Arthur Abraham vs. Carl Froch will be the best fight of the Super Six
November 26th, 2010
By Aron Hutchison: Tomorrow my most anticipated matchup of the Super Six tournament will finally take place, Arthur Abraham vs. Carl Froch. Both men are notoriously slow starters, so don’t expect much action in the early rounds. The last half of the fight however should be highly entertaining, both fighters should pick up the pace after the 4th or 5th round and from then on it will be an all out slug fest.
It’s true true that Abraham probably has more power behind his punches but I think Froch will have the advantage in both speed and technique; He has the chin to take “King” Arthur’s best punches, I expect him to out point Abraham for a decision win.
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Well Froch outclassed Abraham. Looking at these comments they were all saying Abraham. Froch did a number on him
Punchy Potorff
Arthur Abraham is my favorite Boxer currently fighting, I’d love nothing more than to see him win tomorrow, but I don’t expect it to happen, Froch will advance in the tournament and end up meeting Ward in the finals.
Mr Hutchison, the difference between Froch/Taylor and Abraham/Taylor is that Abraham was winning throughout, and Froch basically just got lucky. And the difference between Froch/Dirrell and Abraham/Dirrell is Abraham was coming on and hurting Dirrell at the stoppage, and Froch basically fought a dirty fight to get the W, although he really didn’t win so much as he had a hometown decision. AA wins this tough fight through a mid/late KO stoppage.
ARMO YOUR POST SAID DIRRELL AS MANY TIMES AS SCOTTIE. WATCH THAT. DIRRELL BELONGS TO SCOTTIE.
COULD BE ANYONE
I dont use laptops I am using some computer made by CCCP back in 1974. Just the tape was over for that and I had to do a long trip to Chernobyl to get one.
@ARMO SEE YOU BROUGHT YOUR LAPTOP .AA WILL NEED HIS AAA GAME TO PULL THIS ONE OUT. STAY WARM.
@true britt-so you agree with SCOTT GILFOID. THAT SAYS IT ALL.
Aron Hutchison:
cmon man where have u seen Froch’s speed? Art has more speed then he has. Art has more power then he has. Art has defense and froch has the long reach only.
BTW Froch lost to DIrrell and Andre was just robbed and Froch was hurt by Dirrell so ……… Froch will be on the ground trying to remember his little kids name. THATS IT. KO by Abraham in the round 6.
At world level Froch is not doing enough, his opponants are harder to hit and hes not throwing enough, he cant go relying on knockouts at this level.
But Abraham doesnt move that much either. This could go toe to toe. Infact im relying on it.
I have to agree that this is also my most anticipated fight. This will be Froch’s fifth world class opponent in a row – thats impressive in anyones book especially when he is 3-1 at the moment.
Froch is seriously unappreciated as a boxer and an entertainer, especially on this site. His win over the current light heavyweight king Jean Pascal put him on the map, then he beat former middleweight king Taylor, then he beats the man who beat Abraham and finally his first defeat against Kessler. And i bet Kessler has never worked so hard for win in his life.
I see Froch beating Abraham and I really hope he stops him – the guy deserves recognition.
It could be another Paul Williams Martinez fight.maybe the winner will face Martinez down the road,thats if Sergio believes he is indeed the lb forl lb bst middleweight.He has no problem fighting welterweights.
The best matchup will be when Glen Johnson gets in there with either of these two.
Aron Hutchison. Apologies.
@Matt, Froch- Abraham is on at 10(ish) uk time…JMM-KAT is about 5AM UK……..Miles apart man..Enjoy both
Froch to win on points. At odds of 12/5 (William Hill)…i will be having a good punt on that.
It’s a shame this fight is on when my favorite fighter (JMM) is defending his titles against Plodsidis. I will be recording this on Showtime, and possibly switching, unless Marquez KO’s Plodsidis early!!
Froch got knocked down against jermain taylor that was not in his prime anymore..
