Deadening the arms of Abraham...

I don't think it would work. Abraham is conditioned to take punches to the arms, he's done it his entire career and through sparring. I think you waste your own energy if you punch his arms all night, and it takes little if anything away from him.

For the normal person you can get bruised arms and it does take effect, just goes to prove Abraham's 'basic' and 'boring' defence as people describe it isn't that easy and has its down sides.

 

Deadening the arms COULD work if you stay in close. AA can't fight on the inside worth dick. All his punches are loopy and most effective from long to mid range. A fighter with a Margarito or Hatton like approach would beat AA. **** a replica of himself would work as well...but he would have to be more like a Clottey type of arsenal (uppercuts and straights) to really be effective.

Andrade would most likely wear him out and either UD him or KO him. He's got a great chin, high activity, good stamina, height, reach and that closet style to really bother Abraham.

Im surprised so many people haven't addressed that yet...his lack of in-fighting skill. Anyone who can smother him on the inside and keep the fight to his chest would most likely find himself safe from danger. Although he'd most likely run into many many rabit punches. Taylor was hit repeatedly AND WITHOUT WARNING in the back of the head when they wildly exchanged in the earlier rounds.

Ward would definitely beat him the same way he beat Miranda. And judging by the way Dirrell handled Froch...My guess is that he could have a successful night against AA too. Kessler has those commanding straight punches AND uppercuts that would get to AA. He's also got a great chin, patience, and similar style to beat AA.

The only person I think AA would beat is Taylor (which he did...and to his credit much better than I expected) and Froch (this would be his best win and fight...a true highlight in his career). Anyone else would be too smart or too big or too quick for him.

 

are you a dumb redneck? your the boy that said jt would school aa. it shows how well you under fighting. you have never fought in your life man. keyboard fighter. your not a real fighter.

 

The best technique that I have seen against similar defense was Vargas vs Wright ..Nando kept jabbing Winky's elbows ..Creating openings ,Wright eventually tried to counter ..Maybe some one in this tourney tries something similar with King Auther ..

 

A fast mobile guy can beat this guy. Come in land some hooks, even if they are not too clean. Run!. Lol. 120-108.

J/k.

But yeah, a fast mobile fighter that potshots him and waits for him and counters him with faster hands.

 

I could have sworn that I once heard Evander Holyfield say how George Benton told him to hit whatever was available even if it was just the opponent's arms. Anyway, in theory it sounds like a good plan but Abraham just seems to be impervious to any tactics that his opponents use. I mean the guy did fight half a fight with a broken jaw. Surely one would have to imagine that he can handle punches to the arms. He just gets stronger and stronger as the fight goes on and when he throws his punches he throws hurtful punches. I suppose a fighter can hit his arms frequently but I doubt it would have very much effect. Obviously Abraham fights that way because he is comfortable doing so. Opponents have hit his arms before but it hasn't deterred him. Truth be told, we all should have seen the Taylor result from a mile away because of their fighting patterns (Abraham's slow starts and Taylor's fading) but in boxing, we can't always go with the logic we have. Otherwise, we would simply be discounting the ever-present possibility of an upset, or in this case, a deviation from the norm.