Abraham wins with impressive 12th round knockout over Taylor

abe3432By Sam Gregory: Stage 1 of the Super Six tournament began tonight with Arthur Abraham’s 12th round knockout of Jermain Taylor at the 02 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.

Abraham improved his unbeaten record to 31-0 with 25 KO’s while Taylor fell to 28-4, 3 of his 4 loses coming by way of KO. Abraham will go on to fight Andre Dirrell in the next round of the Super Six.

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Abraham Knocks Out Taylor; Look for Froch to get beaten later tonight

By Scott Gilfoid: It looks like Jermain Taylor fell apart against Arthur Abraham tonight, wasting a golden opportunity to pick up an easy win against the limited Abraham. I don’t care if Abraham won. Taylor should have won the fight without any problems if he had fought smart and not traded shots with Abraham. I don’t know what happened to him. Taylor used to be able to move around the ring without his legs getting tired out him, but against Abraham he was fighting like he was in quick sand. Still, there was no quit in Taylor. Afterwards, Taylor has this to say: “I’m really disappointed and pretty sad, it was a hard punch, no questions…I’m not finished yet, I can win my next two fights.”

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Super Six Weigh-In: Abraham 168 lbs, Taylor 166 1/4 lbs. – News

By Dave Lahr: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KO’s) came in well under the 168 pound limit at today’s weigh-in, in Berlin, Germany, coming in at a light 166 1/4 for tomorrow’s Super Six tournament bout against former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s). Abraham, 29, weighed in right at the limit of 168 for the fight. It’s unusual for the 31-year-old Taylor to come in so light for his fights.

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Playing the Pick ‘Em Game 2009 Pt. II: Abraham-Taylor, Haye-Valuev, Adamek-Golota

taylor454334By Philip H. Anselmo:

Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor

Arthur will beat Jermain over 12 decisively. Taylor will gain a personal victory by making it the 12 round distance, but will get out-hustled down the stretch, again. Abraham will open a lot of eyes after this performance. His skill-level must have been forgotten by the majority of Americans who are picking Taylor to win. It wasn’t that long ago that Arthur beat a fresher version of Edison Miranda, twice.

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Super Six: Abraham Will Lose to Taylor

abraham43434By Jason Kim: Former International boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s) will be going into this Saturday night’s Super Six bout against Jermain Taylor still undefeated and facing probably the toughest opponent of his career. At 29, it’s hard to believe that Abraham has had so few opponents during his career and his time holding down the IBF title.

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Jermain Taylor to Be Careful What he Eats and Drinks In Germany – News

taylor45547By Eric Thomas: Former World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Jermain Taylor is going to be extra careful while in Germany for his fight against German based super middleweight Arthur Abraham, according to the NWA Online. Taylor, 31, is going to eat out at a restaurant rather than eat at the hotel dining area that he’s staying at. Taylor will be drinking bottled water to make sure that nothing potentially could be slipped into his water that could make him sick. In addition, Taylor will have his gym in Germany checked for bugs or hidden cameras.

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Abraham-Taylor: Jermain Already at His Fighting Weight – News

taylor43343By Jason Kim: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor is reportedly already close to his fighting weight for his October 17th Super Six tournament bout against Arthur Abraham. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Taylor has been having to take off 20 pounds of weight just two weeks before his fights, leaving him weakened for his bouts. However, this time, Taylor, 31, is already close to the 168 pound weight limit for his October 17th bout against Abraham.

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Oct 17 – Super Six Picks: Abraham-Taylor, Dirrell-Froch – the boxer and the puncher to win

froch36By Al Francis: The first two bouts of Showtime’s inaugural super six world boxing classic tournament are just round the corner. On October 17th Jermain ‘bad intentions’ Taylor will take on ‘king’ Arthur Abraham in Berlin, while Carl ‘the cobra’ Froch meets ‘the matrix’ Andre Dirrell in Nottingham. Both bouts promise to be intriguing as both are classic ‘boxer vs puncher’ matchups and have fans divided as to who’ll win and with four of the tournaments six fighters competing, each fighter will want to be the one that makes the lasting impression. With both bouts evenly matched and difficult to call, this writer makes his predictions.

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Abraham-Taylor, Froch-Dirrell – Super Six Tourney Preview

dirrell433434By Scot Gilfoid: Next month, on October 17th, the Super Six tournament starts with two first two bouts of the series with super middleweights Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell vs. Carl Froch in what will likely be two explosive bouts. The third bout, Andre Ward vs. Mikkel Kessler, will take place a month later on November 21st.

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