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Pavlik says nearly dies from medication

Associated Press

Friday, October 23, 2009

NEW YORK -- Kelly Pavlik's life was in peril. An allergic reaction to medication had caused the middleweight champion's temperature to soar past 104 degrees, and his heart rate to 150 beats a minute. When he was finally admitted to the hospital, the sweat was pouring off his body, which had turned shades of red and purple. An infectious diseases specialist at the Cleveland Clinic told his father, Mike Pavlik, that the 27-year-old fighter had better keep fighting. The outlook was grim. "I'm no ...

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