I like aurthur and hope he does well as he's always exiting to watch. But i have a feeling his small size will be a major disadvatage in this tournament. against taylor he looks tiny and taylor came up from middleweight. Imagine when he gets in the ring with a big supermiddleweight such as kessler or froch?? do you think he could handle the large smw?? strenght is a big part of his game as he was super strong at middleweight, if he cant bully people about and abosrb punches what can he possibly do??
will size go against abraham in the super six??
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dont make the mistake of thinking hes smaller than anyone at SMW, in terms of size hes as big as anyone else. you have to remeber that JT is fairly tall for a SMW as well.
AA is a thickly set guy, hes as wide as some people are tall!!! in the tale of the tape between AA and JT it showed that AA has incredibly thick legs, and his forearms and limbs in general are as big as or bigger than JT.
what does concern me is his speed, moving up in weight can be a complex issue (jermain taylor) or it can be an incredibly simple one (pbf/money mayweather). imo although the limit is 168 AA and his team should aim to come in at 166 the same weight he was for the miranda fight, imo thats the best iv ever seen him. -
I think he will be alright. Not having to lose all that weight will ultimately make him healthier and more dynamic in the ring. Look at Manny Pacquiao.
Arthur carries a lot of his weight in his trunk/legs. It's probably why he hits so hard. He's built like a little Armenian Rocky Marciano, and like the Rock he brings that power from the floor on upComment
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Nah, AA is just shorter than them, but still strong nonetheless. He actually might be the strongest fighter out of all of them. Make no mistake, he could hurt any of these guys by accumulative punches and attrition. Dude is a bull.Comment
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I'm curious to see how he'll be able to overcome the height and reach disadvantage that he's going to have against all the other boxers in the tournament. If he's able to carry his power and punch resistance up to 168 I think a lot of guys are in troubleComment
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I believe it will. He's too small and i wouldn't be surprised to see him leaving the tournament 0-2.Comment
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