Arthur Abraham vs. Robert Stieglitz II RBR

Round 4

Oloukun is accurate with his jab after drawing the pail up from the bottom of the well, but is waiting nearly half a minute between tosses. Gerber meanwhile plods donuts around him putting in slower and less tightly aimed but much busier jabs, and ones followed here and there by a slicing right to the body whereas Oloukun seems to have forgotten about the corresponding limb in his own anatomy.

10-9 Gerber

39-37 Gerber

 

Careful now! Oloukun has eleven knockouts in eighteen victories, which according to the BN commentators makes him a dangerous KO artist.

 

It's very odd to me, the odds on the main event.

Abraham is a bigger favorite now - in Stieglitz's home town of Magdeburg - than he was last time, in his own adopted home of Berlin...where they underwent a close contest.

 

Round 5

Oloukun is following Gerber, dropping his arms to save energy until getting close, then getting into position and flipping up jabs while blocking with his right. Gerber trots slowly on a spherical lateral track around Oloukun, dutifully putting in his patter of jabs. Oloukun turns Gerber's face with a few of his jabs - but the keyword is few. A handful the entire round. A couple of slow right hands hurled in by Gerber late, Oloukun ducking and taking most of their brunt on the crown.

10-9 Gerber

49-46 Gerber

 

Round 6

Oloukun is lacrosse-sticking his right hand in. Gerber plods around him on leaden heels, blocking. Gerber throws Oloukun backward as he falls in with those rights, then sticks the slow jab and moves. Oloukun tries a high left hook coming in, with similar results. Always once at a go. Oloukun manages to knock a bit of spittle from Gerber's mouth with an overhand right, but it's too little. Gerber also manages to gouge his breast with an underhand counter right.

10-9 Gerber

59-55 Gerber

 

He fought, scored a TKO2.

 

Round 7

Oloukun holds up his right palm as though a coach in a boxing gym imploring a newbie to jab the mitt. Gerber follows the unspoken instruction. Oloukun waits as Gerber comes to him with the lazy jab, blocking and shuffling to cede ground. Suddenly Oloukun cuts loose with left hooks and big looping rights. Gerber is tagged several times, and driven to the ropes. The ref steps in and inexplicably saves Gerber while Oloukun is teeing off. Oloukun finds him across the ring with more big power shots. Oloukun is exclusively head hunting, but can't miss. Gerber turns away while Oloukun is blasting him! The ref applies a standing eight count. Gerber survives.

10-8 Oloukun

67-65 Gerber