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Well my fellow fanatics of the squared circle, it has definitely been a blast being able to share my thoughts on the fights that should be made. I am truly thankful to all of you who have e-mailed me regarding my lists and hope that you continue to passionately follow boxing. For this final piece, I will give you the fights I believe should be made between the middleweight-to-heavyweight divisions. Enjoy.
Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (Recognized Middleweight Champion) vs. Arthur Abraham (Recognized as a top Middleweight Contender):
I must come right out and say that I believe that Taylor’s pending middleweight championship defense against Ronald “Winky” Wright, which is scheduled for June of this year, is a stylistic nightmare that should not be happening. It is not that I lack faith in “Bad Intention’s” abilities, but Wright presents so many problems to anyone out there and Taylor does lack experience. Jermain’s management should have simply let this one go and focused on another man in the division.
Arthur Abraham, who is now generally regarded as a top middleweight contender (winning a belt that was stripped because of politics does not make you a real champion), does present Taylor with a very interesting stylistic match-up, which I believe will lead to a great middleweight title fight. Abraham is a strong German buzz-saw who is undefeated and can really crack with both fists.
He is relentless, has some quickness and loves to work the body. Also, Abraham seems to have a great sense of range and timing. This would be an all-action fight as Abraham would be the stockier of the two and Taylor would use that beautiful jab to try and counter to keep the German off him. Two young and strong middleweights in the prime of their careers; sounds like the middleweight division of old. [details]
Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (Recognized Middleweight Champion) vs. Arthur Abraham (Recognized as a top Middleweight Contender):
I must come right out and say that I believe that Taylor’s pending middleweight championship defense against Ronald “Winky” Wright, which is scheduled for June of this year, is a stylistic nightmare that should not be happening. It is not that I lack faith in “Bad Intention’s” abilities, but Wright presents so many problems to anyone out there and Taylor does lack experience. Jermain’s management should have simply let this one go and focused on another man in the division.
Arthur Abraham, who is now generally regarded as a top middleweight contender (winning a belt that was stripped because of politics does not make you a real champion), does present Taylor with a very interesting stylistic match-up, which I believe will lead to a great middleweight title fight. Abraham is a strong German buzz-saw who is undefeated and can really crack with both fists.
He is relentless, has some quickness and loves to work the body. Also, Abraham seems to have a great sense of range and timing. This would be an all-action fight as Abraham would be the stockier of the two and Taylor would use that beautiful jab to try and counter to keep the German off him. Two young and strong middleweights in the prime of their careers; sounds like the middleweight division of old. [details]
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