Dirrell vs. Abraham: Will Andre’s speed be too much for Arthur?
February 1st, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: Next month on March 6th, unbeaten former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) will be facing probably the toughest fight of his entire seven year pro career when he faces the ultra talented American Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) in the stage 2 part of the Super Six tournament competition at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California.
Froch, 32, won that fight by a controversial 12 round split decision that many boxing fans felt was a home town decision. For Abraham’s part, he is coming off a 12th round knockout over Jermain Taylor on October 17th. Abraham, 29, is likely looking at that win as evidence that he will continue to do well in the Super Six tournament.
Indeed, many boxing fans who saw Abraham for the first time in his fight with Taylor, are now predicting that Abraham will win the entire Super Six tournament. I’m not one of them. I see several fighters that I don’t think Abraham can ever get by and those are Mikkel Kessler, Dirrell and Andre Ward. I can see Abraham beating Taylor replacement Allan Green without too many problems and I can also see him beating Froch.
However, `Abraham is going to taste his first defeat on March 6th against the blazing fast Dirrell. This is going to be a huge shock to Abraham when he sets foot in the ring against Dirrell. Not only will Abraham be four inches shorter than the 6’2” Dirrell, but he’ll also be giving up three inches in reach.
The reach will be even more than that, because Abraham doesn’t throw very many jabs and fights in a real tight manner as if he has no flexibility. Abraham mainly throws power shots in wild attacks near the end of every round. He’s good at impressing judges with his late work, even when he’s been badly outworked during the vast majority of the round.
It goes to show that judges don’t have the ability sometimes to see past the last 20 to 30 seconds of every round. This is why Dirrell has to fight hard for the entire three minutes of every round and make sure that he stays alert to Abraham’s late round stealing flurries that he likes to throw. I can see Dirrell winning every round of this fight without any problems as long as he avoids Abraham’s clumsy attacks.
Dirrell has to be careful he doesn’t get hit with any of Abraham’s elbows because he’s deadly when he lands those shots. That’s about the biggest thing I think Dirrell needs to worry about to win this fight. Just avoid the elbows and stay alert for the last 30 seconds because that’s when Abraham does most of his punching.
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I agree 100% with DJ Mebenga this article is horrible and it shows your IQ is under 90 Scott. Andre Dirrell’s speed won’t be a factor in this fight AA can block any punch he throws what you need to be worried about is if Dirrell get’s caught he will be in a coma in Flint Michigan.
I doubt it’ll be Abraham’s toughest fight…I know Dirrell isn’t gonna break Arthur’s jaw, that’s for damn sure.
Dirrell is going to have to use a body attack to open Abraham’s guard. With those long arms, he can do it. Problem is that Abraham will catch him with counters and hurt him badly.
I think Abraham stops Dirrell mid to late rounds. Counterpunching is what will do it for him.
I Abraham catches him he destroys him. Dirrell,Floyd,Paulie,Sweetpea,all boring fights.
The KING will catch the squirrel, finally. AA will knock the S### out of Dirrel
Horrible f ing article Scott..toughest fight of his career ? Do you actually get paid for writing this garbage ?
Direll is overrated runner he will run and clinch causing drowsyness among viewrs untill he is put to sleep by the KING
I kinda feel bad for Dirrel in a way cause even though I’m not a fan of Abraham I have to be honest and say that he will KO Dirrel due to the fact that Dirrel lost to Froch unfortunately running won’t help against Abraham!
Jermain taylor Was, And will remain after the Dirrell fight Abrahams toughest challenge. That scott gilfoid is a fact.
dirrell isn’t that fast. he’s just a pot-shotter. running isn’t “speed”. if it’s anything it’s footwork. but in dirrell’s case it really just running.
“the ultra talented Dirrell” – Are you being paid by his people to say these ridiculous things? Dirrell was beaten by Froch, the judges got it spot on, watch the fight again, i dare you.
Now the “ultra talented” one is up against the devastating puncher King Arthur. Abraham is faster and more skilled then Froch… you do the math.
Perhaps once Dirrell is on his back you will finally admit that you where wrong. He may look good when he dances around, flashing his “punches” but thats all he is – a flashy dancer. Get a grip Scott, reality bites.
I don’t know or cant say much about Abraham yet seen his last few fights are pretty impressive.
but when it comes to Dirrel ..to be honest I don’t like his running away style espessialy when he was fighting Carl Froch was not fun to watch .
anyways let the best win!
