Is that rock solid proven info Ghost, that Pav has a drinking issue.    I hate unconfirmed rumors,  seems likes being a father and all, he has his stuff together and has never missed weight or shown any unprofessionalism.             People saying him ducking Paul Williams is a joke,  staph infections are no joke, you don't take care of em proper, you die,  been there.
		
		
	 
I hear ya punch.  I spoke a little out of turn there.
I have no clear proof that Kelly was in rehab, just heard the same things everyone else has.  
I'm a huge fan of Pavlik.  I want him to win this fight.  He made me HUGE money in both matches with JT.  I even sport a TEAM PAVLIK hat on occasion (and I'm not a hat guy generally).
But when I think of where the kid grew up, combined with what a few people have "heard", it does make me wonder.
Do I think the rumors are true?  My guess is yes.
Do I have proof?  No, and I hope I'm wrong.
I heard Kelly in interviews this week, and I thought he sounded great.  To me, he sounded ready to go and well prepared mentally.
But a long time friend of mine, a guy who has watched the fights for 50 years, turned to me after listening to the same interview and said
"Canned answers.  Sounds like a guy repeating the 12 steps he just finished at the Sober House"
:shrug: