Arthur Abraham will let his fists do the talking against Carl Froch
In a display of spectacular imagination, former IBF champion Arthur Abraham has utilized the old “I’ll let my fists do my talking in the ring” motif.
In preparation for a 27 November bout, Abraham and opponent Carl Froch have been engaging in a war of words that appears to have grown tiresome for Abraham. The German-based fighter recently said that
Froch was still mentally devastated from his bout with Mikkel Kessler, and that it was probably the reason he had opted out of an initial 1 October bout (Froch cited a back injury).
In response Froch implied Abraham was the one with mental insufficiencies following a bout with contender Andre Dirrell in which he was disqualified.
The ball in his court, Abraham refused to pick it up. He said: "I don't like to speak much. I like to prove myself in the ring. I treat everyone with respect, regardless of whether they are athletes or
not. My goal is to box, rather than to talk. Many foreign boxers, like my upcoming opponent, British boxer Carl Froch, likes to talk a lot. But what they show in the ring is a whole other matter.”
Abiding by explicit policies, Abraham preferred to size Froch up as a fighter, saying that he works from his left and that he “throws good punches” from most positions in the ring. But ultimately Abraham
said that he believes he will emerge victorious because he is “stronger.”
Abraham began his professional career as a middleweight, and was the IBF middleweight titlist from 2006-2009.
His bout against Froch will be one of three in the third stage of the Super Six boxing tournament, the winner of which will inherit the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles. The tournament is sponsored
by Showtime. In recent months it has had to make far-reaching logistical changes to deal with unforeseen injuries and promotional setbacks.
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