Mcguigan says that Froch didn’t deserve to get win over Dirrell – News
October 24th, 2009
By Scott Gilfoid: This maybe somewhat disappointing to many boxing fans of WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch but the talented boxing great Barry Mcguigan believes that Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) should have won the fight between him and Froch last weekend, according to an article from Mcguigan in The Mirror. Mcguigan, a former WBA featherweight champion and now an expert boxing analyst, says “Froch got the decision but in my view he didn’t deserve it.”
Mcguigan: “Froch (right) moaned about Dirrell’s negativity. It is for him to find a way around that. He didn’t do that on my card.” If Froch was unhappy with Dirrell’s boxing style, he should have found a way to defeat rather than resorting to fouling. I didn’t see any plan B from Froch, aside from the fouling that he started in the 5th round. Normally, that kind of thing would have been nipped in the bud right there by an assertive referee.
“I believe Dirrell will box the ears off Abraham and storm back into contention,” Mcguigan says. I completely agree with you. I’ve been saying the same thing recently. Abraham is going to get a major boxing lesson against Dirrell. Abraham will probably foul as well, unfortunately. He likes to throw elbows when he punches and he tends to land a rabbit shot every now and then, although not on the level of what Froch was doing against Dirrell. Abraham is too slow and limited and doesn’t throw enough punches to beat a world class fighter like Dirrell.
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I bet back in the day instead of talented you would have called mcguigan overated.
i thought ur gonna stop writing these rubbish articles now froch BEAT dirrell?
u better stick 2 ur words when ward gets a tanning of kessler!!
What i would like to know is if froch is so easy to hit and so weak a champion. Why is he undefeated , look at his last 3 opponents and explain ? Show me a fighter whose last 3 fights have been tougher matches .
Dirrell won the fight clearly. Froch was made to look very slow and one-dimensional. Froch must be near the top of sitting duck champions.
I think it was a decision that judges felt was right so we should resect that and move on. Nothing that any body writes can change the decision.hence it would be wise to concentrate on round two of supersix.
Just for the record if you look at Barry Mcguigan’s history of pre and post fight predictions and analysis’s he has always had a tendancy to get it horribly wrong! Im not really a fan of Froch and but i really felt he won but looked bad in doing so.
Just popped on to warn any new followers that anything this man comes out with is 100% BS…… try one of the other less-biased articles.
Scot stop removing replies ( if only we could remove your rants ).
Like i said before, it was a close fight. If you go through every persons opinion and post the ones that agree with your own, you could write a repetitive boring book……….pretty much what you have been doing since the fight.
This has been removed once so i’ll say again Scott
your like a jack russell with a dead rat!! its f***ing dead now move on!!!ha ha.
McGuigan avoided Azumah Nelson. Nuff said!
Oi that 1st comment by leftie is so true.
agree with mcguigan! froch has not got a chance for the tourney hes 1 dimensional. wheres his boxing skills hes on about1 didnt see them in the dirrel fight.
Dave Foulkes – Dirrell was the bigger boxer. And if you look at Dirrell’s new record you will see that he lost, accept it.
Froch won end of, Dirrell is a good boxer but not a good fighter, one thing really puzzled me was in round four froch slipped and was arched in a perfect position fro Dirrell to land a big left but he made four big steps back across the ring? Plus Frochs rabbit punches only came when Dirrell clinched.
come on now,that fights in the past but its very cute how much you love dirrel awww
Froch got beat and quite easily by a slick smaller fighter.froch always wanted to fight Joe C…Lucky for Froch he did not!!!
The Bible of Boxing – You got it spot on. Ive seen much worse decisions than the Froch Dirrell bout. It was a very close fight, no one really pulled out a margin to make a clear decision.
For me the fight was a draw. But, I couldnt see them giving the fight to Dirrell as he was way negative, and the challenger.
Also, I doubt Showtime would have allowed there to be a draw on the first night of this unique competition. And im not saying Showtime in any way fixed or influenced the final decision.
This just gets people talking more about the tournament and having them waiting for the next wave of bouts.
Yawn.
Dirrell lost to Froch, period.
Scott, I will admit that I thought whilst waiting for the verdict that Dirrell was going to get the nod. I thought he had landed the cleaner shots throughout the fight, but I will say it was very difficult to score. Unfortunately, it does seem that modern judges will always favour the guy throwing more leather and pressing the fight. With this in mind Dirrell should have been a little more positive. I think he actually showed the Cobra too much respect.
Another example, Floyd Mayweather and Oscar DLH. I thought Mayweather won that by a country mile. However, the worst decision ever has to be Robin Reid vs Sven Ottke.
Froch is c*ap and I’ve never like his stalking type style. Soon all of the licks he takes during a fight will catch up with him. Dirrell has all the tools and is a real talen, but just needs to learn to engage a bit more to make sure of the decision next time. It’s time to move on dude, as I think this is turning into an OCD for you.
Your not in the ring to get hit, your there to win points, Dirrell won on points but was it enough to come and take a champs belt away ? Boxing politics eh…
Oh man….I mean… how the hell did you have the right to write about boxing. It’s just…such a shame. You’re wasting people’s time.
attention seeking, Scott?
Abraham will knock Dirrell out of the ring when he catches up with him.Direll will loose all 3 fights.
anyone who never seen the fight itv 4 2nite should b on 9 0clock.but u av got 2 respect barry McGuigan decision.
if no one left replys to this weirdo then hed soon get bored… please can we begin a full boycott on him.
I feel you. I love boxing but the more and more I see decision like this it make me like MMA more and more. Boxing in my opinion is the better sport but when it come to judges it tends to be a justice on the scorecard. It sad really but sometimes it is what is. I would hate to be a fighter and to have to go to sleep knowing I might have lost that bout. Not just this fight but many others that have questionable decisions as a champ I would be out to prove I’m the best but that’s just me. Its all good because fussing about it over and over will not fixs it we have to move on.Peace
McGuigan made this clear on the night, and I agree with him. But your obsession with the issue is making you look silly, Scott. Move on.