What Abraham?!??!?! Get outta here, no chance Froch gets rid of him early. Doesn't hit that hard IMO.
With Froch it's all about the range. He has a narrow range where his punches are incredibly effective, just a shade inside of outside. If that makes any sense at all. His punches seem to lack power on the inside, and he's too slow to fight genuinely on the outside. But if you let him get in the range he's comfortable at then his timing seems to click and he becomes capable of hitting you hard and regularly. The way to beat Froch, as both Dirrell and Taylor showed is to keep him on the outside. Taylor lost because when he started to gas late on he couldn't maintain the right distance, just letting Froch get half a step closer is enough. Dirrell lost cause the fight was in Nottingham and he didn't do enough when he did have Froch at the right range. The tactics Kessler and Abraham employ are key. I can see Kessler trying to tie him up inside, but eventually getting drawn into a war and succumbing. With AA it's difficult to say. If Froch takes full advantage of AA's notoriously slow starts and gets 4-5 rounds under his belt, then he can take him if he stays patient as AA starts looking to unload.
I'm very confident in Abraham's punch resistance. I once had a bet with Dan that I would eat my hat if Taylor stopped him :nut
I think it's gonna be a froch ko of kessler, or a points win. He's gonna hurt him, so some real damage to kessler. But AA will still beat him. Fat Mick won't be able to get the fight in the uk so it will go to Germany where AA wins over 12, points win
you taking the gypsys here flea aint ya,:roll:,blokes who stand in front of you,gloves up,no head movement,upper body as stiff as a,well stiff,a powerfull puncher like froch will open him up,no worrys.:bart can't remember who it was AA was fighting a couple of fights ago,can't be arsed boxrecing it,but it was some chap who was not all that good,who couldent punch,but he was still hitting AA round the side of his head and downstairs,i thought at the time "**** me,if this chap can hit AA,froch with his power,will catch and hurt this plodder all night long",:hey
I thought exactly the same. Everyone is saying Froch is made for him whilst I see the exact opposite!!!:deal
ahh thats good. froch should still be champ, and to fight abroad twice in a row(no america) would be poor. but it wouldnt surprise me if sauerland made a big offer to get it in germany now abraham is on shaky ground to get through. especially if froch ko's kessler. kessler is a sauerland fighter also, so they'll be desperate to get a fighter through to the next round, home advantage is gonna help for sure
i just watched the Dirrel fight on youtube and abraham was getting grilled up bad, i always had a feeling he'd fall to taller fighters
High risk fight for Froch but I think he can win this by looping shots around AA's guard and busting through it with straight ones as well. Can't write of AA though. Thought he was gonna stop AD till he lost his discipline. (Direll taking a knee under pressure must be pretty frustrating to deal with imo)
These are all risky fight but I got Froch beating Kessler by KO and AA on points (if in uk). If AA vs Froch is in uk I'll definitely be going to see it!