Froch looking like a genius for picking Dirrell to beat Abraham
March 31st, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) is looking like a mini Nostradamus now for his prediction that Andre Dirrell would beat Arthur Abraham. In an interview at Boxing Fanhouse, Froch said “I think Arthur Abraham is going to really struggle with Andre Dirrell. I think Dirrell outboxes Abraham. Abraham’s tough and strong, but I think Dirrell will beat him and then people will realize what a good job I did against Dirrell.”
Many people felt that Froch lost that fight, which took place in Froch’s home city of Nottingham, England. Froch had a different spin to put on his “win” over Dirrell, saying “Dirrell just ran away like a girl when he boxed me. He was just running and holding.“
It appears that Froch was hoping that Dirrell would fight his style of fight by standing directly in front of Froch and trading all night long. In the United States, boxing is a little different. Boxing stars like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Roy Jones Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have taken boxing to a different level. These great stars were able to change the sport by using movement and selective punching to avoid the shots of their slower opponents.
Dirrell is in the same line as those fighters with his slick boxing skills and his amazing hand speed. You couldn’t expect Dirrell to forget all that boxing knowledge and fight a cavemen type fight to suit Froch’s tastes, could you? If you know someone is limited, you don’t fight down to their style just to make them happy.
Froch smartly says “I knew that against Abraham, he [Dirrell] was going to just punch the hell out of him, which he did for 10 rounds. But it was a shame the way that it finished for him, because I think that takes a lot of confidence away from him, getting chinned in such a manner. But, yeah, I knew that he would beat Abraham.” I don’t agree with Froch about the loss taking anything away from Dirrell. He wasn’t really hurt in the fight, at least there was no actual concussion from the fight.
I don’t see it taking away any confidence from him at all. If anything, it’s going to make Dirrell smarter, because he’s going to realize that he needs to be more careful when he slips on the canvas. From here on out, I’m betting that Dirrell will have his guard up at all times when he falls to the canvas from now on. I don’t expect Dirrell to be slipping around, but if he does, you can expect him to be prepared in case one of his Super Six opponents gets it in their heads to land a free shot.
Froch has his own problems to worry about. He’s facing Mikkel Kessler on April 24th, in Herning, Denmark. I don’t expect Froch to win that fight. And after that, Froch will be the one facing Abraham when he fights him in the stage 3 part of the Super Six tournament. My prediction is a knockout win for Abraham in that fight.
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how are there so many dirrell haters. The guy is awesome and has more heart than the grinch in the scene when he finds love
How are supposed to hit the guys when he falls down all the time. Then if you accedentally hit him when he falls down you get DQ’d? WTF kind of logic is that? Is’nt that a form of fixing the fight so you never lose? Why can’t the American fighters take a punch? They have no heart or chin’s just talent and thats it. Working on just your talent is pretty silly.
Dirrell just throws himself to the floor everytime his opponent gets close. WTF is that ? how are you supposed to hit the guy. I’n my mind AA did’nt lose and he’ll be back even better. I can’t wait to see AA’s next fight against Froch. Froch is underated aswell. Why is it that the American fighters can’t take punches and why don’t they have heart. Americans are all talent and nothing else.
Nothing wrong with AA’s punch no Dirrell. It was in the motion and flow of the fight. There was no malice in it at all. Dirrell was very lucky to get the result because AA was coming on strong and I feel would have KO’d Dirrell.
Doesn’t Dirrell just love to run hey! Geez pretty similar to what Haye did against Valuev. Go figure Scotty.
“He wasn’t really hurt in the fight, at least there was no actual concussion from the fight” – You have eventually wrote something that is true Scott, and that’s why Dirrell should have got up and finished like a man, very good boxer, but no heart.
I wouldn’t say it’s tough to beat Dirrell, more that it’s tough to fight Dirrell! The guy stinks, he’s a pure runner, i’ve never seen a fighter throw themself to the floor like that before, it’s disgraceful!
My bad Junkie Joe, that comment was for giggsy
Hey Junkie Joe,
I see you’re point but the Haye fight was a bad analogy. I don’t know to many people that will go toe to toe with a 7+ 300+ giant. Forget about the fact the guy out weighs Haye by 100+….
Junkie Joe Calzaghe sez if Dirrel took some of my gear he would be able to relax more in the ring instead of running and slipping and sliding hugging and crying and being terrified all night.
