Charlo UD. Enough variety and speed to keep Abraham busy. Would count on some shaky moments for Charlo though
I like Charlo, but I'd have to go with Abraham as well. Massive power, iron chin and had a pretty effective high guard defense. I could see him catching Charlo at some point, Charlo is a smarter fighter than Taylor so he may last the distance, but he gets dropped and hurt at least a few times in this fight.
Abraham wasn't as destructive a puncher up at 168 as he was down at 160 and the same can be said for Jermallo up at 160
AA at his peak is actually a little underappreciated… I think it's his legacy at super middleweight that diminishes him a little but he was undersized for that weight class, his fights at 160 are ****ing brilliant some of them.. would have loved Pavlik versus Abraham back in the day
Abraham was a beast at 160, i dont like charlos chances especially knowing he can get tagged pretty easy, and Abraham had a big punch in his prime as a 160 pounder. Charlo would be a live dog, but i think Abraham stops Charlo.
I honestly don’t see Abraham being able to stop Charlos long jab.. Size will play an important factor and I see this fight playing out almost exactly as Froch vs Abraham. The turtle shell stance does Abraham no favors in this matchup.
Good scrap. Not an easy fight for either man. The Taylor fight showed 2 things. 1) AB can be out boxed. 2) You must be alert for the entire fight because AB carries his power all the way until the end. Hard to pick. If Charlo is better than Taylor was, I say Charlo wins. If not, AB brutalized him.
Abraham had power but he also had a tendency to get stuck behind his guard and fall victim to jabbers who could keep him at bay. I think Charlo could give him a lot of issues. I'm not sure we have enough of a sample size of Charlo against tough fighters at 160 to make a good call of what he can do in middleweight match ups that said it has been a long time since i watched an abraham fight