Bernard Hopkins (48-5-1, 32 KO’s) vs. Kelly Pavlik (34-0-0, 30 KO’s) Betting Odds Preview: Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be the sight for this Saturday night’s 12-round main event bout between Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik. This fight can be seen live on Pay-Per-View beginning at 10 PM ET (7 PM PT).
Odds-makers at BodogLife.com are currently favoring youth over experience, as Kelly Pavlik [-400] comes in as the Online Sports Betting Odds favorite to defeat Bernard Hopkins [+300]. 
For the age-less Bernard Hopkins, its time put up or shuts up — or perhaps even retire — when he takes on 26-year-old, undefeated middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik.
After back-to-back loses to Jermain Taylor (by Split and Unanimous Decisions), Hopkins was able to bounce back with “UD” victories over Antonio Tarver and Ronald Wright.
However, in his last bout against Joe Calzaghe , the 43 year-old not only lost by “SD”, but more so, began to look like… well, a 43 year-old. Not only was Hopkins completely outmatched by a great fighter, he looked slow and old with his punches and reaction time.
On Tuesday’s press conference, Hopkins tried to bait Pavlik into betting $250,000 that the youngster will become the first boxer to knock him out. Pavlik didn’t bite: “I haven’t one fight, ever, predicted a KO, I don’t train eight hard weeks with a brutal workout regimen and put my body through what I do just to knock somebody out. I go in there to win; 12 rounds. If a knockout comes, that’s great.”
The fact that, in 34 professional fights this kid has KO’d 30 of his opponents, makes that a very interesting wager. Not only is Pavlik heavy-handed, but he is also very aggressive between the ropes. “The last time I seen or heard is Kelly Pavlik’s been at his best knocking people out and coming forward and being himself,” Hopkins said. “No matter what’s been changed or what’s been added on or what we’re working on, that’s great. But, trust me, when you’re undefeated and never had to taste the taste of losing or even lost … (you’re) going to go back to what (you’re) comfortable with doing.”
