With Kelly Pavlik getting ready to defend his championships Saturday, I leaf around the internet looking for articles.  There is so much negative stuff written about Pavlik because he is not fighting Paul Williams.  Instead, the opponent is little-known, but ranked, Miguel Espino.  The thing that surprised me most was the negativity directed toward Jack Loew and comments about how much grander Pavlik would be if he shook Loew away.

I don’t buy it for a minute.  Emanuel Steward is like a pimp.  He has many people with high profile matches in his stable.  Is it really possible for him to channel his best effort to each and every guy he trains?  I have not seen Mr. Steward in too many winning corners lately unless he is working for HBO and doing a post-fight interview with the victor. 

 Who else? Mayweather?  The guy can’t even work with his own family (until recently, again). 

OK…  point taken.  Jack Loew does blacktop work in the Summer.  That fact was spotted in at least every fourth article Google lined up when I searched.  SO WHAT?  Loew is a person who also runs a gym and has an upcoming stable of local talent to heed notice of.  Not only that, but he can focus on Pavlik as his big gun.  I’m in no way downplaying what Pavlik has accomplished, but c’mon, give credit where it is due.  Who knows where Kelly would be if he was just another one of Steward’s fighters?

Jack Loew will succeed with another fighter in the sport of boxing.  I have said it before and I will say it again, he is no one-trick pony.  He loves what he does and is more successful than most trainers in the sport, Pavlik’s gold is the proof.

Before anyone opens their mouth about Jack Loew being the beneficiary of geographic proximity, think again.  Loew is a boxing trainer with a pretty darn good record.  Bravo!