Your take on Andre Dirrell

[terrorsid]

I think Dirrell is a great fighter and he has a great future. I really dont think he'll win the super six tournament but he can never be slept on his skill level is far to good. He has some flaws but who doesn't now and day good fighters hand pick opponents he's fighting the real deal competition. these are no fights that have you feel funny like watching them hand picked million dollar fight from hbo.

[mattboxingfan]

Pussy nuff said, although even worse he lost to Froch...

[Kev]

I like Dirrell, I think he's the most charismatic member of the Super Six tourney by far and is a likeable guy.

For some reason he kind of reminds me as Rashaad Evan's kid brother, just a random thing.

I think you could make a case for him being the second best fighter in this tournament. He was unlucky not to get the decision against Froch, and he was beating Abraham handily until the foul, although Artur looked to be closing the gap on him a bit over the previous couple rounds, and maybe got a knockdown that wasn't called.

Either way I'd favour Dirrell to beat everybody now bar Ward, and even there I think he's the only fighter who can trouble Ward. I think Ward just wins this whole thing easy now, different class to the others, but Dirrell won't be easy.

I've got a feeling Dirrell has Ward in the next round? Which is unfair as he'll possibly fail to qualify, even though I think he probably deserved to win against Froch and could beat the others.

How many points did he get for the Abraham win? Does a DQ count as 2 or 3? I think it should be 3 as else a Kermit Cintron type who knew he couldn't make 12 rounds would throw a low blow and get disqualified to only give the other guy 2 points.

[CFH]

I like Dirrell, I think he's the most charismatic member of the Super Six tourney by far and is a likeable guy.

For some reason he kind of reminds me as Rashaad Evan's kid brother, just a random thing.

I think you could make a case for him being the second best fighter in this tournament. He was unlucky not to get the decision against Froch, and he was beating Abraham handily until the foul, although Artur looked to be closing the gap on him a bit over the previous couple rounds, and maybe got a knockdown that wasn't called.

Either way I'd favour Dirrell to beat everybody now bar Ward, and even there I think he's the only fighter who can trouble Ward. I think Ward just wins this whole thing easy now, different class to the others, but Dirrell won't be easy.

I've got a feeling Dirrell has Ward in the next round? Which is unfair as he'll possibly fail to qualify, even though I think he probably deserved to win against Froch and could beat the others.

How many points did he get for the Abraham win? Does a DQ count as 2 or 3? I think it should be 3 as else a Kermit Cintron type who knew he couldn't make 12 rounds would throw a low blow and get disqualified to only give the other guy 2 points.

He got two points. I agree that it should have been three.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I think Dirrell is a great fighter and he has a great future. I really dont think he'll win the super six tournament but he can never be slept on his skill level is far to good. He has some flaws but who doesn't now and day good fighters hand pick opponents he's fighting the real deal competition. these are no fights that have you feel funny like watching them hand picked million dollar fight from hbo.

Oh I agree. He's crazy skilled... I'm just still on the fence about him as far as focus and mindset but people would have to be crazy to overlook what an amazing athlete he is. I mean, he could be a dark horse to win it but I lean towards Ward. Kess has showed that there's more chincks in the armor than I originally saw. Abraham just lets guys bank to many rounds early and depends to heavily on that one punch late. Against this level you can't depend on one punch though I still rate him extrmemly high in the S6 due to his defense and power. Froch is just to technically flawed for me and although he has pop and stamina... He's just very ordinary. Going off Green's last performance I don't rate him at all in this tourny... He's not taking on the Jaidon Codringtons of the world anymore.

[Nameless]

Dirrell: A talented boxer who's considering a side career in theater, preferably with Eschyles or Sophocles tragedies

[MMASUX]

I like Dirrell too, but i'm not sure on his style. He has the ability to out box most guys, but i don't think he does it all the time. All the tools are there, he just doesn't use them all the time. I'm expecting him to do very well in the Super Six, i definitely think he moves on to the next round.

[ono]

Good fighter, great actor.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I like Dirrell too, but i'm not sure on his style. He has the ability to out box most guys, but i don't think he does it all the time. All the tools are there, he just doesn't use them all the time. I'm expecting him to do very well in the Super Six, i definitely think he moves on to the next round.

