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Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 13:00
by big lennox
http://www.BS.com/?m=show&id=33341

I think this is totally unacceptable for a trainer to call his fighter a coward after he has lost to a world class fighter, who is bigger than him.

I thought the whole team were a disgrace in the way they cold shouldered AA after the fight.With friends like that...

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 13:05
by dekker88
no he didnt.

he said he was fighting in a cowardly way.

check out the current scene for a large thread on this.

what do you mean 'cold-shouldered' tho? didnt notice that...

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 13:39
by big lennox
Well, saying he boxed in a cowardly way is the same thing.It would have been more appropriate for his trainer to say he didn't show enough urgancy or adapt enough.

By cold shouldered, I mean by the way his entire team looked furious with him, arms crossed and offering very little support, which I'd have thought he needed after taking a bit of a hiding for 12 rounds.Sad to see.

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 13:43
by dekker88
big lennox wrote:Well, saying he boxed in a cowardly way is the same thing.It would have been more appropriate for his trainer to say he didn't show enough urgancy or adapt enough.

By cold shouldered, I mean by the way his entire team looked furious with him, arms crossed and offering very little support, which I'd have thought he needed after taking a bit of a hiding for 12 rounds.Sad to see.
indeed. i don't think he didnt try...i just think froch demoralised him and every time he tried something froch backed him off....

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 13:52
by big lennox
Absolutely.I think he resigned himself to the fact that Froch was too big and too good for him.

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 13:56
by dekker88
big lennox wrote:Absolutely.I think he resigned himself to the fact that Froch was too big and too good for him.
yes. it's not like AA dramatically changed his style or anything...he was always gonna look a little lacklustre if he lost....he usually looked like that when he won til he actually banged his opponent out.

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 15:33
by tonyevs
I wonder where Abraham goes after the super6? Retirement or back to middle?

He has admitted the obvious, that he isn't a s-middle. But will still face Ward ...

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 15:59
by greenyox3
I think he's got to go back down to 160. Unfortunately I think Martinez would do a job on him as well though. Shame we didn't get to see Abraham v Pavlik, and prob never will now.

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 16:37
by Yes We Can
Abraham vs Martinez at 160 please!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 12:07
by Baboon
I thought there were stories doing the rounds of Abraham being tight as hell at 160 prior to the step up? He certainly hasn't shrunk in the last 18 months.

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 12:07
by Counter-puncher
doesn't he come into the ring at 180lbs as a supermiddleweight?

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 15:45
by Bricks
big lennox wrote:http://www.BS.com/?m=show&id=33341

I think this is totally unacceptable for a trainer to call his fighter a coward after he has lost to a world class fighter, who is bigger than him.

I thought the whole team were a disgrace in the way they cold shouldered AA after the fight.With friends like that...
agreed .utterly vile remarks to call abraham who is by consensus one of the toughest men to grace boxing in the last 2 decades as "fighting cowardly". The man has fought with a broken jaw and he suffers his first legitimate loss and his team abandom himl. Drop the bums arthur

Re: Arthur Abrahams trainer calls him a coward

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 15:56
by gobbles
His team didn't cold-shoulder him. Kalle Sauerland had his arm around him most of the way through a press conference.
Wegner can't actually speak English, so it is likely that something was lost in the translation.