How do Sturm and Abraham get away with such shitty title defenses?

[RozzySean]

Randy Griffin and Koren Gevor were manditories. They get passes on those fights. Still, AA fighting Ayala is criminal. Abraham and Sturm need to fight in Germany. No excuses about getting jobed. They need to unify the European half of the belts, at least. It's bad enough they won't fight over here, but they should at least make a German superfight.

It ain't gonna happen. Abraham is clearly using Ottke's career as a template, so he's never going to fight anybody quality out of his backyard and he's going to take the easiest defenses he can get away with. He's a good fighter and beltholder, but he is no champ.

[Kev]

Randy Griffin and Koren Gevor were manditories. They get passes on those fights. Still, AA fighting Ayala is criminal. Abraham and Sturm need to fight in Germany. No excuses about getting jobed. They need to unify the European half of the belts, at least. It's bad enough they won't fight over here, but they should at least make a German superfight.

It ain't gonna happen. Abraham is clearly using Ottke's career as a template, so he's never going to fight anybody quality out of his backyard and he's going to take the easiest defenses he can get away with. He's a good fighter and beltholder, but he is no champ.

Abraham and Sturm really should be trying to fight each other. Failing that Slyvestor and Asikainen would make for decent all European title defenses.

I actually really like watching Abraham but he seems to have lost his balls since the Miranda fight. Sturm I don't think ever had any balls to begin with, and imo is 50/50 for losing his title no matter who he faces.

It honsestly wouldnt suprise me if Sturm gave Yory Boy Campas a shot following his impressive defeats to Asikainen and Matthew Macklin.

And if he did he'd probably only barely escape with a razor close split decision win