I really hope he moves on to the next round. He's getting golden experience fighting the best of the best. This tourny is more important for the young guys IMO. Abraham, Kess and Froch have been world titlists and fought at the top level where as Ward and Dirrell were still faily green in the pro ranks coming in with decent but not top level experience.

[Kev]

I like Dirrell too, but i'm not sure on his style. He has the ability to out box most guys, but i don't think he does it all the time. All the tools are there, he just doesn't use them all the time. I'm expecting him to do very well in the Super Six, i definitely think he moves on to the next round.

I really hope he moves on to the next round. He's getting golden experience fighting the best of the best. This tourny is more important for the young guys IMO. Abraham, Kess and Froch have been world titlists and fought at the top level where as Ward and Dirrell were still faily green in the pro ranks coming in with decent but not top level experience.

You could argue the opposite. The established champions are looking for a way to define their careers and put themselves in the history books as some of the greatest super middleweights, whilst the younger guys and learn from this and come again.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I like Dirrell too, but i'm not sure on his style. He has the ability to out box most guys, but i don't think he does it all the time. All the tools are there, he just doesn't use them all the time. I'm expecting him to do very well in the Super Six, i definitely think he moves on to the next round.

I really hope he moves on to the next round. He's getting golden experience fighting the best of the best. This tourny is more important for the young guys IMO. Abraham, Kess and Froch have been world titlists and fought at the top level where as Ward and Dirrell were still faily green in the pro ranks coming in with decent but not top level experience.

You could argue the opposite. The established champions are looking for a way to define their careers and put themselves in the history books as some of the greatest super middleweights, whilst the younger guys and learn from this and come again.

Indeed. I guess I'm looking at it as either win or lose, these kids are gonna come away knowing what to expect, look for, improve on ect.

It's true, though... I guess it depends what side of the pipe you're looking down.

[HattonTheHammer]

Anyone with a fair opinion of boxing is in complete agreement that andre dirrell is one of the most hated guys in the sport right now

The anti-fighter. Nobody would ever pay good money to see 2 andre dirrells fighting eachother. If andre retired tommorow the sport would of avoided one of its biggest all time potential eyesores!!

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Anyone with a fair opinion of boxing is in complete agreement that andre dirrell is one of the most hated guys in the sport right now

The anti-fighter. Nobody would ever pay good money to see 2 andre dirrells fighting eachother. If andre retired tommorow the sport would of avoided one of its biggest all time potential eyesores!!

[mickel]

I think he was ready to stay down in the Abraham fight, even if abe didn't hit him I think he was ready to claim an injured knee or leg from the slip. his fights end in controversy and he is skilled, but there is something missing in him...he hasn't finished the job in either super six fight, and quite frankly I think ward will give him a severe beating.

[Majesty]

I think he is a very talented guy but like every other fighter that's won that wasn't the favorite. Such as Ward over Kessler or him vs Abraham they get the vault of critisisms for other things.

Like Ward beat Kessler down and then accidental headbutts happened and people somehow erase the beating he was putting on Kessler before that.

Dirrell was putting a brilliant performance against Abraham a guy who everyone had made their favorite when he knocked out Jermain Taylor, he put a beating on Abraham dropping him twice, one wasn't counted and the other way around as well.

But people that picked Abraham will say he was gonna knock out Dirrell late, why? because he hit Dirrell after Dirrell slipped on the canvas so they will say that Abraham would have knocked him out eventually. When there was nothing in the fight to really show that Abraham was having any success chasing Dirrell down.

Now if we flipped the script. And Kessler who was the favorite had put a beat down on Ward before accidentally headbutting him they'd have said that Ward was already losing and has nothing to complain about because he wasn't gonna win, and that Dirrell was dirty and knew he wouldnt beat Abraham fairly so had to resort to cheating which proves he has a weak mind for boxing.


To me whenever the favorite in a fight doesn't win, credit is taken away because of an incident that takes away from their entire performance because no one wants to admit their fighter got beaten.


Even if Dirrell had never been fouled by Abraham and went on to win a decision people would still complain about his style because his decision to not get hit prevented Abraham from winning.

Andre Dirrell is very talented and his style suits him very well, so much so that people want to see him fight outside of it because when he fights that style to his best ability he is capable of outboxing anyone.

The only problem that I can really see that some fans may have is the fact he doesn't "close the show". That's the only true complaint I could see for him.