Abraham says he’s too small for super middleweight, thinking of moving back down to middleweight

Image: Abraham says he's too small for super middleweight, thinking of moving back down to middleweightBy Jim Dower: After suffering a disappointing 12 round unanimous decision defeat to Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) in his stage 3 Super Six tournament bout last Saturday night in Helsinki, Finland, former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25 KO’s) admitted in an interview with the Bild.de, that he may be too small for the super middleweight division.

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My take on Froch’s win over Abraham

Image: My take on Froch's win over AbrahamBy Scott Gilfoid: I just want to start off by saying how bad Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25 KO’s) now looks after the beating he took against Andre Dirrell last March. He’s not the same fighter, and I think he was on the way down hill even before that fight. But Carl Froch (27-1, 20 Ko’s) was able to take advantage of what was there and pound out a fairly easy 12 round unanimous decision. The judges scored it 119-109, 120-108 and 120-108, all for Froch. I’m in agreement more or less with those scores. I do think Froch should have been penalized multiple times for low blows and a series of rabbit punches he threw. I wouldn’t argue against Froch being disqualified for his many fouls in this fight.

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Abraham looking strong at weigh-in, Froch looks scared

Image: Abraham looking strong at weigh-in, Froch looks scaredBy Scott Gilfoid: (Photo Casino / Showtime). I’ve never seen Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) look better than he did today at the weigh-in for his fight tomorrow night against Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland. 168 really suits Abraham, because he looks strong at this weight and doesn’t have to boil down and sacrifice muscle to make 160 like he used to have to do while fighting at middleweight. Abraham weighed a muscular looking 168 pounds at today’s weigh-in.

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Abraham says he’s going to punish Froch for insulting him and his promoter

Image: Abraham says he's going to punish Froch for insulting him and his promoterPhoto Tom Casino/Showtime: By Sean McDaniel: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) says he’s going to make Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) pay for insulting him and his promoter this Saturday night in their stage 3 Super Six tournament match in Helsinki, Finland. Speaking with Sky Sports News, Abraham said “Froch has insulted my promoter, my team and me. I will punish him for that on Saturday. It will be a great fight between two warriors. I cannot wait to get my hands on him and make him pay for all the rubbish he has said in the press.”

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Froch says his fight with Abraham will be good for the sport

Image: Froch says his fight with Abraham will be good for the sportBy Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) seems to be convinced that his upcoming November 27th Super Six tourney fight with Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) is going to be an exciting affair for boxing fans to witness, but I’m not so sure about that. The two fighters are mixing it up in Finland two weeks from now, and both of them are coming off of terrible performances in defeats in their last Super Six tournament fights. Froch hasn’t looked good in any of his two Super Six tournament fights, and neither of them I would describe as coming close to being exciting affairs. And Abraham did almost nothing in his first fight of the tournament against Jermain Taylor until knocking him out in the 12th with a right hand.

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Froch says “Arthur Abraham can’t beat me. Really, he can’t beat me”

By Scott Gilfoid: For a fighter that recently got handled in his last fight by Mikkel Kessler, former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) isn’t lacking for courage as he goes into his fight next month against former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki , Finland. In an interview at eastsideboxing.com, Froch says “You know Arthur Abraham can’t beat me. Really, he can’t beat me. Obviously, it’s boxing and the guy can punch, but I need to stay focused to execute my game plan. As long as I do that right, it should be an easy night’s work.”

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Abraham vs. Froch: Is Arthur going to hurt Carl?

Image: Abraham vs. Froch: Is Arthur going to hurt Carl?By Sean McDaniel: In two fights in the Super Six tournament, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) has badly hurt both of his opponents to the point where they’ve had to pull out of the tournament entirely. Now, Abraham will be facing former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) in the last stage competition of the Super Six tournament. Froch is even more of a target for shots than Abraham’s other two opponents Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell. Froch is the kind of fighter that doesn’t mind the give and take of a normal fight and doesn’t shy away from taking big shots from his opponents, that is, until his last fight against Mikkel Kessler in April.

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Abraham vs. Froch: Will Carl be able to take Arthur’s best shots without getting decapitated?

By Scott Gilfoid: I really don’t like former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch’s chances against the monstrous punching Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) in their stage 3 Super Six bout on November 27th in Helsinki, Finland. Abraham has fought twice thus far and in both cases he’s sent his opponents – Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell – to the hospital after landing crushing right hands.

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Froch says “I am going to stuff him [Abraham] like a chicken”

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) was sounding off about his next Super Six tournament opponent the hard hitting Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s), making fun of the crown that Abraham wears and promising him a beating in their fight on November 27th at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland. Froch, as of yet, hasn’t faced a huge puncher like Abraham and it’s going to be fun to see what Abraham can do against Froch’s low guard. The talented Andre Dirrell was able to stagger Froch with repeated left hands to the head in his fight with him last year in October.

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Can Froch outwork Abraham?

By Sean McDaniel: Without question, Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) is the bigger puncher of the two going into his November 27th Super Six stage 3 tournament fight with former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland.

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