IBF orders Lorezno-Zuniga for #1 spot

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  1. Hrak

    Hrak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ...The winner will be Abrahams mandatory.


    * IMO Zuniga is a dark horse in the middleweight division, his got endless stamina and an Iron chin. He will give Abraham a tough fight, more so than Lorenzo. This will be a good test for AA.
     
  2. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    zuniga has only average skill and average power, and its only the middleweights are in such bad shape depth wise he is in the running.

    he is a very good trialhorse, never a world champ.

    lorenzo has more padding than my bed.
     
  3. Hrak

    Hrak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ya, skill wise and power wise Zuniga is average, his main strengths are his volume punching and chin. In the Oganov fight he took alot of heavy shots and just kept coming. With Abrahams low work rate that could be a problem. Lorenzo im not too worried about when it comes to challenging Abraham. His an alrigh puncher but seems to have leaky defense. Plus he hasent fought enough top guys to have that top level experience, like you said his record his heavily padded. Non the less he is an olympian so he does have some credentials.
     
  4. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    i like zuniga, very definition of have gloves will travel.

    will always goive it a go and give his best and will not settle just for a payday, but its a shame the middleweight division is down to a fighter like himself having a eliminator for a title.

    abraham is either severly weight drained or has been watching darius michaelzweski tapes and adpoted his do not throw a punch in the first 4 rounds stratergy.

    he sleepwalked through elcock.

    yet v ikeke he went out right from the opening bell letting his hands go.

    i think that zuniga might be to tough for the padded lorenzo, but with all undefeated fighters you cannot truely judge them until they have been in deep.

    in the middleweight division at the moment sadly zuniga qualifies with being in deep.
     
  5. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I havent's seen Lorenzo fight yet and I am looking forward to see what he is all about. Zuniga is a tough fighter and a good test.
     
  6. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's a great fight. I thought that Abraham's final choice will be one of the two on the Pavlik-Duddy undercard but as they ordered the eliminator it seems that another opponent will step in against Arthur.
     
  7. C Basilio

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    Zuniga has a ton of heart and so so skills but he also has above average power. Probably hits harder than Miranda and we know how Miranda beat up AA.
     
  8. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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    Wasn't that announced like a month ago? :huh
     
  9. Tom_Tocca

    Tom_Tocca The Provider Full Member

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    No, Lorenzo replaced Oral to fight Zuniga.

    Btw, as it looks like, Zuniga vs. Lorenzo will probably being added to the under card of Abraham's next voluntary defence in March...
     
  10. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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    oh I see. I guess I should have paid more attention. :D
     
  11. Hrak

    Hrak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No way Zuniga hits harder than Miranda,his more of a volume puncher.
     
  12. C Basilio

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    I guess we need to get Pavlik's view on it since he fought both.
     
  13. Vincent Gottschalk

    Vincent Gottschalk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who might Abraham fight in March?

    # 1 Sebastian Sylvester
    # 2 Amin Asikainen
    # 3 Javer Castillejo
    # 4 Gary Lockett
    # 5 Randy Griffin
    # 6 Marco Rubio
    :huh
     
  14. Tom_Tocca

    Tom_Tocca The Provider Full Member

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    None of the guys you mentioned above - either Soliman or Ayala...
     
  15. Vincent Gottschalk

    Vincent Gottschalk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Soliman and Zuniga would help Abraham get ready for Pavlik because like Kelly there very busy fighters.:hat