22.06.08 – by James Slater: “King” Arthur Abraham solidified his formidable fighting prowess with last night’s 4th round destruction of Edison “Pantera” Miranda. Not only did the German silence Miranda by taking him out in a quicker fashion than anyone predicted beforehand, Abraham also stopped the dangerous Colombian much quicker than anyone else ever has..
In fact, only rival middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has also stopped Miranda, but it took “The Ghost” seven rounds to do the job. Make no mistake, in despatching Miranda inside four rounds Arthur Abraham scored one helluva impressive victory. The reigning IBF middleweight champion also set himself up as the most logical, the most attractive and the most serious opponent for Pavlik’s next foe. Quite simply, this fight has to happen!
Not only would we see a middleweight title fight unification, we would also see a fight between the two absolute best at 160 pounds. Abraham has shown he is unafraid to box inside the U.S, and Pavlik has said his desire is to unify the belts at middleweight in order to make his mark in history. So what’s the problem – Pavlik and Abraham will surely meet next, right?
Well, it seems another opponent has earned a shot at Abraham. In upsetting the previously unbeaten Giovanni Lorenzo on last night’s under card, Raul Marquez has apparently set himself up as the next challenger for Abraham. According to Fight News, Leon Margules said Abraham-Marquez will happen in either October or November. How will fight fans take to this news?
Sure, Marquez is a good fighter and he probably deserves a chance down the road, but who really wants to see this fight? Abraham and Pavlik are so totally destined to meet the clash should not be made to wait for anything. With Joe Calzaghe clearly not interested in facing Pavlik, the other most eye-catching super fight for “The Ghost” is a bout with Abraham. Instead, we will reportedly have to see the IBF middleweight champ see off Marquez and also put up with the spectacle of the WBC/WBO 160 pound boss seeing off a so-so challenger such as Marco Antonio Rubio. Who wants this!?
Make Abraham-Pavlik NOW. The fight cannot get any bigger, the fight should not be put on any backburner and the fight should not be jeopardised by the unlikely (but not altogether impossible) chance of either fighter losing before they get the chance to fight.
It is undeniably clear – in today’s middleweight division Arthur Abraham Vs. Kelly Pavlik is the only super fight available.