I’ll be there in the second row to watch Arthur flatten Dirrell. It will be an overwhelming crowd for Arthur. The fight may as well be in Berlin or Armenia.
Abraham will catch him eventually like he does most fighters. There’s a big difference between running and ring generalship. I think against Froch the judges saw it as running and gave the fight to Froch. Abraham win this fight and the whole tourney.
watched the dirrell and froch fight 3 times… thought it was odd to call first time…watching it again…the judges got it right… thats why both you and I aint judges scott…I wouldnt have seen it and you would have been biased…
YES scott Dirrell Gazelle’s speed will be to much for Abraham!!!!!!!!!thats running speed i’m on about because if he runs all night like he did against Froch then Usain Bolt wouldn’t catch him with one!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOFT LAD.
Abraham is quicker, smarter and faster than Froch. Also has much better defence.
Dirrel – BLAZING speed. I will not bet on that.
Will Dirrell’s speed be too much for Arthur? No.
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You say dirrell has no balls cuz he ran all night…..its called boxing, hit and not get hit. Just cuz froch has a good punch and a good chin and wants to trade all night long doesn’t make him any better. He was outboxed. Dirrell was thrown into the lions den no doubt about it but he is inexperienced and him and his team def did believe they need to stay away from froch’s punches but I think if they were to fight again dirrell would have more confidence in taking frochs punches and would take more chances therefore leaving no doubt in the win
Shouldnt the question be can gazelle dirrel handle the kings power?
ANSWER NO
DIRREL another over hyped american.
Taylor is the only fighter he would stand a chance with and hes pulled out.
I think you are biased scott but I still have to agree with you. Dirrell beat froch IMO by aty least 4 rds and thats being genereous to froch, he was completely outboxed and outclassed, I don’t know how 1 judge scored the last 3 rds to froch…..it must be a new point system in england that you score when you hit thin air enough. I also agree that dirrell will school abraham for the best part of the fight but if he gets caught by king arthurs big right he will get KTFO. Dirrell is def one of the most naturally gifted boxers today. I don’t often agree with you cuz you’re usually just biased towards british fighters but when its about the talent of dirrell I think you have it spot on.
its a foregone conclusion the abraham will take the win.
dirrell has nothing to trouble the top super middleweights, he is quickand has a good jab, but thats it.
the top guys have power,experience and granite chins.
froch has an iron jaw, and can bang like thunder, he also has the hart of a lion.
abraham is the same, chin of steel, hands of stone and heart of a lion.
dirrell proved he had no balls,no heart and definitely knew he didnt have the power to trade with froch, so whats gonna change against abraham. unless he’s using the same alledged roids as pacman ?
dirrell was hyped up over his head, hasnt the tools to take on kessler,abraham or froch.he’d have a good chance against taylor but his only chance of a win has gone with his withdrawl. maybe against green or ward he has a chance. but ward will trade and has power too, not sure about green.
i’m sorry but i think dirrel was over hyped and thrown into the lions den, without enough to defend himself. he’s a victim of the US hyping machine that has unfortinately broken the hearts of many a young prospect.
abraham by unanimous decision, or big k.o if dirrell stands still for long enough. its gonna be a marathon cos andre’s gonna run, all night long.
This is a home fight for Direll? Lmao. There is going to be thousands of Armenians supporting AA. Also Darchinyan is fighting to so there will definetly be plently of fans.
I’ve never seen either or these fighters. However, I am getting Showtime just so I can watch the Super Six tournament. I never thought I would get Showtime over HBO to watch boxing. HBO now puts every good fighter on PPV and their BAD are practically on par with ESPN Friday Night Fights. I have the utmost respect for these warriors for fighting in this tournament. Its a real shame it doesn’t get any mainstream media attention. If Ward wins it all though, that might change.
Mario: I have the king winning by first degree intentional homicide.This is true good humour but also real.My sentiments as well.The king is to strong.I would like to see Abraham fight some one with his strenght like Danny Green or Zsolt Erdei
The Dirrell bout will be a true test of King Arthurs super defensive skills.Dirrell is slick but can Arthur exhaust Andre by blocking and covering up conserving his stamina and power to the later rounds, by the same way poor Jermaine was decked?
uhh pure boxers always beat punchers.
No. AA will hammer him.
I like Darrell but froch had him running I can’t imagine how he will do with king arthur power!! I have the king winning by first degree intentional homicide