To all "King" Arthur Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs), fans, I extend a heartfelt apology for predicting that he would lose to Edison "
Pantera" Miranda (30-3, 26 KOs). It was obvious after round one, that Abraham was superior in terms of defense and ring generalship. Damn was I wrong.
OK, enough of me beating myself up about my rare, incorrect fight prediction. Let’s talk about how Abraham beat up Miranda.
Miranda actually started off pretty well. On my unofficial scorecard, I had him winning the first three rounds. However, the entire time, Abraham was the epitome of calm; on the surface, it appeared too calm. Little did I know that he was simply sticking to his game-plan of playing counter-puncher and conserving energy in the early rounds.
Perhaps earlier than planned (the fourth round to be exact), Abraham planted the hyper-aggressive Miranda on the seat of his pants with two vicious counter-punches. Two knockdowns later, King Abraham had beaten Miranda again, embarrassing the cocky brawler in front of the partisan crowd in Hollywood, Florida.
What did I learn? One, that boxing skills and defense trump competition and "home ring" advantage, all things being equal. And two, that I need to revise my Boxing Predictions Made Easy post and rank the criteria I have laid out!
I’m right there with ya Ja …. I thought Miranda would handle him too but it was obvious after the first stanza who the superior fighter was/is. You’re certainly entitled to get one wrong (unlike my Tito over Roy prediction, LOL) considering you have about 8/10 or 9/10 ratio. Hate to skip along, but what do you think about Pacquiao/Diaz? I like the Pacman via decision. I think he may lose a little pop from the move up in weight.
Thanks my man, I do know a lil sumfin. LOL Pacquiao-Diaz…gotta go with Pac-Man. I think his hand speed and power (even at the higher weight) will be too much for Diaz. However, I need to look at tape of Diaz before I make a final decision. I’ll be honest with you – I have not seem him fight much.