Ulli Wegner: Arthur will find a way to beat Taylor
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 that a sell-out crowd in his home city of Berlin will support him. We are looking forward to Saturday."
"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 that a sell-out crowd in his home city of Berlin will support him. We are looking forward to Saturday."