I meant the Haye fight against Valuev by the way,
Sigh. So when Haye “uses movement and selective punching to avoid the shots of their slower opponents” he is running scared according to you, but when Dirrell does it, hes some sort of boxing all time great? Come on Scott, you have no credibility, give it up!
You’re basically giving yourself a surreptitious pat on the shoulder there aren’t you. 1 correct in many predictions does not maketh you a modern day Nostradamus numb nuts. Even a stopped clock is correct twice a day.
Are the Klitschkos european fighters ? Are there no american boxers in that weight class ? Or is it that the Klitschkos then are european boxers, and there are just american fighters ?
Is that a glitch in the Matrix ? Will the agents now come and get me ?
Motownhitman, all your comments about so called jeslous non Americans apart from being ridiculous , actually reflect Gilfraud in reverse with his constant jibes at non American boxers.
As for your comments on how Froch beat Dirrell, well we’ll start with the fact that the judges made it a Froch win. If you saw the fight you would also have heard Dirrell’s corner tell him at the end of the 11th round that he was losing and needed a KO. Froch was the aggressor throughout (something american judges favour) and Dirrell did little more than dance, throw a hopeful shot on the way in and then hang on for dear life in the later rounds. How you take a man’s title in his own back yard with those tactics is beyond me. Froch also threw more scoring shots according to the post fight stats. I rest my case.
I love uk and american boxers i am a brit and think Carl Froch is over rated hes should not have won his last two fights aginst dirrell or taylor !!! how ever i do think he will beat Abraham just like all his fights he has a blueprint the fighters he has fought have all been beat. he has a good chin and some what of a power punch thats where his boxing skills end.
Martin…let me guess you’re from outside the states? Please give me evidence to support your claim that Dirrell lost
Man I am getting tired of all you jealous non Americans…the comments you people make are simply ridiculous. Why is it that whenever an American win’s or does well do you people minimize it then go on this tirades about “american boxers”..fact is american BOXERS are better than european FIGHTERS!
Most people pre fight saw it as a Dirrell points win or Abraham late stoppage, so don’t try to make it sound like a great pick. You also keep talking about the Froch Dirrell fight as though Dirrell won when actually he lost and held a lot making it a dull fight.
Scott Gilfoid said: “Boxing stars like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Roy Jones Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have taken boxing to a different level. These great stars were able to change the sport by using movement and selective punching to avoid the shots of their slower opponents.”
The difference between Dirrell and the likes of Ali, Leonard and Robinson is that they weren`t afraid to mix it up when they needed to and they were entertaining to watch.
Roy Jones is technically superb, but not really the type of boxer that I enjoy watching and I`m not particularly fond of watching Floyd Mayweather either, but both are dare-devils compared to Dirrell.
Boxing really needs more fighters like Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Mike Tyson to bring entertainment back to the sport with their exciting styles of skill and aggression.
you wish. nah mate but is is plain to see that dirrell is a fouler himself i cant belive other people dont see it. he is a good boxer but once he gets hit he just pretends to slip. its stupid . AA probably would have knocked him out in the 11th or 12th & i think he knew it so when AA lost control (witch im not defending him for) he saw it as an opportunity to take the easy way out.
@STE
Arthur, is that you?
dirrell slips on purpose all the time to avoid getting hit. he held on to froch for dear life when froch was setting up to tee off on him & in the AA fight he was low blowing to take the wind out of him. dirrell will never be in the same lueage as the fighters that you mentioned cos he is afraid to get hit . he needs a biased ref to get a win.
I knew Froch would of seen Dirrell beating Abraham as deserving as another pat on his own back.
I like to watch Froch fight and im a Brit but Froch doesnt seem to be living in the real world when it comes to looking at his own performances.
Fact is he got lucky against Dirrell, and Taylor.
@Joe “Cocaine” Calzaghe
LMAO!!
Hey mates, this is Cocaine Calzaghe checking in. Dirrel is a really good friend of mine. I’ll terminate AA followed by a merciless beating of Croch in the name of Dirrel. HIP HIP HOORAY!!
Froch is a tough guy…..A genius, I think not……That is one of the most funny things I have heard….
Let’s see how Froch will do against AA. Froch will get KO. I believe AA could has still caught Dirrell. He needed a KO. Dirrell was still looking fast, but AA was looking for the kill and his heavy jab was starting to set up his lethal right hand.
