News – Froch to Fight Dirrell
July 13th, 2009
By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) got some of the worst possible news imaginable today when it was announced that Froch would have to defend his WBC title against undefeated 2004 U.S. Olympian Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) on October 10th as part of Showtime’s six-man tournament.
Dirrell, a fighter that not too many British boxing fans have ever seen or heard of because of their inability to see American fights, is superior to Froch in almost every department both offensively and defensively and is the wrong kind of opponent for Froch to be fighting.
Picture a fighter with arguably better hand speed, power, movement and defense than Joe Calzaghe and you arrive at what Dirrell will be bringing to the table against Froch on October 10th. That’s not a good thing for Froch, who is rather limited when it comes to his ability to box and is more or less defendant on winning by knockouts.
The only thing that Froch has going for him in this fight is that the bout will be taking place in Nottingham. Other than that, Froch is in for deep trouble and will be in danger of losing his WBC title and his ’0′ along with it. However, it’s better sooner rather than latter that Froch should fight Dirrell, because Dirrell’s ranked at number #3 in the WBC and would be getting a chance at Froch’s title, even if the British fighter tried to avoid him by facing soft opponents for as long as possible.
One good thing about this fight is that Froch won’t be eliminated from the tournament if/when Dirrell beats him. It will just count as a loss and the only thing that Froch will lose is his unbeaten record and his title. He’ll still be able to stick around in the tournament afterwards and will have to fight other top fighters like Mikkel Kessler before he’s through.
Froch has become lionized by some of his British supporters since his miracle stoppage of Taylor in April. However, he looked awful for most of the fight, getting knocked down, and struggling against Taylor. Froch got the win after Taylor faded in the last part of the fight but it wasn’t an impressive performance by Froch.
He seemed to win more because of Taylor’s poor stamina rather than from anything that Froch himself was doing in the fight. If Froch has any hopes of beating Dirrell, he’s going to have to come up with a better fight strategy against the quick handed American, because at 26, Dirrell doesn’t have stamina problems or issues with his chin like Taylor does.
On Friday night, cruiserweight BJ Flores predicted that Dirrell will beat Froch because of his better skills. I have to agree with Flores about his prediction. I think Froch is going to get humiliated by Dirrell.
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what was that Scott ….. Froch wins come on Nootttiinngghhaam
See you on sunday Scott… with all your excuses
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I CANNOT WAIT.
All this talk about Dirrell is nonsense, he is unproven and weak. Your saying that Dirrell is superior in every way… does he have a better chin? Is he a harder puncher?
The answer is a resounding NO… they are the most important things. He will not be able to duck and dive for 12 rounds, absolutely no way.
I predict an early knockout, Froch has far to much power.
When Froch lands the fight will be as good as over… trust me.
another opaque attempt to invade the psyche of an inadequate americans opponent,dirrell is a spot fighter,doesn’t like being hit, a runner,TAILOR MADE FOR FROCH,froch won’t stop.the persuit will be relentless,the result inevitable, DIRREL PROSTRATE IN HIS OWN CORNER WITH A VERY SORE HEAD
this guy just saY DIRRELL as better abilities than calzaghe you know fookall froch will smash him into nxt year if not hospital
What a ridiculously bias article. Froch has the chin and the power to beat any fighter out there… he will destroy Dirrell, no question.
Cannot see this fight going beyond round 7, Froch to win by spectacular KO.
Once again, a hugely frustrating article.
As a british bloke, i admire American boxing. The refereeing is hugely preferable to ours.(holding is often allowed to ruin the fights in britain.)
What i can’t understand is this bias against Froch, he is a hugely exciting fighter with a high ko ratio, even if he does appear extremely easy to hit, what does it matter?
He is always in with a shot and isn’t that what people want to see? don’t they make the best fights?
I’m really surprised at an american disliking him.
Calzaghe deserved all he got from americans saying he ‘slapped’. A lot of us brits thought he did too,and he certainly wasn’t hugely exciting.
But when that someone a bit special comes along, who defies the odds with his passion to win and punches with power, i really thought the americans would like him. The real boxing fans do, i’m sure. Theres always some berk letting down his country, and scott mate, your doing a fine job.
Lol, don’t get so wound up by this clown Gilfoid;
he’s obviously trolling – no one is that stupid !
The fact that Scott is (just) bright enough to (just) write an article means he can work this out too.
Imagine the scene….
