Abraham - Dirrell fight thread

[Pugilistic]

The 1st matchup in Round 2 of the Super Six Tournament.

Who do you see winning the fight and how ?

[Hunter]

Dirrell has the speed and power to really bother abraham, the question is whether he can keep up the pace for 12 rounds while the bull Abraham comes at him. Dirrell seriously buzzed Froch so he has some pop (plus he has blinding speed so his punches are hard to see). I am hoping Dirrell learned from the Froch fight that he shouldnt be afraid to sit down, hold his ground and let those hands go.....I believe Andre could have stopped froch if he stood his ground more and threw those combos, but I think he was nervous being on the big stage and maybe was unsure if he could take the shots from Froch so played keep away a bit too much.

I think Abraham will start slow as usual, the flashy dirrell with take rounds early and dirrell WILL have the stamina to keep it up for 12 rounds. I am also thinking Dirrell will hurt/buzz Arthur at some point in the fight....

I have Dirrell by a decision.

[Master]

AA win win a decision, Dirrell to blow it again.

[CFH]

Dirrell is going to outwork Abraham for the decision.

[Mar]

Even direll is picking abraham.

[Truth]

I see this fight as a boy vs a man kind of fight. Dirrell jumps out to an early lead looks great but Abraham slowly wears him down and then finishes him Abraham KO 11

[generalbulldog]

I go with Abraham by UD with Dirrell being knocked down at least once.

[Cressa121]

It wouldn't surprise me to see Dirrell take a UD here by sticking outside and moving a lot while keeping Abraham at bay with jabs etc. but I can't see him staying away for the full fight. At some point Abraham starts to catch up with him and stops him late.

[Nameless]

If Abraham is able to connect a few times correctly, it's bed time for baby Andre otherwise, if Andre is able to just jab and run around, he'll school Abraham in a boring way to earn the UD

[Kirkland Laing]

Dirrell fights scared like he did against Froch in a close fight and gets a hometown decision. I'm hoping to see Abraham spark him though.

[Gandalf]

I'm still trying to differentiate between Ward and Dirrell, but I think Abraham can take him out. If Direll fights scared against Froch then it should be comedic against Abraham.

[CFH]

I'm still trying to differentiate between Ward and Dirrell, but I think Abraham can take him out. If Direll fights scared against Froch then it should be comedic against Abraham.

I actually don't think he'll fight scared against Abraham at all. If he was scared of Froch, his confidence could only have gone up considering he demonstrated he has the skills to hang with the divisions upper echelon and only lost on the wrong side of a very disputed decision.

[ruthless rocco]

Aa Ko 9

[blegit]

I have Dirrell by UD. But I think this fight will see some excitement because Dirrell does see the opportunities in Abraham's style and he knows he has to take more chances. He will feel Abraham's power but Dirrell will box circles and win most of the rounds. Of course Abraham has the power to stop anybody in the division with one shot. But I stick to Dirrell by UD.

[denilson200]

Dirrell is the type of fighter who could humiliate Abraham and give him a boxing lesson. If he has a game plan, then he needs to keep the fight at range, get real leverage in his punches and punch with bad intentions and he could take out the slow, one paced Abraham. However I don't think this will happen. Abraham is as strong as an OX and I think just the sheer psychological and physical effect of running away from Abraham, that Dirrell will more than likely do will tire him and slow him down and cause Abraham to stop him later on.