Official Super Six Follow Live Thread

[eagle]

the thing is dirrell held like mad! I agree froch looked bad but i had it even, i just cant give a round to a man who lands 4 punches and then holds so he cant be hit. I thinbk bit of a dodgy decision but i had it even

What a load of biased shit. I cant give a man a win who doesnt land 4 punches the whole night. Even? Idiot.

ok then if dirrell gets a point taken for holding in every round because he HELD ALOT and no one will disagree even if you think he won. But yes if dirrell gets a point taken off every round for holding then i will score it even because dirrell landed more. For the record i think dirrell is a far better fighter but didnt do enough to take a champs belt by holding etc

Well what about Frochs rabbit punching. You gonna take points off for that?

[Youngblood]

Good decision.

Some might like runners and huggers.

I don't.

You must not like rules either. Or scoring. Why bother even having them and just give the fight to what and who we prefer and save a lot of time without stepping in the ring.

There was only one person who wanted to fight seriously.

Hey, if you like the way Dirrel fights, that's fine.

Personally, I like boxing, not cycling, running or wrestling.

It's a fight.

Yea it'sa fight, and Froch got outboxed, all fight. Whether he is going forward or backwards, he still outlanded and outboxed consistantly more. Trying to rewrite the rules of boxing as Froch is trying suggest...'this is what the fans wanted to see'...is that how it goes? well, yea, they are homers, ofc they want him to win. Try asking the fans around the world.

[The Rela]

I really feel for Dirrell here. This is a terrible decision. I was cheering for Froch, but he should be embarrassed to get the win here.

Really? Dirrell did alot of running and holding. I'm not sure you can win a world title on fantastic defence. Froch didn't do much either. I don't think you could complain either way. It was close in that nothing fucking happened.

It was an awful fight, but that's what happens with fighters like Direll.

I should know, I've sat through a lot of Junior Witter fights.

[ross]

Ha ha!!

"Usually, my hands hurt after a fight"

Thats because Carl, you are too slow and at 32 you arent getting any quicker, I thought Taylor and Dirrell were the weakest of the lot but going by this and how Taylor dropped him he will be having a few sleapless nights about the rest of the tournament.

[Kev]

I think you guys are overestimating the 'robbery'

The first 8 or 9 rounds ok Froch looked awkward but what did Dirrell do apart from dodge punches?

It WAS a close fight imo, kind of like the first Sam Peter James Toney fight.

Dirrell was techinically much better and landed the better shots, but about three quarters of the fight was Froch pressing which obviosly is worth something.

The point was bullshit though, not sure if that affected the scores, I dont think it does as Froch had two 115-113 but it shouldnt have happened.

Dirrell can leave feeling he gave a good performance but too timid, Froch needs to work on a LOT though and can count himself very lucky tonight.

Dirrell is a CLASS ACT in the post fight interview though, I really hope he can bounce back from this.

What rounds did you score for Froch?

I didn't score it on a round by round but I never felt any rounds were really decisive.

I think there is a lot of Froch hate on the boards and a lot of attention on his ugly fighting style and looking awkward against fast, slick opponents.

He certainly DID look awkward and missed wildly at time but at the same time Froch made the fight. He was constantly coming forward and throwing punches, and Dirrell mostly dodged and held on. He only came back with anything later in the fight, the championship rounds.

Let me ask you this, if one fighter comes forward for a whole round, throws punches and misses, but the other fighter doesn't come forward at all, and just dodged, who wins the round?

That is the question really, yes Dirrell made Froch look bad at times but he didn't do anything offensively himself in most of the rounds.

In such cases I guess two of the judges went for the fighter who was at least pressing the action and throwing punches.

I don't think it was a robbery, I think it could have gone either way.

Dirrell was a class act after the fight, Froch did what every puncher did after the fight and blamed his erratic style on his opponent's running.

Clearly the commentators, the judges and the other ringside reporters judging all scored it a very very close fight.

Opinions on here tend to be biased a bit and I think people have overreacted a bit on the robbery.

If Dirrell would have won it would have been totally fair though as well. Close fight.

[killersheep]

I think you guys are overestimating the 'robbery'

The first 8 or 9 rounds ok Froch looked awkward but what did Dirrell do apart from dodge punches?

It WAS a close fight imo, kind of like the first Sam Peter James Toney fight.

Dirrell was techinically much better and landed the better shots, but about three quarters of the fight was Froch pressing which obviosly is worth something.

The point was bullshit though, not sure if that affected the scores, I dont think it does as Froch had two 115-113 but it shouldnt have happened.

Dirrell can leave feeling he gave a good performance but too timid, Froch needs to work on a LOT though and can count himself very lucky tonight.

Dirrell is a CLASS ACT in the post fight interview though, I really hope he can bounce back from this.

A perfect example of why computer scoring wouldn't work even by your standards. No way Froch outlanded Dirrell.

[bzkfn]

You must not like rules either. Or scoring. Why bother even having them and just give the fight to what and who we prefer and save a lot of time without stepping in the ring.

There was only one person who wanted to fight seriously.

Hey, if you like the way Dirrel fights, that's fine.

Personally, I like boxing, not cycling, running or wrestling.

It's a fight.

Yea it'sa fight, and Froch got outboxed, all fight. Whether he is going forward or backwards, he still outlanded and outboxed consistantly more. Trying to rewrite the rules of boxing as Froch is trying suggest...'this is what the fans wanted to see'...is that how it goes? well, yea, they are homers, ofc they want him to win. Try asking the fans around the world.

Hold on? You want to see either of them fight like that again? That was an awful fight.

