Arthur Abraham: I will do everything to accomplish my goal

PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 17, the first stage of the Showtime Super Six Tournament will begin with two fights. The first is between Andre Dirrell and Carl Froch and the second features former middleweight champions Jermain Taylor and Arthur Abraham from the 02 Arena in Berlin,



On Tuesday October 6, the fighters, promoters and trainers involved in the Taylor vs. Abraham fight held a conference call to discuss the upcoming bout and how their preparations have been going.



Jermain Taylor, 28 (17) - 3 - 1, is at a unique point in his career. Despite being the former undisputed middleweight champion and despite having fought a better cast of fighters than nearly anybody else in the sport over the last three to four years, Taylor is being overlooked in the tournament by many.



Taylor's promoter Lou DiBella also has noticed a difference, saying that, "Jermain is more focused on this fight than I'm ever seen him focused on a fight. He's lean and mean,



While the setbacks have hurt his reputation and Taylor feels honored to be a part of the tournament after losing three of his last four bouts, it is that same big fight experience that may give him an edge. Taylor says that he has seen everything in the ring, and he's not worried about anything else that he could see.



Taylor said, "I've done everything there is to do in boxing, I've won every belt there is in boxing, I've fought the best of the best," and now he just wants to win. With his newfound conditioning and his wealth of experience, Taylor is more than confident in his chances.



Of course, the fighter known as "King" Arthur has his fair share of confidence as well. The undefeated fighter, who gave up his middleweight crown to participate in this tournament, sports a 30-0 record with 24 wins by knockout. His aura of confidence was on display in moments such as when he laughed out loud for nearly ten seconds on end at a question posed to him about how Froch and Dirrell thought Taylor would win if he didn't run out of gas.



If Abraham seemed to be in an unusually good mood, it's because he says that he is. He's been a happy man without having to make weight himself. "Being a super middleweight is a great thing for me. I'm so happy, everyday I'm in a great mood in practice because I don't have to make weight anymore. My biggest fight was always to make the weight, so I'm really relieved I don't have to do it any longer," Abraham said.



Now he plans on parlaying this tournament into more big fights on American soil in the future. Abraham has grand plans at being a huge name on par with the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya.



"I love America, it's a great country, and it's my goal to make those kinds of big fights... I will do everything to accomplish this goal. Of course, this tournament will help me big time to achieve this," Abraham said, associatedcontent.com reported.