By BoxingNewsWorld.blogspot.com
Before the fight starts, let’s quickly analyze Arthur’s numbers and compare them with Jermain’s:
ARTHUR ABRAHAM:
Average number of rounds boxed per fight (career) – 6
Average number of rounds boxed per fight (last six fights) - 8
KO percentage (career) – 80%
KO percentage (last six fights) – 83%
Percentage, no. of rounds boxed per fight (career) – 189/284 = 66.5%
Percentage, no. of rounds boxed per fight (last six fights) – 49/72 = 68%
Combined records of opponents (career) – 536-121-25, (Win % = 79%)
Combined records of opponents (last six fights) – 153-10-6, (Win % = 90.5)
Notable facts:
- Moves up in weight after struggling to make the middleweight limit in his last couple of fights.
- TKOd Raul Marquez in the 6th round; Taylor TKOd Marquez in the 9th.
Abraham's last six fights:
1. Against Mahir Oral – W TKO 10
BadLeftHook.com: “Arthur Abraham knocked down Mahir Oral five times, three in the tenth round, at which point the Oral corner stopped the bout. Oral fought and fought, and came forward, and never ran, but he was simply outgunned by a better, stronger fighter.”
(http://www.badlefthook.com/event/aumjsIQW)
2. Against Lajuan Simon – W Decision
EastSideBoxing.com: “…Arthur Abraham outclassed Lajuan Simon... Abraham connected with his trademark power punches throughout the entire 12 rounds and also knocked the brave challenger down in the third following a hard series.”
(http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=19083&more=1)
3. Againts Raul Marquez – W TKO 6
FightFan.com: “…Arthur Abraham scored a sixth round TKO over a very gallant Raul Marquez... Abraham started out strongly in the first round punishing Marquez with quick hard punches. Marquez had a good second round but Abraham’s speed and power was just too much for the veteran Marquez. After several rounds of punishment Marquez’s corner stopped the fight after the sixth round awarding Abraham a TKO victory.”
(http://fightfan.com/2008/11/arthur-abraham-batters-raul-marquez/)
4. Against Edison Miranda – W TKO 4
EastSideBoxing.com: “Round Four, Abraham landed a clean right, left combo that floored Miranda. Miranda got up quick enough and a left hook from Abraham put him back down. Miranda got up and beat the count. Abraham went for the kill and threw a right that missed but followed with a left hook that caught Miranda on top of his head and down he went for a third time. This time, the referee stopped it.”
(http://www.eastsideboxing.com/boxing/Miranda-Abraham.php)
5. Against Elvin Ayala – W KO 12
BadLeftHook.com: “…Arthur Abraham had little real trouble disposing of mediocre challenger Elvin Ayala…, knocking the American out in the 12th round to retain his title.”
(http://www.badlefthook.com/story/2008/3/30/55619/8200)
6. Against Wayne Elcock (18-3, 8 KOs) – W TKO 5
HyeFighters.com: “…Arthur Abraham impressively took apart Wayne Elcock round by round... Arthur dropped Elcock in round two and continued to dismantle Elcock, dropping the challenger again in round five before referee Wayne Kelly stopped the slaughter at the 1:58 mark.”
(http://www.hyefighters.com/abraham_120807.htm)
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JERMAIN TAYLOR:
Average number of rounds boxed per fight (career) – 8
Average number of rounds boxed per fight (last six fights) - 11
KO percentage (career) – 53%
KO percentage (last six fights) – 0%
Percentage, no. of rounds boxed per fight (career) – 222/298 = 74.5%
Percentage, no of rounds boxed per fight (last six fights) – 93%
Combined records of opponents (career) – 718-109-25, (Win % = 84%)
Combined records of opponents (last six fights) – 172-6-1, (Win % = 96%)
Notable Facts:
- Last KOd a single opponent since late 2004 (9 consecutive fights without a KO victory)
- Has fought better opponents (based on combined win-loss ratio) than Abraham
Taylor's last six fights:
1. Against Carl Froch – L TKO 12
TheSweetScience.com: “Trailing by four points on each of two cards going into the final three minutes, Froch staged a furious last-ditch rally, scoring a knockdown by pummelling Jermain Taylor to the floor before battering his defenseless foe into submission.”
(http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/6755/carl-froch-rallies-round-twelve-kos-jermain-taylor/)
2. Against Jeff Lacy – W Decision
Nydailynews.com: “It was a clean, efficient win for Taylor…”
(http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/11/15/2008-11%2015_jermain_taylor_pummels_olympic_teammate_-2.html)
3. Against Kelly Pavlik (Rematch) – L Decision
Nytimes.com: "He was better tonight than the first fight, (but) I was better, too," Pavlik said. "It was a more tactical fight. ... From rounds 10 through 12, I was finally landing body shots," Pavlik said. "He (Taylor) was tired. I could hear him exhaling."
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/sports/17iht-boxing17.10119665.html)
4. Against Kelly Pavlik (1st Fight) – L TKO 7
EastsideBoxing.com: “I wasted too much energy in that second round,” Taylor said quietly to Larry Merchant after he had left the ring. “Just too many wasted punches. I spent too much energy.”
(http://www.eastsideboxing.com/boxing/Pavlik-Taylor.php)
5. Against Cory Spinks – W Decision
Eastsideboxing.com: “Jermain Taylor won a listless 12-round split decision victory over Cory Spinks… Neither fighter did much to distinguish themselves in the bout, which featured a lot of running – as usual – by Spinks and an abnormally low punch output by both fighters with little action for long periods.”
(http://www.eastsideboxing.com/boxing-news/Taylor-Spinks.php)
6. Against Kassim Ouma – W Decision
About.com: “ Ouma did what he normally does and threw more punches than his opponent. However, Taylor was simply too big for Ouma and, despite moving backwards throughout, landed nearly all the heavy blows during the bout. Taylor - clearly aiming for his first knockout in nearly two years - was aggressive from the opening bell but Ouma, who has a great chin, was never in any danger of being stopped.”
(http://boxing.about.com/b/2006/12/10/jermain-taylor-outpoints-game-kassim-ouma.htm)
If the numbers won't convince you that Abraham is bound to win, the reports of their previous fights hopefully will.
Marshall N. B.
Boxing Fan
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