[oakleyno1]

What a load of biased shit. I cant give a man a win who doesnt land 4 punches the whole night. Even? Idiot.

ok then if dirrell gets a point taken for holding in every round because he HELD ALOT and no one will disagree even if you think he won. But yes if dirrell gets a point taken off every round for holding then i will score it even because dirrell landed more. For the record i think dirrell is a far better fighter but didnt do enough to take a champs belt by holding etc

Well what about Frochs rabbit punching. You gonna take points off for that?

the rabbit punches were a result of the holding - if the holding wasnt there they wouldnt of occured. i agree froch fought like someone from fucking ufc in there lol but the referee did not do his job properly - yes he broke them up reasonably well but you have to take points off eventually and it would of been ridiculous if he had taken off points against froch if he wasnt for dirrells holding.

[Youngblood]

There was only one person who wanted to fight seriously.

Hey, if you like the way Dirrel fights, that's fine.

Personally, I like boxing, not cycling, running or wrestling.

It's a fight.

Yea it'sa fight, and Froch got outboxed, all fight. Whether he is going forward or backwards, he still outlanded and outboxed consistantly more. Trying to rewrite the rules of boxing as Froch is trying suggest...'this is what the fans wanted to see'...is that how it goes? well, yea, they are homers, ofc they want him to win. Try asking the fans around the world.

Hold on? You want to see either of them fight like that again? That was an awful fight.

what point are you trying to make? how does if it was a good fight or not affect who should win it?

[levi#1BoxingFan]

Showtime boxing is the biggest joke of all time! Their the reason MMA is drawing a bigger crowd than boxing these days! First of all, I myself am an arkansan and I hope that Jermain never shows his face on T.V. again. What a joke! How do you go from dethroning BERNARD HOPKINS twice to losing to freakin froch and queen arther by knockout? I'll tell you how, you got rid of pat burns the trainer that got you the belts in the first place you freakin moron! But for those anouncers to act like Abraham was winning the fight before the knockout.....well.... they must have been bent over the bed rails getin it from some nazis the night before! And my word dont even get me started on the Froch Dirrell fight! That was a classic case of (lets keep our undefeated fighter undefeated)! Likewise those judges must have been on their knees the night before getting their feel of English spotted dick! Im sorry im just so ticked at showtime right now! This is exactly why they will always be second behind HBO. I sincerly hope by some miracle that showtime goes bankrubt!

[The Rela]

You must not like rules either. Or scoring. Why bother even having them and just give the fight to what and who we prefer and save a lot of time without stepping in the ring.

There was only one person who wanted to fight seriously.

Hey, if you like the way Dirrel fights, that's fine.

Personally, I like boxing, not cycling, running or wrestling.

It's a fight.

Yea it'sa fight, and Froch got outboxed, all fight. Whether he is going forward or backwards, he still outlanded and outboxed consistantly more. Trying to rewrite the rules of boxing as Froch is trying suggest...'this is what the fans wanted to see'...is that how it goes? well, yea, they are homers, ofc they want him to win. Try asking the fans around the world.

Jeez, seriously, Direll's defence was great, but holding constantly and running isn't what I would call consistently outboxing an opponent.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Froch was great in any way. Dirrel had a spoiler plan and did a good job.

But I won't be buying Direl's back catelogue of fights any time soon.

[Mar]

Hey props to froch...a win is a win. I'd cash that check not blink an eye and dream about beating kessler. But holy shit even my kid said how do you win when a you throw the other guy down and they take a point of your opponet and b when you land half as many punches and half of them are illegal. Whatever direll's bad for letting it go to the cards in another country, and we learn boxing should just be for k.o. 's cause decisions are worth about as much as these cheeseburgers I'm about to flush. Good fights the both if them got my money's worth

[eagle]

ok then if dirrell gets a point taken for holding in every round because he HELD ALOT and no one will disagree even if you think he won. But yes if dirrell gets a point taken off every round for holding then i will score it even because dirrell landed more. For the record i think dirrell is a far better fighter but didnt do enough to take a champs belt by holding etc

Well what about Frochs rabbit punching. You gonna take points off for that?

the rabbit punches were a result of the holding - if the holding wasnt there they wouldnt of occured. i agree froch fought like someone from fucking ufc in there lol but the referee did not do his job properly - yes he broke them up reasonably well but you have to take points off eventually and it would of been ridiculous if he had taken off points against froch if he wasnt for dirrells holding.

No it wouldnt have been as ridiculous as warning Froch yet not taking points then deducting Dirrel after no warnings. The refereeing and judgung were ridiculously biased and only an idiot would see it any other way.

[Diane]

I can't wait until the next round when Froch has to fight Kessler. Kessler will really expose him.

[killersheep]

Showtime boxing is the biggest joke of all time! Their the reason MMA is drawing a bigger crowd than boxing these days! First of all, I myself am an arkansan and I hope that Jermain never shows his face on T.V. again. What a joke! How do you go from dethroning BERNARD HOPKINS twice to losing to freakin froch and queen arther by knockout? I'll tell you how, you got rid of pat burns the trainer that got you the belts in the first place you freakin moron! But for those anouncers to act like Abraham was winning the fight before the knockout.....well.... they must have been bent over the bed rails getin it from some nazis the night before! And my word dont even get me started on the Froch Dirrell fight! That was a classic case of (lets keep our undefeated fighter undefeated)! Likewise those judges must have been on their knees the night before getting their feel of English spotted dick! Im sorry im just so ticked at showtime right now! This is exactly why they will always be second behind HBO. I sincerly hope by some miracle that showtime goes bankrubt!

Well as long as your staying productive here.............