Former IBF Middleweight Champion and Super Six Tournament participant, Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26KOs) will take on Argentinian Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias (19-1, 11KOs). The fight will take place at the Baden Arena in Offenburg, Germany on Saturday, January 14th. Ranked 9th in the world among super middleweights, Abraham has lost three of his last five bouts. The two wins … [Read more...]
Weight Class of the Year: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette The division of boxers into divisions based on weight is one of the oldest traditions in the entire sport. It's why Giovani Segura won't fight Wladimir Klitschko, why Juan Manuel Marquez was able to gain seven pounds in order to fight Manny Pacquiao, and why tournaments like Super Six are so intriguing, with guys like Andre Ward and Carl Froch and Mikkel … [Read more...]
Carl Froch vs. Andre Ward Super Six Final: How We Got Here
By Fox Doucette Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) of Oakland, California will take on the UK's Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) for the WBA, WBC, Ring Magazine, and popular consensus super middleweight championship of the world. Besides being the first time anything relevant has happened on the Boardwalk since someone landed on it with a hotel and … [Read more...]
Bad Intentions or Bad Decision?
by Paul Magno As ESPN's Dan Rafael reported yesterday, former undisputed middleweight world champion, Jermain Taylor, will be resuming a career that was seemingly ended by two consecutive knockout losses (as well as a 1-4 record over his last five) When Taylor went down hard, via frightening Arthur Abraham right hook in the spooky sterile ambiance of a German boxing … [Read more...]
Will The True Super Middleweight Boxing King Please Stand Up?
by Robert Ramos With numerous boxers’ in the division to choose from, who can rightfully be called king of the super middleweights? In boxing, one punch can make a difference in any boxer’s career. Look at former champion Jermain Taylor, whose career is over due to his two consecutive twelve round, devastating knockout losses to Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch in 2009. That … [Read more...]