Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
My view is Pavlik & Froch's wide punches, thrown often but with poor defense are a greater risk in a fight than Arthur Abraham's direct punches thrown rarely and defense used well.

Abraham is just too concise with his punches and his punches are too powerful to be overcome by a wilder opponent.
I agree about Froch, I think if Abraham opens up early and counters him effectively he'll stop him. HOwever, if he waits and covers up and lets Froch get going, I think he could be in trouble. Froch often starts slow as well though, so I don't think it would be as big a deal against him as it would against Pavlik.

I don't think Pavlik punches wide though, he's just relatively slow and plodding; I've rarely seen him throw widely.