Saturday, November 8, 2008
Abraham - Marquez Fight Video Now Available!
After the bout, the video is now available for everyone to enjoy!
Marquez gears up again for title bout
When his scheduled International Boxing Federation title fight was postponed at the last minute Oct. 4, Raul Marquez could have viewed the trip to Germany as a waste of jet fuel and time.
Instead, he used it as a chance to fire up his engine.
“More time for the cuts from my last fight to heal, more time to get into even better shape and more time to think about how and what I’m going to do,” Marquez said. “I’m going to shock the world.”
Marquez, 37, from Houston, finally will step into the ring against Arthur Abraham, 28, at 2 p.m. Saturday (pay-per-view) in Bamberg, Germany, five weeks after the middleweight champion pulled out of their original date, claiming illness.
Marquez has his doubts.
“Something wasn’t right all along,” Marquez said. “I knew he was having trouble making weight (160 pounds). Before the first weigh-in, we both checked out our weight. I was on, but he was over a half-pound.
“I was called for the official weigh-in and made it. He was called, but was 10 minutes late. He came in wearing a robe because he had to go to the sauna.
“Maybe he was sick. But if he was, it was probably because of what he had to do to make the weight.
Last-minute call
“Everything was good after the weigh-in. I ate breakfast and went back to my room to rest. Around 11 o’clock there was somebody banging loud on my door. Now, everybody knows you don’t bother a fighter on fight day. But it was my promoter, Leon Margules, and he told me the fight was off. I was shocked. And I was mad, because I was ready to go.”
Marquez had spent a week in Germany, adjusting to the time difference, the food and the culture and he says that is a plus because he’s not venturing into unknown territory.
Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs) was born in Armenia but is now a German citizen. He has held the IBF world middleweight title since 2005, made seven successful defenses and doesn’t like Marquez questioning his honesty.
“I want to thank Marquez for his medical diagnosis,” Abraham said sarcastically in a statement released by his camp. “Maybe he can work as a doctor once I have defeated him. I know for a fact that he will not be the new IBF middleweight champion, so it might be wise to think of an alternative career..
“I know he has worked as a TV commentator. But if he likes to share his thoughts on weight problems, he should try and land a job with Weight Watchers.”
Marquez (41-3-1, 29 KOs), who held the IBF junior middleweight title in 1997, became the mandatory challenger by whipping previously unbeaten Giovanni Lorenzo in a June 21 bout.
“We originally wanted this fight with Abraham to be in November,” he said. “We thought that was the proper time for the cuts to heal up on my face. So in the end, I guess, we’re getting things exactly the way we wanted.”
Inspired by Hopkins
The delay also gave Marquez a chance to sit at home and watch on TV as Bernard Hopkins, 43, scored a thorough and stunning win over Kelly Pavlik, 26.
“Watching Bernard Hopkins, the old man, put that beating on Pavlik gave me motivation and some insight into my fight,” Marquez said. “I watched Hopkins’ technique. I saw how the old guy could do it.”
Marquez said Abraham only fights in spurts, and his plan is to keep the pressure on by attacking constantly. That, he said, will be particularly effective against a fighter who has had problems shedding weight.
“I think they stopped it the first time for a reason,” Marquez said. “If he was really sick, it would have taken him maybe two weeks to be feeling good again. But I’ve heard that this isn’t new. He’s had problems making weight for his last few fights. When you have to lose a lot of weight to get into the ring, it makes you vulnerable. I’m going to take advantage of that and shock the world.”
Instead, he used it as a chance to fire up his engine.
“More time for the cuts from my last fight to heal, more time to get into even better shape and more time to think about how and what I’m going to do,” Marquez said. “I’m going to shock the world.”
Marquez, 37, from Houston, finally will step into the ring against Arthur Abraham, 28, at 2 p.m. Saturday (pay-per-view) in Bamberg, Germany, five weeks after the middleweight champion pulled out of their original date, claiming illness.
Marquez has his doubts.
“Something wasn’t right all along,” Marquez said. “I knew he was having trouble making weight (160 pounds). Before the first weigh-in, we both checked out our weight. I was on, but he was over a half-pound.
“I was called for the official weigh-in and made it. He was called, but was 10 minutes late. He came in wearing a robe because he had to go to the sauna.
