The Kelly Pavlik vs Paul Williams fight originally scheduled for October 3 has been put on hold due to a staph infection on Pavlik’s left index finger.  The fight will be reschduled for November 21 and still be televised by HBO.  This hand injury dates back to February and has already prevented Pavlik from fighting against Sergio Mora in June.

Jack Loew told me that Kelly is not depressed, but rather relieved at the postponement, “We don’t want to go in there unprepared while nursing this injury.  Kelly is relieved that he will not be pressed into this fight without being prepared.”

Loew told me that when Pavlik ran through Mill Creek Park on Monday that his hand was wrapped.  When Pavlik finished his run, Loew had him remove the bandages so he could check the status of the infection.  “It was disgusting, not even a cut, but more like a hole in his finger,” Loew commented.

Loew stated in an interview with me in May that if Pavlik was less than 100% that he would not compete in a championship fight.  This belief is what the end feelings were in the Pavlik vs Bernard Hopkins fight, where Loew commented that “the writing was on the wall twice, and we chose to ignore it,” referring to Pavlik needing to get his arm drained and a bout with pneumonia in weeks close to the fight.

Pavlik is currently undergoing serious IV treatments.  “He is doing IV treatments twice a day every twelve hours to fix this.  The doctor said he should be ready to resume training in a few weeks and that it can be healed,” added Loew.

Paul Williams and his group knew nothing of the postponement and have yet to agree to the November 21 reschedule date.  Joe Scalzo, of the Youngstown Vindicator, quoted Dan Goosen (Williams’ promoter), “Obviously we are very surprised.  When I hear that date [November 21], I’d be very interested in one thing: Who’s he [Pavlik] going to fight?  We know nothing about it.”

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