Showtime: “Froch, your first fight is Kessler in front of a huge crowd in Denmark”
CF “Woah! WEll ok, I always said I wanted the tough fights…ouch, but, bring it on.”
Showtime “Er, sorry, that’s a mistake, it’s actually an inexperienced guy who’s never fought outside his own country and you’ll be on home turf.”
CF: “NOOOOO ! That really is THE WORST POSSIBLE NEWS”
I disagree this is the worst news possible, I think if Froch could have handpicked any of the other five Dirrell would have been his FIRST choice simply because all the rest (even Ward has at least beaten one decent name in Miranda) have operated at top level to some extent. Make no mistake, this is a step up for Direll, he will either shine or be exposed as yet another hype job. Let’s see what happens.
froch is as tough as old boots, win or lose the guys a breath of fresh air in boxing.
a champ who will travel anywhere and fight the best, boxing needs more like him..
Andre Dirrell???? OMG Froch will knock his sorry american ass out,
Peter Andre would be a tougher fight for the cobra
Bias bullsh@# article! Just what we’ve come to expect. Thanks…
Scott, stop winding everybody up cos you will either end up living on your own or a fanatical british boxing fan does a john lennon on you, your so bias it makes me think that this is a stratergy and if it is your a dohnut if it isnt youv’e got problems.
This awful idiot of a writer looks down on Froch a man who has mercelessly hunted down every top opponant possible from joe calzaghe to jermain taylor and offered to fight them on there own doorsteps…and instead backs a man nobody has heard of and who has fought nobody.
Shows what scott gilfoid knows
Another shocking scott gilfoid article.
Easy win for Carl Froch by KO mid rounds. Dirrel is nobody i dont see any problems for carl froch at all.
This is a very biased and unjust article. Way too opinionated, which I believe is bad professionalism from a journalist. I think everyone who has watched Froch fight knows his limitations, but he has pros as well as cons, he didn’t get given the WBC title and he certainly does not ‘duck’ opponents. That is a deeply incorrect statement, he chased Calzaghe for most of his career and was willing to defend in America against Taylor, and recently looked for fights against B-Hop, Bute and Kessler. Not the actions of a coward.
Scott please reply to my question.
Why is it that when calzaghi was boxing you slated him for ducking the best of the best which i agree in some cases
but carl froch comes along and actively seeks out the best and will fight in there back garden and still you mock a outstanding professionel with no respect what soever?????????????
please reply to my question i have not wrote anything out of order so please reply……………..
Carl may not be up there with Ali on the skill front but he has guts, tenacity and power. Carl to spank your yank.
kessler vs froch or abraham to be last in final. if froch turns up on the night he will knock dirrell out in 6 rounds.
this is what is going to happen dirrell comes out lands a few fast shots,gets caught with a small shot puts his hands up and runs the round out round 2 froch comes out swinging misses alot then BANG!!! dirrell the little b#@ch is down gets up takes a beating ref stops fight next please and ill put money on that it over in 3 big mistake by his promoter i know people go on about over protecting fighters but this is just stupid
YANKS GONNA GET SMASHED
Gonna lose another two wannabe’s. COME ON EUROPE Smash these yanks.
no liam,not one of the best p4p but the best!this reporter is a comlete clown,got to be worst report of the year
Everyones got an opinion but if your writing articles you cant be overly biased because it sets you up and if Froch destroys Dirrell youll look like a fool.
You said Dirrell is superior to Froch and has better hand speed, power, movement and defense than Joe Calzaghe. I havent seen Dirrell but your descrption sounds like he’s one of the best p4p fighters in world. Seems unlikely, we’ll see maybe he’s just another typical overhyped american nobody
Glad to see a lot of responses to Scotts article.
I actually had to stop browsing this website for a while because of how bias the americans are towards their fighters and against ours.
It was getting ridiculous.
I am no carl froch fan but how can you say dirrell is better than Calzaghe in every department.
There are very quick to jump on Amir Khan for getting dropped a couple of times. They’ll jump on him in an instant saying he’s got no chin. Not when it comes to their own boxers apparently.
I can now sleep easy that there are people who see this bias for it is
Well Scott, you obviously don’t like Calzaghe much do you? The same Dirrel that has been floored by C-level fighters and beat nobody special….. is better than Calzage in evey possble way?????
