Anyone here begining to appreciate Arthur Abraham?

[p4pking]

AA is the goods and IMO is a more proven commodity than Pavlik... I mean Im not saying AA beats Hop but it certainly wouldnt have been a Boxing lesson..

Really not to sure about that call. First off at 170 he would probably not carry the same punch or be as effective as was the case with Pavlik. That aside even, he is basically flatfooted, has a low output and goes completely on the defensive for periods of time, not real fast and relies on his power. Sounds like just the recipe for a Hopkins clinic to me, I think he'd probably get schooled in that fight. Would probably pick Pavlik over him in a close fight at 160 to but we'll have to see how Kelly looks again I guess.

[Rantcatrat]

AA is the goods and IMO is a more proven commodity than Pavlik... I mean Im not saying AA beats Hop but it certainly wouldnt have been a Boxing lesson..

Really not to sure about that call. First off at 170 he would probably not carry the same punch or be as effective as was the case with Pavlik. That aside even, he is basically flatfooted, has a low output and goes completely on the defensive for periods of time, not real fast and relies on his power. Sounds like just the recipe for a Hopkins clinic to me, I think he'd probably get schooled in that fight. Would probably pick Pavlik over him in a close fight at 160 to but we'll have to see how Kelly looks again I guess.

Why is AA a more proven commodity than Pavlik? It took Pavlik one fight and seven (?) rounds to knock Miranda the f*ck out. It took AA, one broken jaw and two fights to do the same. I may not disagree with you, but explain yourself.

I'm a fan of AA, but I agree with this post for the most part. The more interesting fight to me is one with Sturm in Germany. That is more of a pick em' fight.

At 160, Pavlik would throw a lot more punches than AA. AA would have to be more active, which I'm not sure he would be willing to do or successful at. It would be a good fight.