Let's get this straight about Froch...

[SlappyJoe]

... He's not feather-fisted in any shape or form. Some of you are talking so much crap about how he has nowhere near the same amount of power as Abe. That's BS.

This fight can literally go any way. Froch by brutal KO could happen if he works the body (which he gets to do anywhere outside Germany), Abe has serious firepower, he has accuracy but Froch has workrate.

Let's see how the king copes with the body shots tho-I've got a feeling his guard goes to **** when the cobra roughs him up a bit.

Literally can't wait to see this unfold.

[THE REED]

Going to the body on Abe could lead to being knocked out himself..

[Xyei]

... He's not feather-fisted in any shape or form. Some of you are talking so much crap about how he has nowhere near the same amount of power as Abe. That's BS.

This fight can literally go any way. Froch by brutal KO could happen if he works the body (which he gets to do anywhere outside Germany), Abe has serious firepower, he has accuracy but Froch has workrate.

Let's see how the king copes with the body shots tho-I've got a feeling his guard goes to **** when the cobra roughs him up a bit.

Literally can't wait to see this unfold.

Yeah this is gonna be a great fight! I can see Froch's workrate giving Abraham problems. Abe can't win if he just covers up and that's what he's going to do when Froch is throwing all kinds of punches on him.

He has to be careful though because Abraham likes to cover up and wait to land that fight ending bomb on his opponents.

War Froch!!!

[wazaa.]

This is gonna be a very competitive fight.

I expect Abraham by late round stoppage.

WAR ARTHUR !!

[yuppie]

I really respect Froch, he trades with people...his fights are entertaining, and love him or hate him fans will keep an eye on him because they really want him to win or loose. Id seriously want to watch Froch over any other fighter in the super 6.
Besides you cant really knock someone who entered this tourney and put his WBC belt (which he should still have imo) on the line.

[Steve Ballmer]

Abraham has a pretty good defence against the body. If Froch can get past his tight shell he might have a chance.

I see Froch going to the head though and winning by KO.

[Disposable Arts]

Froch hits harder than AA IMO.

My question is how will AA feel after he takes flush shots from the biggest and strongest Super Mid hes ever faced?

[Steak]

Going to the body on Abe could lead to being knocked out himself..

on the contrary. Abe is not good against people that smother him and go to the body, as shown in the Raul Marquez fight(where he got a rib broken).

the trick is not too keep in mid-range with Abe. thats where his comfort punching zone is. either fight really close or fight way on the outside.

Abe is very flawed, but his power is the great equalizer. I could see Froch mugging his way to a decision, possibly stoppage win, but I could also easily see Abe getting lucky and landing a fight changing punch.

Froch is actually much craftier than people give him credit for. he might be able to figure Abe out.
my fight plan for Froch: shove Abe around on the inside and be active, keeping him in his shell. one Abe decides to do his 1 minute offensive attack, back off fast and let him burn off, shoving back to infight if Abe catches up with him. rinse and repeat.

[SlappyJoe]

Abraham has a pretty good defence against the body. If Froch can get past his tight shell he might have a chance.

He has to be careful though because Abraham likes to cover up and wait to land that fight ending bomb on his opponents.

Going to the body on Abe could lead to being knocked out himself..

Sure Abe protects his chest well but there's a reason Froch has brought up the high shorts issue this week-he's trying to put pressure on the referee to allow shots to the lower areas of the body, areas that Abe seems keen to protect. Seriously try covering your lower adominals in Abe's shell like defence-it drops your hands and leaves the head exposed. So far Abe's worn those shorts incredibly high most of his career-this tells me one of two things: he is weak to the lower areas or has trouble adjusting his defence.

By getting the referee on board Froch *could* expose what is potentially the most overrated defence in the sport. Before you reply please try the shell like defence for yourself and tell me how Abraham manages to cover his whole body like that.

Having said that Abe could remove Froch's head from his shoulders too.

[SlappyJoe]

on the contrary. Abe is not good against people that smother him and go to the body, as shown in the Raul Marquez fight(where he got a rib broken).

the trick is not too keep in mid-range with Abe. thats where his comfort punching zone is. either fight really close or fight way on the outside.

Abe is very flawed, but his power is the great equalizer. I could see Froch mugging his way to a decision, possibly stoppage win, but I could also easily see Abe getting lucky and landing a fight changing punch.

Froch is actually much craftier than people give him credit for. he might be able to figure Abe out.
my fight plan for Froch: shove Abe around on the inside and be active, keeping him in his shell. one Abe decides to do his 1 minute offensive attack, back off fast and let him burn off, shoving back to infight if Abe catches up with him. rinse and repeat.

This is a guy knows what he's talking about too. AA isn't exactly the most multi-dimensional fighter... he's there to block punches and hit you back at mid-range. 100% guarantee this fight plan is what Froch adopts... but if he gets inside and manages to land cleanly (by breaking down the guard) Froch will get more confident as the fight goes on. This could be an advantage to either fighter.

Let's not forget Froch's power... he was nicknamed the cobra for a reason - he hits quick and hard. This could be the biggest puncher AA's faced (esp at this weight) and there's no telling how he'll react if Froch does land. Abe will probably respond the only way he knows how when confronted with power and that's his shell like defence. If that doesn't work for him because he's being rocked HARD and to the body what happens next? He's losing on the cards so he has to let his hands go a bit, which means goodbye defence. I'm damned sure neither fighter wants another loss, especially when they both think they were cheated.

Whatever happens I'm certain Froch is taking Abraham to a place he hasn't been before. The way I see it is like an animal fighting a sledgehammer that has a potentially weak handle.