Abraham vs Dirrell

[gest12645]

Ok, so who you got fellas? I'm excited about this one since I'm seeing it live at Detroit . Sh*tty undercard but hopefully there will be at least one more fight worth watching. Anyone see a fight live in Joe Louis arena btw?

[killersheep]

I think Dirrell can win a decision here, so many angles switching up stances etc. Abraham will probably not be able to adjust. I think the late advantage goes to Abraham for sure as he will be testing Dirrell's chin in the latter rounds.

Still I have Dirrell UD with a lot of people still complaining about his style.

[killersheep]

Next Saturday is packed with great fights

Moreno/Cermano
Abraham/Dirrell
Kameda/Wonjongkam
Guzman/Funeka II
Maidana/Cayo
Henry/Garay
Sithsamerchai/Kuroki

My computer's going to overheat from the stream action.

Have fun at the fights man!

[HattonTheHammer]

If dirrell is given andre ward like head butting privilages then i give him every chance on this one and stopping abraham on cuts

If however on this occasion the european fighter is given a fair crack at the whip it`ll be a abraham massacre

[gest12645]

Yeah , its a huge weekend of fights. Wish all of those were at my venue thanks bro, ill definately have a good time . It'll make up for my last weekend . (wisdom teeth fun)

[Cressa121]

I think Dirrell can win this fight if he keeps Abraham on the end of his jab and uses a lot of movement, but I'm taking Abraham, simply cos I can't see Dirrell staying away from him for 12 rounds. Abraham must be better at cutting the ring off then Froch was so I see him getting to Dirrell at some point and stopping him.

[Kirkland Laing]

It'd be nice if there was one on this weekend. All we have is one of the laboratory creations trying to bore us to death again.

[Mar]

Direll has the speed and ability to beat abraham but not the heart. Direll should throw nothing but jabs till abraham drops that clottey like defense and try to counter as he tries to counter direll. The only shot i really see him having. Make abraham fight, or just wait him out till he wants to. Other than that it will be the same ole same. Abraham coving up and countering with power shots till he breaks direll down like everyone else. Funny when you think miranda of all non boxing people has actually come the closest to beating him

[GAME]

If dirrell is given andre ward like head butting privilages then i give him every chance on this one and stopping abraham on cuts

If however on this occasion the european fighter is given a fair crack at the whip it`ll be a abraham massacre

Agreed. The whole thing was as controversial as the farce we had here last March in Manchester with Barrera. Ward was the home fighter and was allowed to get away with headbutt after headbutt. The travelling fighter was very poorly treated.

Abs could be in for somethig similar. If it goes 12 then Dirrels getting the nod whether he deserves it or not.

[J_Undisputed]

As much as it pains me to say it, I think Dirrell squeaks one out over here. I think Abraham will be too willing a partner for the clinching octopus. Dirrell slips the 1,2 and holds on for dear life... then scores points with jabs and flurries and runs for dear life while using the ring. Everyone here will Ooh and Aah over anything Dirrell lands and make it all seem worse than it is.

[HattonTheHammer]

If dirrell is given andre ward like head butting privilages then i give him every chance on this one and stopping abraham on cuts

If however on this occasion the european fighter is given a fair crack at the whip it`ll be a abraham massacre

Agreed. The whole thing was as controversial as the farce we had here last March in Manchester with Barrera. Ward was the home fighter and was allowed to get away with headbutt after headbutt. The travelling fighter was very poorly treated.

Abs could be in for somethig similar. If it goes 12 then Dirrels getting the nod whether he deserves it or not.

yeah same here, abrahams punch count is far too low to be able to take a decision over dirrell in america

In germany its pretty much exclusive that you cant rough up abraham when his in his stance. He wont be allowed that outside of the mother land and fighters will be able to prize his defence apart and get into him.

If dirrell sufficently handles the power id be very surprised not to see him a UD victor on the night

[stebs]

Ok, so who you got fellas? I'm excited about this one since I'm seeing it live at Detroit . Sh*tty undercard but hopefully there will be at least one more fight worth watching. Anyone see a fight live in Joe Louis arena btw?

I have been to several fights there, it's not bad, it seats about 20,000 people and I'm sure it won't be sold out so try to grab a seat on one of the sides of the arena. Last fight I seen there was Hearns losing to Uriah Grant by tko but Hearns quit on the stool after twisting his ankle, I also seen Hilmer Kenty and Hearns win their first major titles their, Ernie Shavers vs Randall tex Cobb was on that card also, that was a boring sloppy fight with Cobb winning by tko or exhaustion, I seen Holmes ko Leon Spinks their too.

Hearns and Kenty were great but watching them both come up through the ranks at the old Olympia stadium was even better, that place was great to see a fight at.

[littlebif]

Style wise Dirrell is a nightmare for Abraham. Imo Dirrell is gonna out work him much like Taylor did in the fight but not fade after 4 rounds.Weather he can manage to not get hit by the bombs that AA will be throwing later in the fight is another thing but if he avoids them he wins the fight for me.

[Rantcatrat]

Guys, you gotta stop with that American bias nonsense. Not all places in the US are identical. Unlike you, we are a country of immigrants. Some areas have a predominantly Mexican population and some Armenian. If that fight had taken place in Palm Springs where it was originally scheduled, there would have been an Abraham bias because the crowd would have been almost entirely of Armenian descent. Now, I'll grant that it was a little odd that the fight was moved to Flint, Michigan, Dirrell's hometown because of an alleged injury. Sounds fishy. I can't lie. That said, Abraham is a fan favorite in the tournament and a knockout artist and the best competitor Dirrell has ever been in with. It should be a good fight as long as Dirrell doesn't stink out the joint.

[Gandalf]

If dirrell is given andre ward like head butting privilages then i give him every chance on this one and stopping abraham on cuts

If however on this occasion the european fighter is given a fair crack at the whip it`ll be a abraham massacre

Agreed. The whole thing was as controversial as the farce we had here last March in Manchester with Barrera. Ward was the home fighter and was allowed to get away with headbutt after headbutt. The travelling fighter was very poorly treated.

Abs could be in for somethig similar. If it goes 12 then Dirrels getting the nod whether he deserves it or not.

Totally agree with that. Dirrell got away with murder last time out and wasn't penalised at all. It was all so blatant as well. I'm not all that impressed with Dirrell and all that 'god' bollocks does my head in. I hope Abraham covers his head properly and gets Dirrell out of there.

I didn't realise this weekend was so stacked. Cheers to KS for pointing that out. Should be fun!