I thought the article may hold some creditability until I saw the comparisions with JC. What starts as something which may be a good read, turns in to a slanted rant, tht just means the author can say how poor JC was. Change the record and stop writing dog$h1t.
I dont see how this is bad news for Froch Scott, Froch seems to have got the easiest draw, I think kessler and Taylor are the only ones who can give him problems, Abraham fights garbage on his doorstep and dosn’t always look good winning and Froch would be too big and strong.
scott your one of these guys who thought lacy would kill calzaghe and look what happened. dirrell will be froch’s lacy.
plus, dirrell hasnt fought anyone- like you say about all of the uk fighters.
It may be a tough ask of Froch, but this is exactly what we, the fans, want. Real match-ups – not fights designed to gloss over a fighters resume. Better than Calzaghe? They said that when Lacy flew over LOL
Oh
And even to compare him in any way to the Great Joe Calzaghe is an absolute joke.
What are you taking buddy cus it sure isnt truth pills.
Right. Lets looks at the facts.
Frotch is the World Champion
Dirrell hasnt fought anyone of a high ranking yet.
Frotch has got heavy hands and a granite chin.
Dirrell has been dropped by lesser opponents with lless power.
Frotch is fighting in his home town
Dirrell will be seriously disadvantaged by that.
Frotch has got the heart to keep going until the job is done.
Dirrell has not been tested like that at all.
Lets see what happens on the night but i predict that Frotch will catch him full on and Dirrell will not get back up off the canvass.
CASE CLOSED!!!!!!!!
carl froch is not the g.o.a.t but has proven him self at world level, your guy is a total novice by comparrasion. taylor was proven froch knocked him out, regardless of taylors stamina, in boxing its the result that matters not how you get there
personally i find your description of the cobras ability to be accurate, he is very limited but he is there in front of you the whole fight.
you exposed your lack of knowledge when you said dirrel is better than calzaghe, stop writing such bollocks. you come across as just a typicle whineing know nothing yank, spitting his dummy out because your guy is not the best. what a plonker
This is going to be crazy… Froch will smash Dirrel to the ground!…..Check this bloke out! up n coming champ from aus! http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/14/boxing-his-way-top/
Cannot see Froch having a problem with Dirrell and to compare Dirrell to JC is farsical even by your ridiculous standards
lol froch has got the worst possible news, facing dirrell lol no kessler would be the hardest fight for froch not someone who has not fought anyone yet!!! you said dirrell arguably has better hand speed, power, movement and defence lol that is so funny! you cant compare dirrell to calzaghe until he hangs up his gloves, then you can compare careers!
Froch is gonna smash this back across the pond!
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Ive just looked at the record of Andre Dirrell
Now im going to pull a trick that most americans pull on british fighters…
Andre has never fought anybody. He has spent his career in america fighting C class fighters. He has never had a real test before, yet hes been dropped by journeymen.
Now lets see how he does when in front of 20,000 british fans in the home town of the undefeated world champion carl froch. Who is used to the atmosphere and is mentally strong, never mind the power of his punches.
I think froch has every chance of winning.
This is Andres first test of his career. He has a record similar to amir khan before the prescott fight. Maybe froch will be his prescott.
Bonjour!
I have no idea who the american guy is. But i know that scott is always biased against british fighters.
I admit froch is not the most skilled or the fastest boxer in the division.
I also admit he looked bad against taylor, but that could have been more psychological than anything, with it been his first fight in america.
Froch has a big heart, why did you say “if he avoids him and fights soft opponents for a while”. When has froch given any indication that he wants to fight soft opponents? Never
The guy wants to fight the best of the best. He is not scared of losing his title or his undefeated record. He wants to grow as a fighter and give the boxing fans the best fights possible.
You have to respect him for that, win or lose.
In MMA everyone loses at some point, its not that much of a big deal. We put too much importance on the word undefeated in boximg.
Anyway back to the fight… if this american has been dropped by journeymen in his 18 fight career, froch certainly has a chance of beating him no matter how fast or skilled he is.
Froch can bang, he can bang hard.
Froch has something in abundance which American fighters seem to lack: heart. This alone will see him through the 2 mediocre contenders involved in this competition.
Froch is very strong.
froch will have this fella out of their by rond 5 then he’ll kick scotts arse.
Dirrells been put on his backside by journeymen.
No problems for froch here, round 5 ko.
froch is too slow
i think froch will lose to all these guys maybe even taylor if he doesnt run out of gas again