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If Floyd Mayweather Is Retired, Kelly Pavlik Might Be the Best Boxer in the World

Jun 7, 2008 – 11:00 PM
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Kelly Pavlik put together a dominant performance in destroying Gary Lockett by third-round TKO tonight to retain his world middleweight title.

But he did more than that: Pavlik stated a case that he might just be the best boxer in the world, not just among middleweights, but in any weight class.

In recent years Floyd Mayweather has owned that distinction, but Mayweather announced his retirement yesterday. And while I don't believe that Mayweather is really retired, I think that he might sit out long enough that people stop talking about him as the best fighter in the world.

If that's the case, the undefeated Pavlik can absolutely fill that void. If he fights and beats Joe Calzaghe, he'll deserve to be called the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
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