is “could Williams be a legitimate Middleweight champion???”.. I hope we get a chance to find out sooner then later..!!!
10. Posted by shawn Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:13 am EDT
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this is funny to me alot of people comment on boxing but dont really know the sport so let me teach you something weight plays a big part in fights when bernard fought kelly they fought at a weight that was too much for kelly to handle , just like his second fight with jermaine so he looks sluggish and he is beatable but whe you fight him at his natural weight class middleweight he is a different fighter ,why do you think fighters usually have fights at catch weights so one of them can have a advantage someone is either coming up in weight or going down ,look at mayweather he is making lopez come up in weight to 143 how will he handle all that extra body mass when he is a natural lightweight
11. Posted by K NEL Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:35 am EDT
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Shawn - maybe you should know your fighters and what you're talking about before you type a paragraph of non-sense. Yes weight plays a big part in boxing..DUH. That's why there are weight classes captain obvious. Kelly didn't look slow or sluggish against Hopkins. Hopkins just exposed Kelly for what he is. That is what Hopkins does..he finds your weakness and takes advantage of it. They fought at a catch weight b/c that's how high and how low each fighter could get respectively. Mayweather fight Marquez and not anyone named Lopez. It makes sense for JMM to move up and have Mayweather drop down a bit. Somebody should school some casual boxing fans on the true sport.
12. Posted by K NEL Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:38 am EDT
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By the way..this is easily going to be Williams by decision..too fast and too quick for Kelly..besides that punch volume is going to overwhelm Kelly.
13. Posted by julyfirehorse! Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:10 am EDT
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There is one match I'd like to see....Williams vs. Taylor....Huh?!!...I haven't heard no one...not anyone mention the possibility of that fight.....Why?....Why not??
14. Posted by julyfirehorse! Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:16 am EDT
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D@mn that p!sses me off when theres a cancellation....First PBF....Then David Haye....Now Kelly Pavlik....How many more?!!!...This really sucks...!!!!...I had my hopes up for a triple whammy...Sept. Oct. Nov......Looks like we'll have to settle for December ehh..??..
15. Posted by . Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:51 am EDT
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Gee thanks for throwing boxing fans a bone Kevin Iole. 1st boxing blog & months and all it does is tell us a fight got cancelled. What about something on the PBF cancellation or David Haye??? What about all the boxing deaths recently??? Or all the other fights since Pacquiao/Hatton???
This article isn't even complete. There's no mention of the chance that the fight may never happen. The Williams camp hasn't agreed on a postponement. I'm curious, does Yahoo actually pay this Boxing "Expert" or so called "Journalist"????
16. Posted by Sitting Bull Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:11 am EDT
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HAHAHAHA...Iole is a JOKE. He only cares about UFC an Kissing White's A**. You think this guy would write an article about all the great fighs comin up. Instead he just writes about all of Boxing's faults and rarely if ever praises the sport. Yet UFC is always the best and does no wrong in his eyes. Yahoo needs to get a real Boxing writer like Steve Kim someone who knows the sport and will give it it's just due coverage not some half-AS*** attempt to cover the sport.
17. Posted by . Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:27 pm EDT
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lol, I'm not so sure Iole even knows who Paul Williams even is.
18. Posted by Carl Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:33 pm EDT
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tremone21, ur dumb! how come margarito is a harder puncher? stupid. even clottey said that cotto hits far far stronger than margarito, knowing that clottey enters fight night at almost 170 lbs. I still think it'll be williams by decision, but watch out for pavlik's right. can scoop you right off your feet
19. Posted by popjwms Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:13 pm EDT
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hahahahah, Kelly is scared KELLY = OVERATED!!!!!!!! just a brawler not a fighter
20. Posted by K NEL Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:18 pm EDT
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lol Margarito hitting harder then Pavlik is the funniest thing I've heard today. Margarito doesn't hit as hard as Cotto, Berto, or Mosley...lol..
21. Posted by . Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:21 pm EDT
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Williams is gonna find it tough getting any one to fight him if Pavlik is indeed avoiding him as well. Who's left for Pavlik anyway with most of his potential opponents fighting in the Super Middle Weight Tournament??? He's gotta take on a high profile fight to show he can bounce back from the Hopkins boxing clinic.
The way Taylor faded vs Froch I doubt he'll be able to keep up with Williams pace as well.
Clottey may punch hard but he doesn't come at you the way Margarito does. The best opponent for Williams if Pavlik fight falls through may be Cotto at welterweight. But I'm sure he's looking for something sooner since he hasn't fought in a while now & Cotto has his hands full with Pacquiao in November. Who knows, maybe Mosely steps up now since the Berto fight doesn't look like it's happening. Funny how he's fighting from welterweight to middleweight, yet no one wants any part of him.
22. Posted by . Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:21 pm EDT
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Williams is gonna find it tough getting any one to fight him if Pavlik is indeed avoiding him as well. Who's left for Pavlik anyway with most of his potential opponents fighting in the Super Middle Weight Tournament??? He's gotta take on a high profile fight to show he can bounce back from the Hopkins boxing clinic.
The way Taylor faded vs Froch I doubt he'll be able to keep up with Williams pace as well.
Clottey may punch hard but he doesn't come at you the way Margarito does. The best opponent for Williams if Pavlik fight falls through may be Cotto at welterweight. But I'm sure he's looking for something sooner since he hasn't fought in a while now & Cotto has his hands full with Pacquiao in November. Who knows, maybe Mosely steps up now since the Berto fight doesn't look like it's happening. Funny how he's fighting from welterweight to middleweight, yet no one wants any part of him.
23. Posted by demonloc5150 Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:47 pm EDT
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this is some BULLSH!T.... kelly got cold feet Oops.. i meant cold hands! lol... NOW i'm going 100% for Paul the Punisher.. if Paul can slip that straight from kelly its going to be CURTAINS for Pavlik who ONLY has a straight right hand as a serious weapon..
24. Posted by K NEL Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:57 pm EDT
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Well Kelly isn't worried about who he's going to fight next if he can't get Williams back. From what I've read and heard is that this is Pavlik's last fight at Middleweight. It appears that he'll be moving up to Super Middleweight win or lose.
Taylor didn't fade late against Froch. Taylor won almost every round until he ran out of gas..and got caught by a huge left hook if I'm not mistaken. Taylor needs more heart.
Williams is the one in a bad spot. Who is going to fight him? None of the elite welterweights will.
25. Posted by . Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:03 pm EDT
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Who's Pavlik gonna fight at Super Middleweight??? Practically all the good ones are already committed to the Showtime Tournament. Even Abraham moved up already & entered. That leaves Pavlik with no big name opponents for a while.
Running out of gas = Fading. I'd be suprised if Taylor does well in the tournament.