dam taylor has to fight abraham in the first fight

[deanrw]

1) AA is moving up in weight and will be fresher and sharper in the ring because he wont be as fatigued from making weight, he will be much more active than he normally is.

2) AA is not being KO'd by anyone, this guy is tough as t!ts. he went 8 rounds with a broken jaw vs miranda, whats more despite being drained and fatigued at MW he was very rarely hurt, normally when a fighter is having to work so hard to make weight one punch and theyre on ***** st (i.e haye, and cotto). AA was never hurt despite his difficulties in making weight which speaks volumes for the strength of the man

this fight goes one of three ways:

a) AA KO's KT early on, he fights at a higher pace than expected and his body work and heavy hands mean taylor doesn't see the 9th rnd

b) AA is slightly behind on the scorecards and slighty steps it up in the last few rounds and gets the late KO

c) JT outboxes AA and this would restore some of his lost confidence

personally i wouldn't be surprised to see JT lose and drop out of the tourney and try and rebuild his career. i think right now he would gets wins vs ward and dirrell but if he suffers an early loss his confidence could be shot and then even those fights begin to look hard.

Even against Miranda the second time he was doing nothing until Miranda got tired and that was at Supermiddle. Fighting with a broken jaw does not prove he can take a punch. Miranda barely landed after he broke his jaw. I have seen Abraham staggered by non punchers in his last couple fights. Could it have been weight drain? maybe, but I think he covers up so tight without throwing back because he knows his chin is not cast iron. A puncher like that who refuses to trade means he is afraid of something in my eyes.

[S.G.]

i bet Abraham loses like 2 fights then withdraws from the tourney

i don't see him beating any of them except Froch

[deanrw]

To me this fight hinges on whether or not Abraham can make it thru the first six rounds. Lets be honest Taylor will be Abraham's best opponent by far. If Taylor can knock down Pavlik and Froch he can do the same to Abraham who will be a shorter opponent that is likely to be more susceptible to the Taylor Jab. This could be a big mistake from the King. IMO should have fought Sturm or Pavlik at 160 for mega money and then could have ventured North. But instead he goofed around for his last two years fighting bums.

Abraham has not fought anyone with 1/2 the skill of Taylor. His resume is shocking for the fact that he is so hyped without fighting any good opponents. The best win he has is his knockout of Miranda, who Pavlik completely thrashed and ruined beforehand.

[deanrw]

i bet Abraham loses like 2 fights then withdraws from the tourney

i don't see him beating any of them except Froch

Froch will hand his his ass too. Froch at least has proven he belongs in the ring with the best at Supermiddle. He is competative and has a ton of will and stamina.

[freedom213]

Froch will hand his his ass too. Froch at lease has proven he belongs in the ring with the best at Supermiddle. He is competative and has a ton of will and stamina.

I dont know Froch is a stationary guy who the King would have a chance of catching with those big hooks he likes to throw coming out of his shell. That to me is a very evenly matched fight.

[WhoreUs]

i bet Abraham loses like 2 fights then withdraws from the tourney

i don't see him beating any of them except Froch

bull****.

the only guys that will give abraham problems is dirrell and ward's boring ass styles and he'll probably still win.

[WhoreUs]

too much abraham hate on here.

abraham will win this tournament or at the very least put on a good run at it.



i'm done with this thread.

[small_warrior]

abraham still anit got a good test on him, his only test was miranda and miranda been in too many wars. i think taylor would beat aabraham....but he anit winning this tournoment

lol, miranda was in too many wars ? what wars, as i know it was abraham who got his jaw grushed in the first fight

[S.G.]

bull****.

the only guys that will give abraham problems is dirrell and ward's boring ass styles and he'll probably still win.

he's way too stationary and passive to beat Taylor or Kessler

Taylor will do to Abraham exactly what he did to Froch except Abraham won't be able to rally at the end like Froch did. easy and lopsided UD

[El_Cholo]

I can't see Taylor winning whatever fight.

to be so far in front and get knocked out in that manner suggests he's finished.