ULLI WEGNER: ARTHUR WILL FIND A WAY TO BEAT TAYLOR
PanARMENIAN.Net
16.10.2009 10:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 67-year-old trainer Ulli Wegner is of the opinion
that his fighter, Arthur Abraham, will win the entire "Super Six"
168-pound tournament.
"Anybody that I train, has to train hard," said Wegner. "If Arthur
wants to win and if he wants to be successful he has to accept the
demands that I ask of him. The only way, in my view, to achieve great
things in such a competitive sport as boxing is to go through a lot
of pain.
Commenting on the impending fight vs. Taylor, he said, "We have had
a great training camp. We went to a small island in the Baltic Sea so
that Arthur could get away from all the frenzy in Berlin. He is ready
to move up in weight. Taylor is a great fighter, a true champion,
but Arthur will find a way to beat him."
"Most everybody, obviously, hopes to avoid pain. So, my role as
Arthur’s trainer is that I have to help him fight through the pain
barrier. When he fought Edison Miranda the first time, his jaw was
broken in two places. It was mostly my decision to let him continue
fighting through that. It didn’t look very pretty. His jaw was broken
in two places, but it was not up high on his face. Had it been up
higher I would have had no choice but to stop the fight," he said,
boxingscene.com reported.
The 29-year-old Abraham, the former IBF middleweight titlist, is
undefeated at 30-0, 24KOs. Many are predicting that he will be the
last man standing when the tournament is over. First up for Abraham
is former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor. The fight takes place
Oct. 17 in Berlin, Germany.
"This historic tournament will revolutionize boxing. We are thrilled
to stage the first fight of the Super Six. Abraham and Taylor are two
great champions who will please the crowd with a spectacular fight,"
Abraham’s promoter Wilfried Sauerland said. "Arthur has been in great
shape and he is very happy that he does not have to lose much weight
any more. He is excited to get in the ring knowing th n will support
him. We are looking forward to Saturday."