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Arthur Abraham - a look at his career
Arthur Abraham had quite an amazing career so far. At 160lbs, he was the king of the division, due to his power, defense, chin and heart. He defeated a lot of guys, including Edison Miranda (who was an undefeated knockout machine back then), and made his heart known by 12th round decisioning him with a broken jaw that he received early in the fight. His final record at 160lbs was 31(24)-0.
He then moved up to 168lbs, despite being at a massive size disadvantage there. Did he move up to duck someone? No. He moved up to compete in the Super Six Tournament against the toughest opponents in the 168lbs divison, in what would be one of the best boxing eras in the history of the division. He was not the same deadly force at 168lbs as at 160lbs, due to being a small fighter there, but Arthur Abraham only lost to elite guys like Carl Froch, Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, all by decision, due to his toughness. He did KO Jermain Taylor, though, which was very impressive, as Taylor had looked good in his last fight against Froch.
Since then, Arthur has proven his worth by beating Robert Stieglitz and while losing 1 time, he made more than up for it by beating Stieglitz 3 times in what was an amazing and exciting series of action-packed battles.
Now, though, he is an old lion, small and slow. There is still some power left and the skills are there, but he has slowed down. He is facing the younger, much bigger and undefeated Mexican Gilberto Ramirez next. This is a very dangerous fight for Arthur Abraham, but if he wins, he can retire with a very good resume and a very great career to look back at.
He then moved up to 168lbs, despite being at a massive size disadvantage there. Did he move up to duck someone? No. He moved up to compete in the Super Six Tournament against the toughest opponents in the 168lbs divison, in what would be one of the best boxing eras in the history of the division. He was not the same deadly force at 168lbs as at 160lbs, due to being a small fighter there, but Arthur Abraham only lost to elite guys like Carl Froch, Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, all by decision, due to his toughness. He did KO Jermain Taylor, though, which was very impressive, as Taylor had looked good in his last fight against Froch.
Since then, Arthur has proven his worth by beating Robert Stieglitz and while losing 1 time, he made more than up for it by beating Stieglitz 3 times in what was an amazing and exciting series of action-packed battles.
Now, though, he is an old lion, small and slow. There is still some power left and the skills are there, but he has slowed down. He is facing the younger, much bigger and undefeated Mexican Gilberto Ramirez next. This is a very dangerous fight for Arthur Abraham, but if he wins, he can retire with a very good resume and a very great career to look back at.
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