Abraham's biggest hits in recent fights (video)...

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  1. M.Alexander

    M.Alexander Tough Mofo Full Member

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    That KO vs. Gevor is sick. And the punch only comes out of the shoulder. No body rotation. Thats pretty impressive.
     
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  2. Odo

    Odo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    thanks for the info,tom.

    By the way as far as I understood from a postfight interview with that jester Pocher he will continue carrying AA's belt to the ring in future fights. Am I right or didnt I understand him correctly,tom?
     
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  3. Bo Bo Olson

    Bo Bo Olson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I've had the luck to watch him since fight 12 on free TV. He developed defense over the time, which at first he had none, just KO in either hand....I think he had 12 armature fights. So he had lots to learn.
    Sometimes he gets arrogant, going for a one punch KO, with both hands hanging down...showboating his way. OK, which fist do you want to get KO'ed with.
    He can if he wants defend himself if necessary....
    He will be going up to super middle which is IMO a mistake, he is too small, but perhaps he will learn to bob and weave his way in.


    And for the American fans, AA speaks a relatively good English too.

    He is a trained carpenter...with his Jorneyman papers...so if it had not gone to the Championship level, he would have a good job.
     
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  4. Tom_Tocca

    Tom_Tocca The Provider Full Member

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    Abraham had about 90 amateur bouts, won 81, draw 6 and lost 3 of them.

    He won also the International German Middleweight Championship in 1997 but couldn't compete in the 2000 Olympics b/c he had some issues when he went back to Armenia around 1999/2000. So he had to take a step back and served in the army for like 2 years there. Then came back to Germany to persuit a better life and he really went from rags to riches after Ulli Wegner gave him a chance to spar with Sven Ottke when Ottke prepared for the unification bout with Byron Mitchell. Soon after (about half a year of polishing Abraham a bit) Arthur got his chance under the tutelage of Wegner in August 2003 (undercard of Beyer vs. Green I) - this was also the first time I took noice of him, but more because of his hilarious entrance as a smurf but also b/c of his raw power. From then on, he never looked back. Besides the first Miranda fight when AA already was a champion, Ian Gardner and Howard Eastman gave him his most difficult match-ups (kee in mind, that Eastman came just off a losing affort against then-champion Bernard Hopkins).
     
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