:rofl Pavlik v AA was and still is a good match up (if Pavlik ever fights again). Pavlik is not in the same league as Froch, Dirrel & Ward - H2H they would all beat him.
Why does anyone still care about Abraham? :? He has never been exciting except for the round in which he stops people, and has been badly exposed at the top elite level, and is a man without a division having been rendered irrelevant at both 168 (due to getting badly spanked) and 160 (due to spending so long at 168 getting badly spanked...) Why? Why does anyone care what this cocky, dirty-fighting, poor-sport, one-trick has-been does anymore? ...Let alone against Pablo freaking Farias?
That is a fight Kelly could win based on his Chin and Punching power. Kelly Punches str8 compared to Frochs WIDE punches and his poor Hands down defense. It would favor Pavlik if its a BRAWL, but not anytime soon. He is not ready for any Ward's, Dirrell's, Froch's, Or Bute's Anytime soon! This is my HONEST Opinion!!! Plus he is supposed to go back to 160 if he EVer fights agaiN! :bbb
Some of us predicted long ago what would happen if AA stepped up in class. Some are still in denial and think it was the step up in weight that did him in.
That farce with Bozic doesn't count. Just empty padding on his win column and KO%. If Hopkins-Dawson was a NC, then Abraham-Bozic was rightfully a NC too. (and Valuev-McCline, etc. - any time someone can't continue due to a self-sustained freak injury before it's been enough rounds to go to the scorecards for a TD)
Is Ward exciting ? Is Hopkins exciting ? :think There are people who still DO care about him IB, if you don't, you're not forced to come in this thread and act the dickhead. :hi:
Ward is actually 10x more exciting at any given time than Abraham is for 99% of the time in his fights, until he decides "OK, now I'll try and actually score a knockout" (which is usually quite late). Same for Hopkins, actually. Crafty jab-and-grab/infighting >>>>>>>> several rounds of turtle-shell plodding and lobbing a few telegraphed bombs.