handsofstone wrote:I think Eubank Jr will win this pretty comfortably and can even get Abraham out of there similar to how Stieglitz did in their rematch, I don't think he can KO Arthur but like most most guys Eubank Jr stops, the ref was step after he overwhelms Abraham with about 30 unanswered punches, he's too young and fresh for Abraham, both guys like to have spells doing nothing but Eubank Jr should pick away before starting to get to work after the midway stage, Abraham is tough and still durable and he's hard to nail clean behind that tight guard, I can see Eubank Jr loading up banging away whilst Abraham stands blocking most shots
I do think Eubank Jr will make a breakthrough though and the ref will step in at some point with Abraham still on his feet
There is a chance of a stoppage due to AA doing nothing and coming for the payday.
AA can still hit though but we've never seen Eubank hurt and he fights like he believes in his chin. If it's anything like his dads then he shouldn't have any problems even if AA was allowed to load up and land several punches to the chin.
Yeah Abraham is as tough as they come but he was hurt from Murray who's not a big puncher
Yeah and the one thing we know about Eubank is he will push the pace and go for the stoppage at some point in the fight
Seems crazy to think now that Abraham was favourite against Froch now doesn't it? He still has a bit of a dig and will be by for the hardest punches Eubank has faced so be interesting to see how Eubank reacts if caught clean.
But even in his prime his output was low what to speak of now. Eubank could possibly get a stoppage later on purely due to throwing a gazzalion punches without really hurting Abraham.
black panther wrote:Seems crazy to think now that Abraham was favourite against Froch now doesn't it? He still has a bit of a dig and will be by for the hardest punches Eubank has faced so be interesting to see how Eubank reacts if caught clean.
But even in his prime his output was low what to speak of now. Eubank could possibly get a stoppage later on purely due to throwing a gazzalion punches without really hurting Abraham.
Abraham tends to box for 30-45 seconds a round - and coast the remainder - he won't be allowed by Eubank and his workrate to do that.
I just don't see how AA wins at his age now - he's not getting any better and Ramirez beat him so easily.
Eubank should win fairly easily. But who knows, he fights like an idiot sometimes like in the Billy Joe Saunders fight or do too much show boating. Hopefully he's matured by now and is more methodical and practical.
I personally think this is one of the most predictable match ups I can remember, maybe a bit of a feeling out process for a few rounds, Abraham standing with his guard up high whilst Eubank Jr whips shots in from either hand, I don't think he's gonna get away with throwing they trademark uppercuts against someone with a guard like Abraham's, eventually he'll start nailing Abraham with shots around the guard, he'll hurt Abraham without decking him but later on he'll eventually force the ref to step in whilst Abraham is hurt on his feet after a 17 punch combination
If the fight doesn't play out like that to the T then i'll eat my own hat
hulkmaniac wrote:Eubank should win fairly easily. But who knows, he fights like an idiot sometimes like in the Billy Joe Saunders fight or do too much show boating. Hopefully he's matured by now and is more methodical and practical.
He did say recently, he learned from that fight not to leave anything to the judges. And ever since, he has stopped every opponent.
Don't get me wrong, I am actually one of these on the Eubank train myself - but I sometimes find it hard to understand when it comes to reading fight predictions on him. Eubank (rightfully IMO) gets criticism for the level of opponent he faces for the level of hype he brings.... but when he does step up, as this is what he is doing here, there doesn't seem to be anyone giving his opponent a chance.
Remembering Eubank lost to Saunders.... I bet you if there was a thread Abraham vs Saunders, the opinion would be much closer. Have we all bought into the hype a little bit (myself included).
This is a big step up for Jnr, whilst Abraham isn't what he was - I would still say this is his first geniune top ten fighter he has faced. Saunders became top ten AFTER beating Eubank.
One point to mention is Eubank isn't a real super middleweight; his punches will have less effect against the real big lumps of this division. He never really hurt Quinlan he was just hitting him so cleanly so often that the ref had to step in.
I would have liked to have seen him stay at middleweight where believe he would have been more effective. But hey ho it will be fun to see how he does in the WBSS thingy. I think he'll be found wanting against a really big super middleweight like Callum Smith.
If AA lands clean, which is very unlikely, it could get interesting. I would love to see Abraham dispose of the Eubanks but the German has been done like a steak forgotten on the grill for years.
It would be interesting to see how the Eubanks respond if AA dropped him early.
I have to go with handsofstone's rundown on this though.
black panther wrote:One point to mention is Eubank isn't a real super middleweight; his punches will have less effect against the real big lumps of this division. He never really hurt Quinlan he was just hitting him so cleanly so often that the ref had to step in.
I would have liked to have seen him stay at middleweight where believe he would have been more effective. But hey ho it will be fun to see how he does in the WBSS thingy. I think he'll be found wanting against a really big super middleweight like Callum Smith.
He did say after the Quinlan fight, that he isn't permanently staying at super middleweight and would have no issues making 160.. I think he can still make 168 with ease, he's always in top shape.
