"The Right To Fight" (for the championship).
Kelly fought Edison Miranda on the undercard of Champion Jermain Taylor's defense against Corey Spinks on May 19, 2007. Kelly was ranked #1 WBC while Miranda was ranked #1 WBO. At May 18 pre-fight press conference Pavlik took the podium stating his goals and then sat down. After Pavlik, Edison Miranda took the podium and spent most of his time ridiculing the champion Taylor, almost ignoring the threat Pavlik posed. Then Corey Spinks' promoter, Don King, took the podium and simply looked back at Miranda and said, "You best worry about that white boy over there", pointing to the Knock Out Phenom Pavlik.
After King, Taylor took the podium and erupted in a tirade calling out Miranda and Pavlik. The press conference had turned into an array of tempers and threats.
The following night Pavlik crushed Miranda with an exciting 7th round KO. Pavlik's KO made ESPN's top 10 plays of the day.
Taylor won a boring split decision against Spinks. The stage was set for a Pavlik Vs. Taylor showdown but many wondered if the Champ would try to evade the established and proven #1 contender -Kelly Pavlik
Watch Video of Pavlik Demolishing Miranda:
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