Like an elusive shadow, Abramson slipped past the series of hooks and crosses approaching his direction. As an out boxer, his defense was one of the best in the world, bobbing beneath the hooks and weaving outside Brook’s extended arm. The first five rounds went in much of the same fashion, in a strange stalemate, as the two fighters tested each other with different techniques and strategies. It was not until the 7th round that the decisive blow came.

The round started at the touch of the bell, Abramson who was quick on his feet leaped into action. He glided around Brook, aiming precise shots that cut through the air at the man’s head. Abramson aimed to open a cut on Brook’s eyebrows which would allow him to punch the man at will for the rest of the match. He knew from round one how to break Brook’s defense. The question now was how much Brooks had learned from Abramson to stop that from happening.