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Feb 21 2010
Abraham reaches 8,000 feet up a mountain; now wants to conquer America
February 20, 4:44 PM
Dallas Boxing Examiner
by Matt Stolow
PALM SPRINGS, CA - The sudden delay of his March 6 fight against Andre
Dirrell on his mind didn't dampen the spirits of Arthur Abraham as he
climbed to over 8,200 feet in 10 minutes while enjoying relaxing time
at the Palm Springs (CA) Aerial Tramway Thursday afternoon.
The fight has been rescheduled for March 27 but the venue is unknown.
It appears the training camp in Palm Springs will continue and there
is a chance the fight will remain at the Agua Caliente Casino in
nearby Rancho Mirage.
Abraham came here a month early to get acclimated to the time
difference and recover from jet lag. This is near the end of the
second week in Palm Springs.
While reaching great heights Thursday was pretty easy, Abraham wants
to scale the heights of American fame and fortune and hopes when the
Dirrell fight eventually happens, it will be a step in that direction.
That will be much more difficult than simply buying a $25 lift ticket.
Armenian - born and now living in Berlin, Abraham looks like a classic
boxer and his English is passable to get through an interview with
Showtime's Jim Gray.
Abraham, 30-0 (25 KO's) is poised to cash in his unblemished record
and 10 middleweight title defenses when he held the International
Boxing Federation version of the crown.
Could a big win over Dirrell, coming after the knockout of Jermain
Taylor in the first stage of the Super Six World Boxing Classic propel
Abraham to bigger and better things?
Yes. But it's even more difficult as the next round would find the
Abraham-Dirrell winner facing the Mikkel Kessler-Carl Froch winner.
The Abraham camp has found a home at an Austrian restaurant on the
Palm Springs restaurant row called Johannes. Many a wiener schnitzel
has been consumed at this fine restaurant that has been most
accommodating to the group.
Saturday is a scheduled day off and it is also King Arthur's 30th birthday.
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Feb 21 2010
Abraham reaches 8,000 feet up a mountain; now wants to conquer America
February 20, 4:44 PM
Dallas Boxing Examiner
by Matt Stolow
PALM SPRINGS, CA - The sudden delay of his March 6 fight against Andre
Dirrell on his mind didn't dampen the spirits of Arthur Abraham as he
climbed to over 8,200 feet in 10 minutes while enjoying relaxing time
at the Palm Springs (CA) Aerial Tramway Thursday afternoon.
The fight has been rescheduled for March 27 but the venue is unknown.
It appears the training camp in Palm Springs will continue and there
is a chance the fight will remain at the Agua Caliente Casino in
nearby Rancho Mirage.
Abraham came here a month early to get acclimated to the time
difference and recover from jet lag. This is near the end of the
second week in Palm Springs.
While reaching great heights Thursday was pretty easy, Abraham wants
to scale the heights of American fame and fortune and hopes when the
Dirrell fight eventually happens, it will be a step in that direction.
That will be much more difficult than simply buying a $25 lift ticket.
Armenian - born and now living in Berlin, Abraham looks like a classic
boxer and his English is passable to get through an interview with
Showtime's Jim Gray.
Abraham, 30-0 (25 KO's) is poised to cash in his unblemished record
and 10 middleweight title defenses when he held the International
Boxing Federation version of the crown.
Could a big win over Dirrell, coming after the knockout of Jermain
Taylor in the first stage of the Super Six World Boxing Classic propel
Abraham to bigger and better things?
Yes. But it's even more difficult as the next round would find the
Abraham-Dirrell winner facing the Mikkel Kessler-Carl Froch winner.
The Abraham camp has found a home at an Austrian restaurant on the
Palm Springs restaurant row called Johannes. Many a wiener schnitzel
has been consumed at this fine restaurant that has been most
accommodating to the group.
Saturday is a scheduled day off and it is also King Arthur's 30th birthday.
http://www.examiner.com/x-11372-Dallas- Boxing-Examiner~y2010m2d20-Abraham-reaches-8000-fe et-up-a-mountain-now-wants-to-conquer-America