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Arthur seems to be a bit stunned from the previous fight, and doesn't want to take any chances. Fighting at home will give him the edge (you can see him feed off the crowd even before he gets into the ring) and assurance that he won't be disqualified were he to kick Froch while on the ground.
I kid of course, but I don't think its a good idea. England's not so bad, and judging by AA's tendency to get a KO win anyway, judges and such should not matter. Both had fought once home and once away, so each of the fighters have the same right to fight at home. Though any Abraham fight at the O2 arena is like a Rolling Stones concert. Guarenteed sell-out and its always exciting to see what rock hit will accompany AA to the ring this time.
His wish to fight in Berlin is justified. Anything below a spectacular win against Froch will possibly crush him. Of course boxers lose all the time and their careers move on. But when you have been undefeated for so long a first loss is always tough. In the case of Abraham, its even harder to accept, which can be argued by his post-fight statements, the man just can't look at that L on his record. But he needs to get over it. In my opinion this is the best thing that could've happened to him. We will see a much better AA come August, wherever the fight takes place.
(please copy and paste the url for the original article. Replace the 'dot' in the address with a '.' since I don't have enough posts on the site yet, i cannot post links so this is my way of getting around that.)
Arthur seems to be a bit stunned from the previous fight, and doesn't want to take any chances. Fighting at home will give him the edge (you can see him feed off the crowd even before he gets into the ring) and assurance that he won't be disqualified were he to kick Froch while on the ground.
I kid of course, but I don't think its a good idea. England's not so bad, and judging by AA's tendency to get a KO win anyway, judges and such should not matter. Both had fought once home and once away, so each of the fighters have the same right to fight at home. Though any Abraham fight at the O2 arena is like a Rolling Stones concert. Guarenteed sell-out and its always exciting to see what rock hit will accompany AA to the ring this time.His wish to fight in Berlin is justified. Anything below a spectacular win against Froch will possibly crush him. Of course boxers lose all the time and their careers move on. But when you have been undefeated for so long a first loss is always tough. In the case of Abraham, its even harder to accept, which can be argued by his post-fight statements, the man just can't look at that L on his record. But he needs to get over it. In my opinion this is the best thing that could've happened to him. We will see a much better AA come August, wherever the fight takes place.
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