Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
If it was just a simple matter of out boxing or out working Abraham then Arthur would have more losses on his record. Right now, based on the loss vs Dirrell you need a VERY slick boxer who is accurate and has some power. You ASSUME that AA doesn't do early damage, when he actually does. AA counters early, he enjoys hurting and stopping his opponents and he has enough power to stop them as soon as he starts countering. I might remind you that AA's counters are crisp, concise, accurate, and powerful...Pavlik's punching has holes and if he misses or is blocked he's wide open to counters. Jermain Taylor damn near stopped him...AA's power would demolish him!
Abraham has fought one fighter who is superior to Kelly Pavlik and he lost. He's one of my favorite fighters (and I generally have very few fighters I almost always cheer for), but someone with a high work-rate and power will give him a lot of trouble. I think Froch has a good chance of beating him and he's worse defensively than Pavlik.