Super six next round: Froch, Ward and Abraham to come out on top and Taylor to drop out
December 27th, 2009
By Peter Wells: With the next round of the Super Six tourney on its way for next March/April, I would now like to give my preview for each fight for this round. Arthur Abraham tops the leader board with 3 points for his 12th round knockout of Jermain Taylor. Carl Froch and Andre Ward are both on 2 points; Carl beat Andre Dirrell via split decision while Ward beat Mikkel Kessler via technical decision after the fight was stopped in the 11th by accidental head butts, or more like purposeful head butts.
Now for the next round we have Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler on April 17th in Denmark which will only be for the WBC Super Middleweight title and not the WBA title which Kessler did hold. On the same night in America will be Jermain Taylor vs Andre Ward for Ward’s WBA title in his first defence. But a month earlier on March 6th Andre Dirrell vs Arthur Abraham will take place in California in a fight which was supposed to take place in January but Abraham moved it back due to injury.
Firstly I’ll go to our first bout between Dirrell and Abraham; Dirrell will come in the underdog as he did against Carl Froch. Dirrell showed how negative he fights against Carl Froch, but maybe if that fight had have been in America Dirrell may have got the decision. Dirrell can box very well indeed, but seemed too worried of getting hurt against Froch than going at it himself. Abraham is great at blocking punches and then countering, but leaves himself wide open when he attacks. Dirrell will start strong, which won’t be a surprise as Abraham can never start quick, but when he starts to get chances he should start to connect. Andre will be running about most of the fight but will look very flashy from the outside. Abraham will keep blocking the punches and will keep pounding away more and more as the fight progresses. Abraham will go through the fight to take a close but undisputed decision in an exciting on the edge of your seat kind of fight, especially for Dirrell fans.
Next I will go to Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler, which could prove very different after Kessler’s defeat to Ward. Kessler will want to get back to form this fight, and Froch won’t underestimate his Danish challenger. Kessler will try to outmuscle Froch and will be happy to trade with Froch. Kessler will make the most of the early rounds winning the majority of the first half of the fight, just as he did against Joe Calzaghe. Froch will hurt Kessler in the mid rounds and will look the much better on the inside. It will be all level going into the last two rounds, but Froch will be too strong in the trenches and will finish with a near stoppage before taking the fight on points.
Lastly I end with Ward vs Taylor, where Andre will be the clear favourite, and Taylor will be facing a career defining fight. Ward will be confident early knowing he can take Taylor out early and make a great impression. Unfortunately for Taylor he won’t have grown any better over night. Taylor will look good for the first few rounds and floor Ward in an exchange in round three. Ward will come back strong and hurt Taylor in round 5 before the referee steps in to end the fight.
If Taylor has any sense he will pull out and retire, while Abraham and Ward will be fighting at the top with 5 points each while Froch will be in third, Kessler, Dirrell and Taylor will all be stuck on ‘0.’ Most likely there will be a late replacement for Jermain but Taylor isn’t known for giving up and may continue, but let’s hope not.
Tags: Abraham vs. Dirrell, Abraham-Dirrell, Froch vs. Kessler, Froch-Kessler, Taylor vs. Ward, Taylor-Ward ,Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch, Jermain Taylor8 Responses to “Super six next round: Froch, Ward and Abraham to come out on top and Taylor to drop out”
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I,m a boxer ,and would you tell me how do you fight negative? dirrell moved and held thats not fighting negative its called fighting smart,alot of boxers move (ray leonard)did he fight negative no! froch got hurt and hit behind the head and wqas frustrated the whole fight.he got out boxed period!
Thanks for being unbiased! Good job professional writer! What a joke!
I agree with a lot of the article but not with the Ward vs Taylor prediction.
I think it will be closer then anyone predicts, how shot Taylor may be. I think Taylor will not have to much problems with his handspeed, will not be hit by Ward’s head and may even surprise him if he keeps trying.
But I still think Ward will win, by a close (maybe controversial) decision.
I think (and hope) Abraham will knock Dirrell out in the mid or late rounds. Dirrell will keep hitting him on the gloves (all 5 to 10 punches a round) until Athur figures him out and decks him.
Dirrell clearly won his fight with froch and to be able to predict ward going down in the third round…u must be psychic…Abraham has no stamina…he fights with his mouth open because of that and that’s why Miranda broke his jaw….he only fights in the last 30 seconds and because his torso is short and arms are long he’s able to defend himself so well with his peekaboo style…also because his punchrate is so low and so he hardly leaves himself open…abraham loses by decision against dirrell, ward wins against Taylor, and kessler beats froch by decision
im watching this series because of jermain taylor
Watching the Andre Ward-Kessler Fight reinforced my belief in the over hyped European champions, all overrated. Kessler looked weak and over matched by superior talent, quickness, and athleticism. As for Abraham I like how he looks, but I won’t be surprised if Dirrell punks him like Ward punked Kessler, in the end I see Ward winning it all with the rest fighting for second. And Alex suck a fat dick son he was tested before the match.
I am apt to agree with James. I think Taylor has a good chance of beating Ward. I agree with you regards Ward leading with his head and I feel this should have been dealt with. In a way I don’t think the tournament is any more clearcut as there seem to be question marks against them all.
I dont think all the fights are as clear cut as you think,i think the way dirrell fights he should out point abraham as abraham is far to slow and doesnt through enough punches,i also think ward and taylor is a 50/50 match up as taylor is only vuranable against huge punchers and ward has no were near the power of pavlik,froch and abraham,i think when comes down to boxing skills there evenly matched,and i think the kessler vs froch fight is another 50/50 match up as both fighters styles suit each other,i think both fighter have realy good power,but both also have very good chin,so i this being a very close slugfest maybay a split decision eaither way.