This week?s 96th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs) who is scheduled to face Bryan Vera (17-5, 11 KOs) on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium. Pavlik talked about his upcoming fight, spoke about his career, and provided his views on the current boxing landscape. Here is some of what he had to say:
On training and preparations for his November 13 fight against Bryan Vera:
?Things are going really good. We?re up in California, PA training and everything?s going as planned right now. I feel great. The weight?s very good and it?s just been nothing but boxing.?
His views on the fact that the Vera fight will take place at a catch weight of 164 pounds:
?Well right now we?re still waiting to see what opens up after the fight. Obviously we have to take it one fight at a time, but we just want to keep the weight in the middle right in between right now.?
His views on his opponent Bryan Vera:
?He?s a tough kid, a game fighter. I know he?s definitely coming to fight, but to me he throws a lot of wild punches. He goes for the homerun, but he leaves himself wide open a lot, too. That chin comes in the air with every one of his big punches and that?s something we?re going to expose.?
On what he plans to do in order to spoil Vera?s attempt at another upset victory:
?Right now with the training that we?re doing we got a lot of sparring partners that got the same style that he has, but t