Is Carl Froch iron chinned? I wouldn’t say that. At least not enough to take the kind of bombs AA usualy throws.
mggoo talks sense. thats exactly the way i see it
nice to see an article written by someone with a brain … rather than gilfoid.
I think the fight will be decided in the early rounds. If Froch finds a way through Abes turte shell and hurt him, he has the best chances to win. If not, its only a question of time that AA will find his chin!!
@ tuppa….. you know me only too well.
Happy days.
Good write up glad somebody besides myself giving froch a good chance of winning.
fan game
My comment about Froch’s last 3 fights had NOTHING to do with any advantages he may have, someone made a ridiculous remark about Carl’s last three fights and I pointed out to him that two of both of their last three were against the same people, I don’t understand how going by their last three fights you can see a mismatch for either fighter, this is an extremely close fight, a coin toss really, I never said Carl had any huge advantage in this fight, only that I think he has a slight edge that will eek out a decision win for him, you should think a little before making such insulting comments.
(True brit )
your a complete control freak. Lol.
I dont think that this fight will last as long as most think, I think there will be a KO and it will be by round 8 at the latest.
Who will get it, I dont know, its to close to call. While it last though it should be a good fight with both standing in the middle and trading punches!
Typo, wups:”Dirrel was NEVER in such trouble against FROCH, I meant”
Aron Hutchison, those 3 points you made in your analysis as to why Froch should be favoured over Abraham are a complete laughable joke! LOL. 1st you say both KO’d Taylor in the 12th but Froch did the job 8 seconds quiker!! that was the best one, wow! You fail to mention though that at the time of the stoppage, Froch was BEHIND on all cards, whereas Abraham was AHEAD. You point out that Dirrel lost a controversial close SD to Froch in England, whereas Abraham was outboxed. Yet you fail to mention that Abraham pit Dirrel on his ASS, something Froch failed to do, and looked to be on the verge of stopping Dirrel, whereas Direll was NEVER in such trouble agaisnt Abraham. And Froch lost to Kesselr, but since Kessler was a favourite, no shame in that…yeah, and Kessler in his previous bout to that just happened to be totally outclassed againt Ward. Digging much sir? You idiot.
My advice to Carl is to hit him with a left. Then hit him with a right. Then hit him with another left. And then, er, hit him with another right.
Never fails.
Boxing Observer
Perhaps I was wrong to call Carl a “slow starter”, I fully agree with you that he is a smart fighter, he would do well to take the fight to Arthur early on and I’m sure he knows that.
Aron, it’s just my opinion that Froch tends to see what his opponents have to offer before then goes after them, others might see it differently.
At least your article is written in a way that makes sense and is objective, unlike some who write here in a spiteful and malicious way and then don’t respond when they are wrong.
I don’t think it is possible to write articles here without some subjective statements being made, but some article writers are very blatant with their biased opinions. The regulars here know who they are.
I can’t see frch getting through this fight .
Aron Hutchison, maybe Froch finished Jermain Taylor 8 seconds earlier, but Abraham was not knocked out by Taylor, while Froch was, and Abraham was ahead on all scorecards against Taylor before knocking him out, while Froch was not.
On the other hand I believe Froch won the fight against Kessler.
Concerning the Abraham-Dirrell fight, well Abraham looked not that bad. He knocked Dirrell in round 10 and was catching him, so Dirrell was running away, and referee was giving him a time to relax, because it was dangerous already. Not that perfect win I mean.
last sentence should have read…..
Outcome will remain in doubt until the last punch is thrown.
@Boxing Observer , yes it was close cant fault anybody that gave it to Kessler, we all see and appreciate things differently. If Froch uses his jab and keeps his workrate going i think he should win by UD. but knowing Froch he`ll get lazy and over confident, we`ll see.
Davey, I agree with you about Roger Tillerman. I did think that Kessler did enough to win though.
I haven’t seen every one of Froch’s fights, but from what I have seen of him he is a somewhat slow starter.