“Maybe he was sick. But if he was, it was probably because of what he had to do to make the weight.
Last-minute call
“Everything was good after the weigh-in. I ate breakfast and went back to my room to rest. Around 11 o’clock there was somebody banging loud on my door. Now, everybody knows you don’t bother a fighter on fight day. But it was my promoter, Leon Margules, and he told me the fight was off. I was shocked. And I was mad, because I was ready to go.”
Marquez had spent a week in Germany, adjusting to the time difference, the food and the culture and he says that is a plus because he’s not venturing into unknown territory.
Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs) was born in Armenia but is now a German citizen. He has held the IBF world middleweight title since 2005, made seven successful defenses and doesn’t like Marquez questioning his honesty.
“I want to thank Marquez for his medical diagnosis,” Abraham said sarcastically in a statement released by his camp. “Maybe he can work as a doctor once I have defeated him. I know for a fact that he will not be the new IBF middleweight champion, so it might be wise to think of an alternative career..
“I know he has worked as a TV commentator. But if he likes to share his thoughts on weight problems, he should try and land a job with Weight Watchers.”
Marquez (41-3-1, 29 KOs), who held the IBF junior middleweight title in 1997, became the mandatory challenger by whipping previously unbeaten Giovanni Lorenzo in a June 21 bout.
“We originally wanted this fight with Abraham to be in November,” he said. “We thought that was the proper time for the cuts to heal up on my face. So in the end, I guess, we’re getting things exactly the way we wanted.”
Inspired by Hopkins
The delay also gave Marquez a chance to sit at home and watch on TV as Bernard Hopkins, 43, scored a thorough and stunning win over Kelly Pavlik, 26.
“Watching Bernard Hopkins, the old man, put that beating on Pavlik gave me motivation and some insight into my fight,” Marquez said. “I watched Hopkins’ technique. I saw how the old guy could do it.”
Marquez said Abraham only fights in spurts, and his plan is to keep the pressure on by attacking constantly. That, he said, will be particularly effective against a fighter who has had problems shedding weight.
“I think they stopped it the first time for a reason,” Marquez said. “If he was really sick, it would have taken him maybe two weeks to be feeling good again. But I’ve heard that this isn’t new. He’s had problems making weight for his last few fights. When you have to lose a lot of weight to get into the ring, it makes you vulnerable. I’m going to take advantage of that and shock the world.”
Healthy Abraham ready to defend middleweight belt against Marquez
When Raul Marquez was in Bamberg, Germany, for an Oct. 4 mandatory challenge against middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham, he was ready to fight, only to have the bout postponed that morning because Marquez came down with a sudden illness.
The fight was rescheduled for Saturday (Integrated Sports PPV, 3 ET) and Marquez is back in Germany, again ready to fight and hoping Abraham doesn't bail on him again.
The former junior middleweight titlist doesn't buy that Abraham was sick last month. He believes Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs) was so drained from making weight that he pulled out because he was weak.
"I knew he was having trouble making weight. Before the weigh in, we both checked out our weight -- I was on but he was over a half-pound," said Marquez (41-3-1, 29 KOs), who earned the shot by defeating Giovanni Lorenzo in a title eliminator June 21 on the undercard of Abraham's knockout of Edison Miranda. "I was called for the official weigh in and made it; he was called but was 10 minutes late. He came in wearing a robe because he had to go in the sauna. Maybe he was sick, but if he really was, it was because of what he had to do to make weight. It's all positive for me.
"I'm looking at it as they stopped [the fight from happening] for a reason. If he really was sick it would have taken him two weeks to get back to where he was. Four weeks isn't going to help him if he's having trouble making 160 pounds. I've heard that he's had trouble making weight for his last few fights and his last was fought at a catch weight of 166."
Abraham was not amused by Marquez's accusation.
"I want to thank Marquez for his medical diagnosis," Abraham said. "Maybe he can work as a doctor once I have defeated him. I know for a fact that he will not be the new IBF middleweight champion, so it might be wise to think of an alternative career. I know he has worked as a TV commentator, but if he likes to share his thoughts on weight problems, he should try and land a job with Weight Watchers."
Abraham said he is perfectly healthy heading into his eighth title defense.
