Quote Originally Posted by Mars_ax View Post
Now that this fight is back on, it's worth having a thread about it, any Abe fans out there?

May 14
At Carson, Calif. (Showtime): Super Six World Boxing Classic semifinals, Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham, 12 rounds, for Ward's WBA super middleweight title; Cristobal Arreola vs. Nagy Aguilera, 10 rounds, heavyweights.

Ward figures to win an ugly decision, but I would love for Abraham to rock the "SOG's" world and pull off the upset.

Thoughts?

When you are a turtle or use that kind of D, you have to throw like Winky. I suspect this fight will resemble very much what the Dirrell scrap looked like. Abrahams biggest problem is his inactivity. He seems to hold off and then try to accomplish the task in the last couple of rounds. You cant do that at this level.

Their is a chance I suppose that Abe could catch him diving in head first ala the Kessler fight but I would not bank on it and neither should his camp. Ward switch hits on the fly better then anyone since Hagler and with that kind of hand speed, Abes a punching bag.