Pantera Combat Zone

By: Robert Ramos

“Ripping into the core of the fight scene”

King Arthur Dethroned Permanently?

On Saturday night’s May 14th 2011, Super Six Tournament semi-final bout featuring USA gold medalist, Andre "Son of God" Ward, versus Germany's Arthur "King Arthur" Abraham, ended in a unanimous decision victory for Andre Ward. In a twelve round lopsided bout where Ward dominated every round and Arthur Abraham, looked desperate, awkward and amateurish knowing he needed a knockout in order to beat the complete fighter in Andre Ward.

Ward took no chances that would result in KO victory for Abraham and respectfully stayed away from Abraham’s power. Ward utilized his ringmanship skills and controlled the pace; he eventually began using a stiff solid jab that at times stopped Abraham in his tracks. Abraham’s one dimensional peek-a-boo style of defense was eventually penetrated by Ward’s short fast punch combinations and as the fight ensued, it began showing on Abraham’s battered, bruised face.

During the late rounds, Abraham’s frustration of not being able cage in the crafty Ward began to show with Abraham breathing heavy and complaining constantly to the referee about supposed low blows became a shameful cry for help. The “King” Abraham had no answers for the oncoming onslaught and needed help from his royal army in the ring with him in order to defeat the unstoppable Ward and was unable to light the fuse on his cannon’s for the desperately needed knockout for the victory.

Abraham has lost all his stock and should retire now. I really don’t know how he ever came to being a world champion, oh wait, he falls under the category of those overrated and overly protected European fighters that are given all the victories, because they build up their records on their respective home turfs with biased judges in their pockets, but once they leave their nest eggs and fight elsewhere, they are exposed for being just the average B- fighters they really are.

Ward now faces the winner of the Carl Froch versus Glen Johnson, Super Six tournament semi-final bout scheduled for Saturday June 4th. The Ward bout outcome was exactly as I had predicted, Ward is not only a young, strong fighter, he has the ability to out-think and outclass his opponents, this stems from years of experience as an amateur and winning the Olympic gold medal.

It doesn’t matter who wins the Froch versus Johnson semifinal bout, because the “Son of God” will win it all in the end, it’s been prophesied.