Pavlik vs. Abraham

[Spicoli]

Not an over whelming depth at Middle right now,but Pavlik vs.Abrahams is a top bill.Mentally I think Pavlik has withstood,come back from Hopkins drubbing.But he has alot of patterns in style,Strong but a little mechanical,No changes tonight based off loss to Hopkins and can be countered,movement bothers him.If you stand still....he can hurt you.I think Abraham beats Pavlik,more diverse and can change up.

[X]

would be a bad combination for the German.

I think he's an Armenian Jew who just happens to fight out of Germany. He's not actually German, I don't think.

[luvfightgame]

I got Pavlik. I haven't seen much of Abraham, but his first fight with Miranda was such a criminal event he has to do alot to make up for it in my mind.

Pavlik has the reach, power, and work rate. His loss to Hopkins is water under the bridge and meaningless. He didn't show up that night for whatever reason, but it doesn't mean anything for Abraham. Pavlik 1-2's the smurf until the ref stops it, and gives him a break then takes points from Pavlik, then restarts the fight and takes points from Pavlik again everytime he lands a solid body shot.

Abraham stopped Miranda because Pavlik ko'd him. Once you've been ko'd it's easier to happen again. Pavlik softened him up. It's like Tito did to Mayorga, his beard got broken and he's been ko'd several times since.

[JohnnyKickAss]

would be a bad combination for the German.

I think he's an Armenian Jew who just happens to fight out of Germany. He's not actually German, I don't think.

I'm not so sure about the jew thing...he was Armenia,but has now german nationality,passport and stuff...Seems that this was possible after AA won the title...I think its the same as with soccer players and the country they play for...

[Deanrw]

I know it's a stupid and irrelevant comparison, but Abraham would have gotten beaten from pillar to pillar by Hopkins also that night. So Pavlik losing to Hopkins has no bearing on this fight.

If Abraham can neutralize Pavlik's jab, he has a good chance. If he cannot, Pavlik will just fire away all night on him. Abraham does not exchange with fighters, instead he fights in rushes when others take little breaks. Pavlik does not take many breaks in there. Abraham would have to force exchanges to win because Pavlik controls range and blocks punches pretty well. If Abraham does force exchanges, his chances go up dramatically with his punching power.

The thing is, will he force exchanges and go for broke? He did not do it against lesser guys than Pavlik. I see Pavlik winning a fairly wide decision.