BOXINGS NEWEST SUPERSTAR IS A GHOST!
By Ron Brashear at ringside
Inside Boxing Writer/Columnist

Photo: Charles Nuckolls (Click on picture for larger view. Photo gallery coming soon)

Atlantic City, NJ (IB – September 29, 2007) – The fans that assembled in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, as well as the fans that tuned into HBO, were treated to one a greatest Middleweight Championship fights in Boxing history! Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik recovered from a devastating knock down by Jermain Taylor in the 2nd round and came back strong and KO’ed Taylor at 2:14 of the 7th round with a powerful overhand right followed up with left hooks to the jaw.

What an amazing fight! Prior to this extraordinary comeback, I had Taylor winning every round except for the 3rd round and Taylor appeared as though he was well on his way to a landside victory. However, Pavlik had different plans and he got up off the canvas and gave true meaning to a quote, my late Uncle, Carl Brashear said; “It’s not a sin to get knocked down, it’s a sin to stay down.”

Given this, we now have a NEW Undefeated Middleweight Champion of the world and it’s Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik (32-0, 29 Kos) and he accomplished it in grand style by handing Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) his 1st loss as a professional.

Pavlik stated that he wanted to put Youngstown, Ohio on the map and he definitely did just that!

It’s championship fights like this that make Boxing such as great sport. I have much respect for Pavlik for coming back and beating the best of Jermain Taylor that I have ever seen. So this was definitely no fluke, this was a great display of overcoming obstacles to persevere to achieve one’s goals.

Congratulations Kelly Pavlik and your future has just become very bright!!!!!

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Ron Brashear can be contacted at brashear@insideboxing.com, ron@youthofhonor.org

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