Abraham having weight troubles. Most lose 17 lbs.

[Rompeboca]

Abraham needs a training session with Edison Miranda so Miranda can do this to Abraham again


And he would not be able to eat that much for a while, making the weight!!!

[Silencers]

It looks to me as if AA has worked to hard in the weight room. Too much muscle. He does not appear to have a frame suitable for anything heavier than middleweight IMO.

He would be a pretty short super middleweight, I think he's 5'10 but he seemed very strong against Miranda, he could be something like Berto, short but strong and his punching power is a great equalizer for his lack of height.

You could be right though, maybe he put on too much muscle.

[BattlingNelson]

He would be a pretty short super middleweight, I think he's 5'10 but he seemed very strong against Miranda, he could be something like Berto, short but strong and his punching power is a great equalizer for his lack of height.

You could be right though, maybe he put on too much muscle.

Indeed. I see him having trouble with rangy and skilled fighters. AA relies a lot on those lunging haymakers. They'll be more difficult to land on taller fighters.

[Silencers]

Indeed. I see him having trouble with rangy and skilled fighters. AA relies a lot on those lunging haymakers. They'll be more difficult to land on taller fighters.

Looping shots can land on taller fighters, Abraham throws some looping shots and that left hook would work as well, but I agree, he would have trouble with tall guys who keep him at the end of their punches, Abraham would have to adapt his style a little bit to become more of an inside fighter.

[BattlingNelson]

Looping shots can land on taller fighters, Abraham throws some looping shots and that left hook would work as well, but I agree, he would have trouble with tall guys who keep him at the end of their punches, Abraham would have to adapt his style a little bit to become more of an inside fighter.

Yeah, and perhaps also be a bit busier in pressing the action to get on the inside. Hiding behind his defensive shell for prolonged timeperiods as is his habit, could be potentially devastating as he'll be susceptible to pinpoint potshotting from the Bute's and the Kessler's.

[Silencers]

Yeah, and perhaps also be a bit busier in pressing the action to get on the inside. Hiding behind his defensive shell for prolonged timeperiods as is his habit, could be potentially devastating as he'll be susceptible to pinpoint potshotting from the Bute's and the Kessler's.

He definitely has to be busier, he can't take off half a round against those guys, he was busier against Miranda. I think him being on the defensive for half a round has to do with his weight problems as well, both physically and mentally, being at 168 should help him get busier.

[BattlingNelson]

He definitely has to be busier, he can't take off half a round against those guys, he was busier against Miranda. I think him being on the defensive for half a round has to do with his weight problems as well, both physically and mentally, being at 168 should get him to get busier.

It could very well be that weight making has given him trouble in the stamina/endurrance department so a move up might give him more energy.

Of course AA's style is to throw those lethal and flashy combo's which really cost a lot of effort.

Anyway it's a damn shame if he has to move up before facing Pavlik and/or Sturm, but he's an exiting fighter and there will also be some interesting match-ups at 168.

[Silencers]

It could very well be that weight making has given him trouble in the stamina/endurrance department so a move up might give him more energy.

Of course AA's style is to throw those lethal and flashy combo's which really cost a lot of effort.

Anyway it's a damn shame if he has to move up before facing Pavlik and/or Sturm, but he's an exiting fighter and there will also be some interesting match-ups at 168.

True, when Abraham throws, he normally puts all his power behind those shots, his workrate should get better when he moves up though.

He can fight Pavlik at 168, obviously it wouldn't have the significance it would have at 160 unless they somehow are titlists at the same time when they're at 168 and one of them is the lineal champion.