Arthur Abraham vs Jermain Taylor!

[Boofdatruth]

I am thinking that Raul Marquez may go all 12.

With Abraham? I doubt he lasts 3 rounds.

[Boofdatruth]

Arthur Abraham is a very powerful puncher but who are these bums that he went the distance with in 2006...Shannan Taylor, Kofi Jantuah???? Yeah he killed miranda in the 2nd fight, but Taylor or Pavlik are both more then capable of cruising to a UD. Not to mention if it wasnt for all the deductions, Abraham would have a loss on his record. People need to be careful of jumping the gun i think Abraham is very dangerous but the favorites in these fights should be the more experienced and proven fighters in Taylor and Pavlik. I take taylor in this fight.

Abraham is a fighter that is getting better and better each time out. Pav is a formidable foe for anyone. Taylor has a style where he gets tired in fights. He can't relax. AA is relaxed, and people underestimate his pure boxing ability. We can all point to fights where a guy didn't look good, but fact is taylor has regressed, Pav and abraham have gotten better.

[dstew]

We can all point to fights where a guy didn't look good, but fact is taylor has regressed, Pav and abraham have gotten better.

The fact that Taylor has regressed is not a fact, it's an opinion. Did you not see his second fight with Pavlik? How is going from getting KO'd in 7 to lasting 12 rounds and losing a close decision considered "regressing"?

How is going from fighting guys who should be at 154 and not hurting them, to fighting a guy who could legitimately fight at 175 and almost knocking him out in two rounds, "regressing"?

You can criticize Taylor for a lot of things (gassing out, imperfect defense, anxiety, confidence) but after the Pavlik fights I don't think you could possibly make a solid argument that he is "regressing."