Ward vs Abraham

Who are you picking?

Can AA get back to his best and upset the odds by KOing Ward on his home soil?

Or will the script go according to plan with Ward going on to the final with a wide UD

Vote now!!!

Ward UD.

Froch has shown the way to do it, if he doesn't do the same the man is a fool.

Union Cane wrote:Ward UD.

Froch has shown the way to do it, if he doesn't do the same the man is a fool.

You don't think AA could improve, adjust his tactics?

It worries me abit that they are already planning Abrahams return to Middleweight.

I think Abraham being a victim of this tournment shows its a good concept - the best fighting the best. Abraham was getting alot of hype piling up endless defenses against 2nd tier opposition in Germany. Once he stepped out of the small pond, he was pretty much found out.

I think he has a decent chance in this fight as Ward likes to brawl and thats where he puts himself at risk of getting tagged by Arthurs power.

I've voted Ward on points as I think he'll stick to his speed and boxing skills in this fight.

D4thincarnation wrote:

Union Cane wrote:Ward UD.

Froch has shown the way to do it, if he doesn't do the same the man is a fool.

You don't think AA could improve, adjust his tactics?

I don't think he can, he'd have to completely re-invent himself.

Ward on points, but wouldn't put AA passed getting himself frustrated and DQ'd!

How come this will be 3 out of 3 fights in Ward's hometown?, Froch's fought in Nottingham, Monaco and Denmark!, Abraham Germany, Monaco and now California, its baffling

It's a load of poopy is what it is.

Steven_89 wrote:How come this will be 3 out of 3 fights in Ward's hometown?, Froch's fought in Nottingham, Monaco and Denmark!, Abraham Germany, Monaco and now California, its baffling

Finland not Monaco. $$ is why, they are building Ward up.

i hope abraham throws a spanner in showtimes works,SOG fighting in his hometown for the whole of the super6 has really got under my skin.

Abraham is woefully limited.
Ward wins easy UD unless he gets careless.

Hometown headbutter ward mauls and spoils his way to an ugly, boring UD, AA moves back down to mw. Won't be making any effort to watch this fight unless I read that something spectacular happened. Can't wait to see Froch give Ward a proper fight in a neutral(ish) venue.

I wonder how much Abraham will be intimidated into fighting an excessively clean fight due to Ward's dad being the ref. Will he be stymied into inaction or will he just think 'sod it' and go all out?

Sky Sports are showing this fight, 11am Sunday morning gents.

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:Sky Sports are showing this fight, 11am Sunday morning gents.

Just quietly - has anyone informed these guys how to build a ring?!

Poor guys at ringside/in the first few rows won't be able to see anything

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Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:Sky Sports are showing this fight, 11am Sunday morning gents.

Sweet!

If Abraham's team are already planning his move back down to MW, than I can't imagine that they have any confidence at all that he could pull off an upset.
Too be honest, I'll be surprised if he wins a round, let alone the fight.

Abraham's style is better suited at MW were he can use his strength to bully his opponents.
Pavlik would be a good fight.
Martinez, Sturm and Pirog would toy with him though.

Perhaps they're talking him down for a reason? So Ward gets more confident? I think if AA starts quickly, totally against type, he KO's Ward which I would LOVE to see. PLEASE!

So I've gone for the lucky punch option

Seems like the consensus is for Ward to win on PTS but what is Abraham's best chance for Abraham to win?

What tactics should he adopt to win?

D4thincarnation wrote:Seems like the consensus is for Ward to win on PTS but what is Abraham's best chance for Abraham to win?

What tactics should he adopt to win?

Lucky KO, or Ward has a stroke.

Abraham simply cannot outbox Ward, it won't happen. Controlled bursts in the latter part of each round, try and flatten Ward. I still believe even at SM Abraham is a big puncher, he just didn't get anywhere near Froch to prove it, he may do with Ward though.

IMO AA needs to set an high pace and not stay behind that guard so much.

Needs to fire that jab in when he is walking Ward down.

When is it on, I thought it was on sky 3 but I can't seem to find it.

It's not on live they have a repeat at 11am

WHU_Champo_League_in_7Yrs wrote:When is it on, I thought it was on sky 3 but I can't seem to find it.

Don't Primetime still have it.

D4thincarnation wrote:

WHU_Champo_League_in_7Yrs wrote:When is it on, I thought it was on sky 3 but I can't seem to find it.

Don't Primetime still have it.

No sky sports are showing a repeat Primetime will be closing down soon.