"I was unfortunate to get sick but there is nothing you can do about it," he said. "It just happens. I have fully recovered and quickly returned to practice. Everything has been going fine and I will be in great form."
The fight was rescheduled for Saturday (Integrated Sports PPV, 3 ET) and Marquez is back in Germany, again ready to fight and hoping Abraham doesn't bail on him again.
The former junior middleweight titlist doesn't buy that Abraham was sick last month. He believes Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs) was so drained from making weight that he pulled out because he was weak.
"I knew he was having trouble making weight. Before the weigh in, we both checked out our weight -- I was on but he was over a half-pound," said Marquez (41-3-1, 29 KOs), who earned the shot by defeating Giovanni Lorenzo in a title eliminator June 21 on the undercard of Abraham's knockout of Edison Miranda. "I was called for the official weigh in and made it; he was called but was 10 minutes late. He came in wearing a robe because he had to go in the sauna. Maybe he was sick, but if he really was, it was because of what he had to do to make weight. It's all positive for me.
"I'm looking at it as they stopped [the fight from happening] for a reason. If he really was sick it would have taken him two weeks to get back to where he was. Four weeks isn't going to help him if he's having trouble making 160 pounds. I've heard that he's had trouble making weight for his last few fights and his last was fought at a catch weight of 166."
Abraham was not amused by Marquez's accusation.
"I want to thank Marquez for his medical diagnosis," Abraham said. "Maybe he can work as a doctor once I have defeated him. I know for a fact that he will not be the new IBF middleweight champion, so it might be wise to think of an alternative career. I know he has worked as a TV commentator, but if he likes to share his thoughts on weight problems, he should try and land a job with Weight Watchers."
Abraham said he is perfectly healthy heading into his eighth title defense.
"I was unfortunate to get sick but there is nothing you can do about it," he said. "It just happens. I have fully recovered and quickly returned to practice. Everything has been going fine and I will be in great form."
Weights From Germany!
Arthur Abraham 159.6 vs Raul Marquez 160
(IBF Middleweight Championship)
Enad Licina 197 vs Otis Griffin 187
(IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Championship)
Jason Gavern 225 vs Enrico Garmendia ??
Amar Amari ?? vs Dominik Britsch 160
Robert Blazo 154 vs Nick Klappert 154
Ronan Vanicky 176.5 vs Arthur Hein 178.5
Venue: Jako Arena, Bamberg, Germany
Promoter: Saurerland Event/Warriors Boxing
TV: Distributed in the United States and Canada by Integrated Sports for live viewing in English and Spanish on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DISH Network, Viewer's Choice Canada, and Bell ExpressVue, for a suggested retail price of $24.95.
Time: Saturday 3PM ET/noon PT
(IBF Middleweight Championship)
Enad Licina 197 vs Otis Griffin 187
(IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Championship)
Jason Gavern 225 vs Enrico Garmendia ??
Amar Amari ?? vs Dominik Britsch 160
Robert Blazo 154 vs Nick Klappert 154
Ronan Vanicky 176.5 vs Arthur Hein 178.5
Venue: Jako Arena, Bamberg, Germany
Promoter: Saurerland Event/Warriors Boxing
TV: Distributed in the United States and Canada by Integrated Sports for live viewing in English and Spanish on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DISH Network, Viewer's Choice Canada, and Bell ExpressVue, for a suggested retail price of $24.95.
Time: Saturday 3PM ET/noon PT
Abraham-Marquez collide today!
The grand tradition of live, televised boxing on Saturday afternoon is back today in North America as the world middlweight title clash between unbeaten IBF champion Arthur Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs) and former IBF light middleweight champion/US Olympian Raul Marquez (41-3-1, 29 KOs) will air on pay-per-view at 3PM Eastern/Noon Pacific time direct from the Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany. In the co-feature, cruiserweight Otis Griffin (19-3-2, 7 KOs), winner of the "Next Great Champ" reality series, takes on highly regarded Enad Licina (14-1, 8 KOs) in a twelve rounder for the IBF Intercontinental belt. The telecast will be distributed in the United States and Canada by Integrated Sports for live viewing in English and Spanish on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DISH Network, Viewer's Choice Canada, and Bell ExpressVue, for a suggested retail price of $24.95. The team of Al Bernstein and Nick Charles will be calling the action.
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