I don't see Taylor getting past Abraham's defense

[Mr. Philadel]

watch JT's fight with Winky....then look at Winky's face AFTER the fight!!....JT has been there and done that with that turtle shell defense!!.....something else?!?

[Benncollinsaad]

Sigh.....

You tell me specifically because from the fight I've watch I don't see anything that'd lead me to believe he's faster.

Outworking is not about landing punches. It's about throwing more and being the busier man. As long as he throws more and Abraham doesn't land a lot he can win rounds.

Ok, Lajuan Simon fight. His last fight too, with Mahir Oral. First Miranda fight. Satisfied??

[StillUnknown]

i could see abraham's workrate causing him to lose rounds. he can go into a defensive shell at times and neglect his overall offense while looking for that counter killshot

if he connects good with jermain, i think he'll flatline him. if not, i see Jermain winning a decision (even with the bout being in germany lol)

obviously for any chance of a Taylor victory, his stamina must be improved. if the Froch fight didnt teach him that, then he's a lost cause

[larry x]

Taylor's stronger...

im not sure about that..abraham is the definition of strong..and he's tough as nails..this fight has the makings of being a classic....

[Shadows]

Taylor's stronger...

I'm not so sure. Taylor is already near 168 and Abraham is thickly built. Abraham may weigh more on fight night.

Plus, Raul Marquez said Abraham was the stronger of the two.

[larry x]

watch JT's fight with Winky....then look at Winky's face AFTER the fight!!....JT has been there and done that with that turtle shell defense!!.....something else?!?

true..but winky is older and not as strong as arthur

[Benncollinsaad]

i could see abraham's workrate causing him to lose rounds. he can go into a defensive shell at times and neglect his overall offense while looking for that counter killshot

if he connects good with jermain, i think he'll flatline him. if not, i see Jermain winning a decision (even with the bout being in germany lol)

obviously for any chance of a Taylor victory, his stamina must be improved. if the Froch fight didnt teach him that, then he's a lost cause

Look-Abraham is no idiot. He knows he can't afford to just lay back and let Taylor steal most of the rounds. But the problem is-Taylor can't hurt Abraham nearly as bad as Abraham can hurt him. Taylor can't HURT Abraham really. Not the Taylor I've seen so far anyway. Maybe if he has taken lessons from the same guy as Michael Nunn before his spectacular ko of Kalambay...

[Shadows]

Ok, Lajuan Simon fight. His last fight too, with Mahir Oral. First Miranda fight. Satisfied??

If that's your opinion, then yes. I just don't see a weight drained Abe being faster though.

[Tom_Tocca]

Wait for my video of the public work out today (though a hefty 18 min).
It will show you something about both man: JT is the fastest guy above 147 I have ever seen live working out/boxing.
Abraham started slow, pot shotting the pads. But he made 3 rounds of work, getting faster every time. I have never seen him that fast with his combos for about 3-4 years...

Video should be on around 5 pm ET...

[Mr. Philadel]

true..but winky is older and not as strong as arthur

true.....also Winky came forward and put the heat on JT from the door....Abe is a sit back and wait type of dude......thats NOT how you get over on JT.