Abraham - Dirrell fight thread

[markb018]

Jermain could have beaten AA. He was doing ok till he got laid out. Though I still thought Taylor was losing at the point anyway but he was hanging in there. Andre Dirrell will box circles around AA and his stamina won't be an issue like Taylor's. I am going with Dirrell in a wide UD.

Dirrell 10-2 maybe 9-3

[Hunter]

Dirrell is a natural 168 lber and Abraham is a 160 lber....

Dirrell has been fighting his whole career against bigger men......

[amat]

Dirrell is the most athletically gifted guy in the division but I'm not sure that matters so much, there is going to be a test of his fortitude in this fight. Dirrell is so tense in the ring and Abraham is so patient and relaxed, he's an excellent fighter with a punch that should scare Dirrell. I am picking Dirrell purely on loyalties to my country and because I know he has the ability, putting it together against Abraham is different though. It's a close fight, 50/50. Unlike others I can see Abraham winning a decision if he lands a few big shots a round and Dirrell doesn't land through the guard. Dirrell will surely be more active that doesn't mean he's automatically going to be winning those rounds.

If Abraham covers up, doesn't look to exchange and lulls Andre Dirrell into thinking that Abraham has morphed into Victor Oganov then it will be a short night for the Matrix. He has to fight close to a perfect fight while Abraham doesn't.

[ono]

If Dirrell couldn't comprehensively outpoint Froch, he won't do it to Abraham.....at least without some help from the judges.

[amat]

But he did I can't agree with a card that gives Froch more then 3 rounds, each for when Froch landed a punch.

[ICB]

But he did I can't agree with a card that gives Froch more then 3 rounds, each for when Froch landed a punch.

I had Andre Dirrell outpointing Carl Froch big time aswell, but to my amazement. When i looked at the punchstats, they had Carl Froch outlanding Andre Dirrell by 48 punches.

That just goes to show you that punchstats can indeed be useless. Because all i see Carl Froch landing was mostly rabbit shots, it was a bad display from both fighters. But theres no doubt in my mind Andre Dirrell outboxed Carl Froch, and deserved the nod.