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160-pound king Pavlik burdened by the weight of history

By George Kimball
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

NEW YORK -- When he steps into the ring against Bernard Hopkins on Saturday, middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will be fighting in his third weight class in as many bouts this year. Pavlik fought as a super middleweight in his February rematch with Jermain Taylor before dropping back down to middleweight for his June defense against WBO mandatory Gary Lockett. The obvious appeal of Saturday's encounter is that it matches a long-ruling middleweight champion (Hopkins) against the current one ...

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