Its a tough one to call But if Froch uses his strongest muscle upstairs and uses his jab constantly and effectively i think he`ll win by UD, if he dont then Abraham has a chance, though would nt be surprised if theres a knockdown or two. Now Froch vs Kessler fight yes the best so far i scored that 114-114, Froch`s prob is he was too layed back, a daft thing to do in Kessler backyard.
I think alarm Bells should have been ringing long before the fight started Why? because of the two Belguim judges “aka German bum lickers” Roger Tillerman should be axed from boxing hes the most biased official known, he reffed the Reid Ottke fight not letting Reid do a thing and taking points off him. He`s an absolute disgrace. Maybe a pertition should be started.
Guvnor, apologies. I just reread Aron’s article and he wrote that both men are notoriously slow starters. Like you, I disagree as far as Froch is concerned.
Abraham tends to start very cautiously, gradually picking up the pace, where as Froch usually goes right after his opponents.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Guvnor says:
November 26, 2010 at 7:47 am
“What makes you say Froch is a slow starter? You obviously haven’t seen a lot of his fights.”………………………
Were you addressing me? If so, I did not say Froch was a slow starter. Read my previous post again.
I have watched most of Froch’s fights and I know he is not a slow starter.
What makes you say Froch is a slow starter? You obviously haven’t seen a lot of his fights.
Froch to win by UD or late KO, he took the hardest hits from Pascal so can take Abrahams best shots thats for sure.
Will eb a classic though… and for all those Froch haters, the Kessler fight has by far been the most exciting of the Super Six so far and hopefully this will up there too. If it wasn’t fro Froch in this Super Six it would have been pretty dull to watch.
I’m looking forward to this fight myself. I see Arthur Abraham starting cautiously and Carl Froch setting the pace and forcing Abraham to fight.
What happens when Abraham fights back and starts unloading his own heavy punches, we will see. May the best man win. Cant wait.
Cant wait for this fight, its going to be a classic.
Both men have granite chins both men hit hard, I still think Froch will win in the later rounds.
froch by points
Can’t wait whatever the outcome. At last two well matched fighters that actually want to fight. This seems to be a rare thing lately.
@BOB A JOB
In some ways I agree, but the same can be said for Abraham, he’s hardly lightning quick. Abraham is not a silky slick boxer which Froch’s style struggles with.
Abraham is an intelligent fighter and likes to pick his shots well, has good timing and obvious power which will present a risk to Froch even with that granite chin. But Abraham when on the attack often comes forward in straight lines with very little lateral movement this will suit Froch.
Froch has a very good effective jab when he can be bothered to use it, I think he’s intelligent enough to know in this fight he will have to be very disciplined stick behind his jab and bide his time.
Abraham is also facing possibly the hardest puncher he has ever fought and his first big SMW. Can he handle Froch’s power over 12 rounds….if it goes that long.
This is a proper 50/50 fight, I’m leaning towards Froch by late TKO 10th onwards, but would be honest if I said I would not be shocked if Froch was handed his first loss by KO/TKO.
This fight could be better than Froch V Pascal, not one for the purists but an out and out war! and I’m buying this one on PPV. Especially because afterwards we have Ward V Bika and although I think Ward will win, I think Bika will make him work VERY HARD for it.
Look at Carl’s last three fights?
1. Mikhel Kessler – Decison loss, Kessler was the favorite to win the whole thing going into the Super Six
2. Andre Dirrell – Split Decision Win, controversial perhaps, but he still managed to have a very competitive fight with Andre where Abraham failed miserably
3. Jermain Taylor – KO win in round 12, almost identicle to Arthur’s fight with Taylor, except Froch finished it 8 seconds faster
looking at both their last three fights what makes you think that this fight is such a mismatch for Abraham?
Given both of their past histories I’d be surprised(pleasantly) if it were action from the opening bell, you are right though, this is personal and both of them will want to make an example of the other, both men also have granite chins, I don’t expect a finish.