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Arthur Abraham wins wide UD to set up third Stieglitz fight - Photos
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/10/27/artur-abraham/
11:51 - 27.10.13
WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight champion `King' Arthur
Abraham (38-4, 28 KOs) labored to a lopsided win today, shutting down
Italian Giovanni De Carolis (20-5, 10 KOs) of Italy in a match held at
the EWE-Arena in Oldenburg, Germany, http://www.boxinginsider.com
reports.
In a bout that was supposed to set up a third fight with WBO super
middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (who destroyed Abraham last
time out after losing their first meeting on points), Abraham was
often visibly frustrated with the hit and run tactics of his opponent,
tactics which did not warm the hearts of the ringside judges, who gave
Abraham a virtual shutout win with scores of 120-108 and 119-109
twice.
To be fair, De Carolis's pot-shotting style yielded some mild success
early, but as he began to tire, Abraham was able to load up with
enough power shots and a very effective left jab to take control of
the fight.
A round-by-round recap here would be redundant, as the fight lacked
much in the way of standout highlights. Abraham, as is usually the
case in his fights, was by far the heavier puncher, and in round eight
he landed a hard left hook that did stun the Italian momentarily. But
that was about as dramatic as the fight got, with Abraham often tiring
of chasing his opponent around the ring, merely standing there with a
look of disgust and beckoning him to come and fight.
When De Carolis did try and launch a flurry, more often than not his
shots ended up bouncing off of Abraham's trademark turtle-shell
defense. As the final bell sounded, Abraham landed a hard right hand
and then threw up his arms in despair at his opponent's evasive
tactics.
The conventional wisdom was that Abraham had to look good today to set
up the trilogy fight with Stieglitz, who last week cruised to a win
over Isaac Ekpo of Nigeria. If looking good means winning by a wide
margin, Abraham did the job, but this was not the fearsome King Arthur
of old, a man who would have likely found a way to cut off the ring
and leave De Carolis looking woozily up from the mat long before the
final bell.
It remains to be seen if that version of Arthur Abraham is just in
hiding or gone for good. A third fight with Stieglitz should give us
the answer.
Armenian News - Tert.am
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/10/27/artur-abraham/
11:51 - 27.10.13
WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight champion `King' Arthur
Abraham (38-4, 28 KOs) labored to a lopsided win today, shutting down
Italian Giovanni De Carolis (20-5, 10 KOs) of Italy in a match held at
the EWE-Arena in Oldenburg, Germany, http://www.boxinginsider.com
reports.
In a bout that was supposed to set up a third fight with WBO super
middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (who destroyed Abraham last
time out after losing their first meeting on points), Abraham was
often visibly frustrated with the hit and run tactics of his opponent,
tactics which did not warm the hearts of the ringside judges, who gave
Abraham a virtual shutout win with scores of 120-108 and 119-109
twice.
To be fair, De Carolis's pot-shotting style yielded some mild success
early, but as he began to tire, Abraham was able to load up with
enough power shots and a very effective left jab to take control of
the fight.
A round-by-round recap here would be redundant, as the fight lacked
much in the way of standout highlights. Abraham, as is usually the
case in his fights, was by far the heavier puncher, and in round eight
he landed a hard left hook that did stun the Italian momentarily. But
that was about as dramatic as the fight got, with Abraham often tiring
of chasing his opponent around the ring, merely standing there with a
look of disgust and beckoning him to come and fight.
When De Carolis did try and launch a flurry, more often than not his
shots ended up bouncing off of Abraham's trademark turtle-shell
defense. As the final bell sounded, Abraham landed a hard right hand
and then threw up his arms in despair at his opponent's evasive
tactics.
The conventional wisdom was that Abraham had to look good today to set
up the trilogy fight with Stieglitz, who last week cruised to a win
over Isaac Ekpo of Nigeria. If looking good means winning by a wide
margin, Abraham did the job, but this was not the fearsome King Arthur
of old, a man who would have likely found a way to cut off the ring
and leave De Carolis looking woozily up from the mat long before the
final bell.
It remains to be seen if that version of Arthur Abraham is just in
hiding or gone for good. A third fight with Stieglitz should give us
the answer.
Armenian News - Tert.am