ARTHUR ABRAHAM BELIEVES KELLY PAVLIK IS BACKING OUT
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.06.2009 18:17 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ According to numerous reports over in Germany, this
Saturday could be the last appearance of undefeated Arthur Abraham
(29-0, 23KOs) in the middleweight division. Abraham is said to be
having a tough time making weight and plans to make a move to super
middleweight very soon. He defends his IBF title for the tenth time in
Germany against undefeated challenger Mahir Oral (25-1, 10 KOs). The
fight will be televised in America on Showtime.
A unification bout between Abraham and WBC/WBO middleweight champion
Kelly Pavlik is the biggest fight at the weight. Abraham blames Pavlik
and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum for the fighting not happening.
"I say Pavlik is backing out. One time he’s injured, the next time
he doesn’t want to fight. They always have an excuse and I don’t know
why. I’m always ready to box against him," Abraham said.
Abraham plans to be a much better fighter at 168. He says there is
a lot of room for improvement.
"My trainer says I’m only at 60%. If he says it, then that’s how it
is. I believe in him. We have another 40% to go and the best is yet
to come," Abraham said.
He says Europeans are starting to dominate the sport because American
fighters lose focus when they reach a certain goal, like winning a
major title, boxingscene.com reported.