Arthur Abraham vs. Paul Smith RBR

Round 1: Smith
Round 2: Abraham
Round 3: Abraham
Round 4: Abraham
Round 5: Abraham
Round 6: Abraham
Round 7: Smith (perhaps a pity round)
Round 8: Smith
Round 9: Abraham
Round 10: Smith

 

Smith probably shouldn't be dropping his hands

 

Round 10

Abraham is actually getting walked down by the long reach-in jab and frontward aggressive demeanor of Smith. Abraham jabs off the ropes and Smith measures out distance for a few slices on the body, not close enough to land and pulling a few of them. Abraham is now moving forward, unable to catch Smith with the jab. Smith backs himself into a corner but jumps out, blocking when Abraham opens up. Abraham is unable to make a move without Smith landing jabs and right crosses on the belly or up above the gloves on the upper skull. Very nice economical but heavy-handed pinpoint stuff by Smith. Abraham completely shut down offensively.

10-9 Smith

96-94 Abraham

 

Fair play to smith, he looks like he could be hurt at anytime but he has done well

 

5-5

 

Smith again, 6-4 AA.

 

like i said abrahams fists are malignaggium at 168

 

97-94 Smith

 

it might come down to home advantage for AA.

very underwhelming performance

 

Yeah but I've never rated Smith at all and thought even a faded AA would land eventually.

Then you'd imagine someone who had been stopped by Degale would be out of there against someone who carries AA's level of power.

 

AA throwing those straight rights down the pipe like butter.

 

Abraham never really had elite super middleweight power.

 

Great fight by both men, IMO.

 

Good start to the round from Abraham but feel Smith won it again. 105-104 Smith.

 

7-3-1 Smith last round.