Paul Smith

By Scott Gilfoid: Next Saturday night, #5 WBO Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KOs) will be challenging WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4, 28 KOs) for his WBO 168 pound title at the Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

This is one of those modern day Rocky stories for the soon to be 32-year-old Smith, because he’s stepping way, way out of his class in taking on the hard hitting Abraham.

It doesn’t matter that Abraham has been badly exposed in the past in losses to talents like Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, he still packs a punch with either hand and he’s got the perfect guy in front of him to score a quick knockout on Saturday in the form of Smith.

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By Conor Farrelly: Paul Smith Junior (35-3) challenges WBO Super-middleweight Arthur Abraham (40-4) on the 27th of September in Kiel Germany.

This is a fight which has raised certain eyebrows within boxing circles. The question of whether Paul Smith Junior is worthy of this opportunity is not an area which I will develop upon.

Any boxer who decides to enter a boxing ring will always have my respect. Michael Watson and Gerald McClellan are examples of the devastating consequences which come about from entering the ring.

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(Photo credit: Sauerland Events) By Scott Gilfoid: #5 WBO Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KOs) is hoping to pull off a huge upset this month in would could be a once in a lifetime title shot against WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4, 28 KOs) on September 27th at the Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Smith wants to beat Abraham and then bring the strap back to the UK with him as a trophy from battle, but it’s going to be awfully tough for him to do that given the huge step up he’s making in this fight.

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(Photo Credit: Sebastian Hagler) By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4, 28 KOs) will be defending his title in a voluntary defense against #5 WBO Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KOs) next month on September 27th in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Abraham, 34, is looking and fighting like someone at least 10 years younger than his chronological age. If you look at him at age 24 and compare that to how he looks and fights now, it’s nearly impossible to see any difference. The only thing that’s changed with Abraham is he’s bigger since moving to super middleweight and definitely a lot stronger than he was at 160.

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(Photo Credit: Sebastian Hagler) By Scott Gilfoid: Well, you can’t say #5 WBO Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KOs) is over-matched in every department against WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4, 28 KOs) ahead of their fight next month on September 27th at the Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

The 5’11” Smith is two inches taller than the 5’9” Abraham, so that at least gives Smith one thing in his favor for this fight. But unfortunately, everything else is pretty much stacked in Abraham’s favor.

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By Scott Gilfoid: #5 WBO Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KOs) will be getting a title shot against WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4, 28 KOs) on September 27th in Kiel, Germany. This is an optional title defense in which Abraham’s promoters at Sauerland Events have handpicked the 31-year-old Smith.

Abraham hasn’t shown much interest in taking on any dangerous opponents like Andre Ward and some of the other top fighters. He’s kind of been locked into back and forth fights against Robert Stieglitz. When the two of them aren’t facing each other, they’re facing little known fringe contenders.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kalle Sauerland, the promoter for WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4, 28 KO’s), says that his proposed optional title defense against #6 WBO, #10 WBA Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KO’s) isn’t a done deal yet for September 27th. No agreement has been reached yet. The fight is/was supposed to take place in Berlin, Germany.

Kalle said on his twitter “Just to confirm Abraham v Smith is not done. It is a fight we are interested in doing but we have not reached an agreement as of yet.”

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By Scott Gilfoid: Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KOs) is on the verge of fighting for a world title for the first time in his 11-year pro career on September 27th against WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4-, 28 KOs) in Berlin, Germany.

The weird part about it is that Smith really didn’t have to beat anyone to get the fight. While he’s won his last 4 fights, he’s done it against marginal fighters, and he’s beaten far better than those guys during his career.

It’s just luck on Smith’s part that the WBO gave him #6 ranking based on wins over David Sarabia (7-4-2, 2 KO’s), Jamie Ambler (10-56-2, 3 KO’s), Tony Dodson (30-8-1, 14 KO’s) and Tommy Tolan (4-15-1, 3 KO’s). Before Smith beat these guys, he’d been knocked out in the 2nd round by George Groves in 2011.

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By Scott Gilfoid: #3 WBO Paul Smith (34-3, 19 KO’s) can put himself into a world title fight against WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (40-4) if Smith gets past little known David Sarabia (7-3-2, 2 KO’s) in their scheduled 8 round fight this Saturday night, May 17th at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK. The Smith-Sarabia fight will be taking place on the Nathan Cleverly vs. Sean Corbin fight card.

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