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    East Side Boxing
    Aug 10 2008


    Pavlik vs. Abraham: Who wins?
    By Ted Sares:

    Abraham is going to be shocked in his American debut.

    --Edison Miranda

    I want to fight the best. People talk and ask about why I am fighting
    Bernard Hopkins. You've got a legend right here. I don't know about
    Calzaghe ` I guess I would have to shoot him in the foot to get him to
    stop running from me. All I can tell you is that I will train as hard
    as I can to get in the best shape that I can be in ` for Bernard
    Hopkins.

    --Kelly Pavlik:

    Boxing is dangerous.

    --Arthur Abraham

    Someone's `O` must go if these two meet in a big-money showdown,
    assuming, of course, they get by Bernard Hopkins and the very capable
    Raul Marquez, respectively, in October. Of course, the bigger
    assumption is they will face off against one another even if they both
    win.

    Arthur `King Arthur' Abraham, whose real name is Avetik Abrahamyan, is
    an Armenian born middleweight who fights for Germany and carries duel
    citizenship. His record is 27-0 and he has a KO percentage of
    81.48. Germany fell in love with him when he had his jaw broken in two
    places against Edison Miranda but continued to fight despite being in
    great pain. He could not close his mouth and there was blood running
    down his chin. Still, Abraham toughed it out and won. He was spitting
    blood, swallowing blood, and seemingly not giving a damn--and that`s
    when the love affair with German fans commenced.

    Fighting mostly in Germany, `The King' has been an equal opportunity
    brutalizer beating tough Americans, Australians, fellow-Armenians,
    Colombians, Canadians, Ghanaians, Nigerians, Slovakians, Argentineans,
    Uruguayans, fighters from Guyana and the U.K, Poles, Heck, in his
    first bout, he even beat a German. His recent slaughter of `Pantera'
    was his American debut and it quickly put him on the radar as an
    exciting and fan friendly fighter.

    Abraham is extremely strong who, while an economic puncher who starts
    slowly and sometimes gives the false impression of fighting
    uninspired, launches sudden and explosive bursts that are pure
    malicious in their intent. His left hook can stop any middleweight (as
    his recent icing of Miranda and his 12th round KO of American Elvin
    Ayala showed) and his body work is both punishing and relentless.

    Pavlik

    By now, the incoming pressure style of orthodox bomber Kelly Pavlik
    (34-0 with a KO percentage of 88.24) has been well chronicled. How his
    strong straight right (which often follows his long jab as a lethal
    one-two) will fare against Abraham remains to be seen. `The Ghost' has
    never fought anyone like Arthur. Jermain Taylor was/is a strong
    orthodox boxer with a solid jab, fast hands, and a total command of
    ring skills. Edison Miranda was/is a bomber who was dismantled by
    Pavlik, but who gave Abraham fits in their first fight, albeit with
    multiple head butts, low blows and other assorted mayhem.

    Both Hopkins and Marquez will be tough tests for these two
    Champions. But I see Pavlik getting by Hopkins in an ugly fight (does
    Hopkins engage in any other kind?) and Abraham brutally stopping the
    aging Marquez on cuts.

    Who wins?

    Both have brutal power, solid chins, and have fought excellent
    opposition, but like Margorito-Cotto (or even the scheduled
    Katsidis-Diaz fight), the classic paradox of an immovable object
    meeting an irresistible force may well be present. I see `The
    Ghost'maintaing his composure, applying more pressure, being busier
    and even hurting Arthur with his patented right. Whether he can take
    him out, however, is questionable (if not doubtful) since Abraham is
    extremely durable and covers up very well. A close UD for Pavlik seems
    the more likely scenario, but if Arthur should floor Kelly like Taylor
    did, the fight will end because Abraham does not let his opponents off
    the hook.

    Yes, someone's `O' will go (unless it's a draw) and if the fight is in
    either Atlantic City or Las Vegas, I believe it will be Arthur
    Abraham's undefeated record that will be marred. But if, somehow, the
    fight takes place in Germany, I see the opposite happening. Normally,
    I don't place that much importance on location, but this fight is
    excruciatingly difficult to call (at least for me).

    Caveat

    How Abraham and Pavlik perform in their October bouts can change the
    above analysis, which is another way of saying Pavlik and Abraham
    should get it on now..
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