Who really wants to fight Kelly Pavlik?

Kelly Pavlik (34-0-30ko's),is a king without a kingdom.With little to work with in his own division he has had to go seek out the money fights elsewhere.Pavlik is ranked 6th in most pound for pound rankings behind 1). Floyd Mayweather Jr. (147),2). Manny Pacquiao (130),3). Joe Calzaghe (168),4). Juan Manuel Marquez (130),5). Israel Vazquez(122).Out of these fighters Pavlik could only face Two realistically;Joe Calzaghe,who may give Pavlik his retirement fight early in 09' and Floyd Mayweather jr., who would never become unretired and move up in weight to take the titanic beating he would receive at the hands of Pavlik.Ok,let's try to unify the titles shall we.Armenian powerhouse Arthur Abraham,the IBF Middleweight champ,displayed a huge heart when he won a decision victory over Edison Miranda in their first meeting with a dislocated and broken jaw.But aside from boxing  hard-cores he has no name and thus, no draw= no money.Plus Abraham has only fought once in the states, calling Germany home his entire career.Pavlik is not interested in fights that are not going to make him the maximum amount of money,and until Abraham becomes more well-known he will be watching Pavlik fight from the sidelines.Oscar De La Hoya,The Golden Boy, is looking more and more like the golden promoter and will likely want to retire with a win thus eliminating Pavlik from his shrtlist of potentials.Bernard Hopkins will meet Pavlik in October despite his trainer ,Freddie Roach, leaving his camp and telling him,"I'm a little bit worried about that fight with Pavlik."In January 09' Pavlik will likely have his choice to fight "Super Joe" or "King Arthur", and will choose Calzaghe and make one huge money fight.Some other fighters on the team Pavlik list include Winky Wright(priced himself out last time),Welterweight champ Paul Williams( managementstopped progress after a deal was penciled with Bob Arum,Pavliks promoter)and Roy Jones jr. who has said he wants a Pavlik fight.Get used to the new champion because it looks like he's going to be around awhile.

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