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By Thomas Gerbasi - The blood was seemingly everywhere, turning Arthur Abraham’s light blue trunks crimson. Every time he moved or was hit, more spewed from his mouth, the product of a jaw broken in two places, the first crack coming in the fourth round. To continue was a decision far and above the call of duty when it comes to sport. This was simply a fight – against Edison Miranda, against pain, against common sense.
“My coach (Ulli Wegner) and me have a motto,” explained Abraham to MaxBoxing through translator Heiko Mallwitz. “‘Dead or alive, but never on the knees.’ I’m a guy who never gives up, and it was a question on honor for me. I never thought about giving up in the fight; it was never a decision for me because I wanted to win, and I will never give up.”
Abraham fought on for eight more rounds at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany, spitting and swallowing copious amounts of blood en route to winning a comfortable 12 round unanimous decision over Miranda. And though the post-fight talk centered on some questionable officiating from referee Randy Neumann, who deducted five points from Miranda, there was no questions about the courageous performance of the IBF middleweight champion, who chooses not to look back at his trial by fire, but at the future, which for now means a Saturday rematch with Miranda at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida (Showtime 9pm ET / PT). [details]
“My coach (Ulli Wegner) and me have a motto,” explained Abraham to MaxBoxing through translator Heiko Mallwitz. “‘Dead or alive, but never on the knees.’ I’m a guy who never gives up, and it was a question on honor for me. I never thought about giving up in the fight; it was never a decision for me because I wanted to win, and I will never give up.”
Abraham fought on for eight more rounds at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany, spitting and swallowing copious amounts of blood en route to winning a comfortable 12 round unanimous decision over Miranda. And though the post-fight talk centered on some questionable officiating from referee Randy Neumann, who deducted five points from Miranda, there was no questions about the courageous performance of the IBF middleweight champion, who chooses not to look back at his trial by fire, but at the future, which for now means a Saturday rematch with Miranda at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida (Showtime 9pm ET / PT). [details]
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