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ROPE A DOPE
By Ray Kilgore
July 15th, 2010

 

Joey Abell (25-4, 25 KOs) has been on a ride these past several months. First, he was set to face an experienced opponentin Francois Botha (47-5-3, 28 KOs) but that fight fell through. Abell turned his attention to Al “Ice” Cole (35-15-3, 16 KOs) in a rematch of their clash in September 2009 in which Cole won a split decision. That fight never happened.

Now, Abell is set to face Aaron Lyons (11-8, 8 KOs) on July 17 at the St Paul Armory in St Paul Minnesota.

The helter-skelter of it all hasn’t been easy on Abell.

“It’s been rough,” says Ron Lyke trainer for Abell. “I’ve been giving him time off instead of pounding the bag.”

However the 6-foot-4 Abell spends a great deal of his time in the gym and Lyons has given him plenty of motivation. “This is a rematch I have wanted since the first fight,” says the 29-year old from Coon Rapids, MN. “There was a lot of trash talking from the Lyons’ camp after the fight was stopped prematurely and now it’s time for me to shut their mouths.”

Lyke frankly doesn’t understand why Lyons is making a big deal of the first fight. “I was in the corner. Joey staggered the guy and pulled back and the guy clipped him on the chin. The referee jumped in and stopped it. The revenge factor is there to take care of one of the guys who supposedly beat him.”

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Tale of the Tape
Joey Abell -vs- Aaron Lyons
26-4, 25 KOs Record 11-8, 8 KOs
241 Weight 230
6’4? Height 6’1?
76? Reach ?”

 

 

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