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Leave it to the judges turn a close but clear fight into a matter of controversy that launched an investigation, and thus spawned a rematch.
So goes the fate for Arthur Abraham and Paul Smith, who collide Saturday evening in Berlin, Germany. The bout comes five months after their first meet, when Abraham was awarded a decision scored much wider than the action in the ring suggested.
Prior to the end of the 12th and final round, the biggest surprise of the night was that Smith put up a shockingly competitive fight.
Most observers figured the fight to be little more than a cash-out opportunity for the traveling Brit, who turned 31 shortly after the fight. Smith delivered arguably the most convincing performance of his career through 10 rounds, before allowing Abraham to surge ahead late in the fight to secure a victory.
The consensus seemed to be that the late rally by the defending super middleweight titlist was enough to pull out the win, or at least level up the scorecards. It turned out that he could’ve stayed still for the final six minutes and still won the fight, as the wide scores suggested.
With that, we arrive to fight night Saturday evening in Berlin, Germany. [Click Here To Read More]
So goes the fate for Arthur Abraham and Paul Smith, who collide Saturday evening in Berlin, Germany. The bout comes five months after their first meet, when Abraham was awarded a decision scored much wider than the action in the ring suggested.
Prior to the end of the 12th and final round, the biggest surprise of the night was that Smith put up a shockingly competitive fight.
Most observers figured the fight to be little more than a cash-out opportunity for the traveling Brit, who turned 31 shortly after the fight. Smith delivered arguably the most convincing performance of his career through 10 rounds, before allowing Abraham to surge ahead late in the fight to secure a victory.
The consensus seemed to be that the late rally by the defending super middleweight titlist was enough to pull out the win, or at least level up the scorecards. It turned out that he could’ve stayed still for the final six minutes and still won the fight, as the wide scores suggested.
With that, we arrive to fight night Saturday evening in Berlin, Germany. [Click Here To Read More]