Reasons = Styles of the 2 fighters + Front page of ESB - James Slater article + value + style of tournament where KO's give you extra points. AA more suited for Knockouts. Carl Froch more suited to hit the canvas. tall akward fighters who do nothing great but talk **** are excellent candidates to get knockedthefugout.
Damn dude. I still havent been able to get my bet in. I just dont know who to go with. Either Froch by UD or Abraham by KO. I just can see both scenarios happening. It all depends on Froch i think. If he wants to win he can with his physical attributes and stamina but they guy has shown stupid tendencies by trading and we all know you dont trade with Abraham.
Any scenario can happen. You are giving a guy that lost to a one eyed Kessler and to an 18 fight Dirrel back to back too much credit. Almost any adjustment that Froch makes will play into the hand of AA. The Dirrel fight for AA will be the best loss of his career as he will start earlier. No danger in starting earlier because nothing to figure out about Froch. Every round he fights there are multiple moments the cocky arrogant fighter puts himself in harms way. AA is the perfect guy to exploit that. AA's guard gives him 12 rounds to take out Froch. Don't blink. AA by stoppage. Science won't fail you here.
I see Abraham winning a UD. Abraham can be outboxed, but as far as we know, it takes; Good handspeed, good footspeed, good lateral movement, hard, piercing straight shots. Unfortunately, Froch possesses few of those qualities. He doesn't have the speed or movement to get out of the way of Abrahams short, powerful hooks. He doesn't have the handspeed to overwhelm Abraham with shots from the outside, and he throws long, looping hooks. These hooks will not pierce Abrahams guard, as is needed to land frequently against him. Froch doesn't have the accuracy to land frequently from the outside, so he will be connecting with Abrahams guard for much of the fight. Froch keeps his hands low, and his head movement is poor. Abraham will block Froch's looping hooks, and score on the inside with powerful shots of his own. I suspect Froch may win several of the early rounds on activity alone, but once Abraham comes alive, he will land frequently. If a fast, relatively good boxer like Jermain Taylor cannot outbox Abraham, I cannot see Carl Froch doing it. Abraham by UD.
