Pavlik's Arm Is Fine, Rest Easy Youngstown

Rest easy, Youngstown. The left arm of your favorite son is fine. It got bumped and bruised a month ago, but thanks to a little ice, it’s healed now and Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik hardly gives it a second thought. You shouldn’t either. Pavlik has been sparring eight or 10 rounds while getting ready for this big fight, so the arm must be all right. Has to be. You don‘t jump without looking, you don’t stand in the rain without an umbrella, and you don‘t fight Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins with only one good arm. “There’s no problem with the elbow, none at all,“ Pavlik said on a recent conference call, sounding almost like he couldn’t believe they were still bringing it up. “It’s fine. No problem.” Whew. Good news for the blue-collar crowd. That’s because we know it’s going to require two active, healthy arms to beat Hopkins,... [read full story]