I think Dirrell was hurt, but I don’t think for a second the punch was intentional. AA is not a dirty fighter.
The thing is AA is slow and he needs to tired out faster opponents before he can finish them. You don’t want to exchange punches with AA.
MOMU: “Andre Dirrell didnt win, Abraham got dq there is a difference” MOMU are you an IDIOT. ABRAHAM LOST BY DISQUALIFICATION. Which means that the other fighter (DIRRELL WON)Now that wasnt too hard to figure out. GO BACK IN YOUR PLAY PEN.
Scott you obviously forgot about Ali & Foreman (the dope on the ropes) Where Ali just leaned on the ropes and the big punching Forman punched himself out hitting Ali, it was amazing. Ali made Forman look like a dope. Maybe Dirrel should try that. You seem to realise now the skill of Haye beating Valuev.
“These great stars were able to change the sport by using movement and selective punching to avoid the shots of their slower opponents.”
Erm Scott isn’t that what David Haye did against Valuev?
Hahahahaha, I love you guys. Take this for example: “he [Dirrell] is going to realize that he needs to be more careful when he slips on the canvas.” Oh wow, that’s great insight. You mean like my grandma should be more careful when slipping on banana peels?
But then, when jumping around like a kangaroo to avoid punches, how can lil Dirrell be more careful about slipping? I’m so glad my grandma doesn’t do that at least and takes some care of the steps she makes.
So… Scotty, how do you reconcile the lack of a Dirrell concussion despite the performance he gave that would indicate at least having a grade 1 concussion?
If anyone thinks Dirrell won that fight on anything other than a b*tch move, they don’t know what a knockout is. Just saying.
Why don’t we say it was a lucky guess,
Will R,
I didn’t even pick up on that, ha! Now that made me laugh!
“It appears that Froch was hoping that Dirrell would fight his style of fight by standing directly in front of Froch and trading all night long. In the United States, boxing is a little different. Boxing stars like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Roy Jones Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have taken boxing to a different level. These great stars were able to change the sport by using movement and selective punching to avoid the shots of their slower opponents.”
Like Haye vs Valuev you mean? HYPOCRITE!
Lets not forget. Froch had no idea about how Dirrell handles pressure fighters. Abraham had the bonus of watching the Froch vs Dirrell fight! Dirrell didn’t do enough to win the Froch fight, however he learnt from it and it showed against AA. He’s a better fighter now and has Carl Froch to thank
All the boxers in the Super 6 tournament will fear Dirrell now. Knowing that Dirrell easily dominated the toughest fighter in the tournament.
Complain about him being a coward and a chicken all you want. The boxers who has to fight him will respect his boxing skills. This is an advantage for Direll.
If a fighter thinks Direll is a chicken, then ask the chicken why he crossed the road.
Andre ward is a much better talented fighter and he would easily beat dirrell. He also isnt scared of being in a fight.
Another thing, some of you obviously just dont understand boxing. The Objective to boxing is to hit and not get hit. Not, stand in one place and exchange blows all night like a dummy. If thats what youre looking for you need watch UFC or WEC.
First of all Dirrell was not gettn his ass kicked. He was Dominating Abraham. Ive argued the point on many Pacquiao vs Mayweather articles about African American fighters having more slick and elusive styles, but i was called racist and all kinds of names. But its true. And to those out there calling dirrell a faker. Let’s see you get hard like that while youre on your knees and see how you take it. That DQ was no different from Jones jr vs Griffith. Besides Abraham had no chance at that point in the fight.
lol…that’s genius scott. very funny. thanks.
oh…you said:
“I don’t agree with Froch about the loss taking anything away from Dirrell. He wasn’t really hurt in the fight”.
so you agree he was faking then? at least we have that straight. dirrell’s biggest cheerleader admits he wasn’t hurt & only pretended to be in order to escape from a fight with a w. thats that sorted.
whos gonna beat the guy? whenever anyone gets close to hitting him he falls to his knees like a pu*sy. He did it numorous times against Froch & Abraham
i made $510 dollars betting on Dirrell at +170. What a bargain!
That was one of the easiest picks ever
Everybody already knows that Direll will win this Super 6 tournament. It doesn’t take a genious to know that. Way to go Froch.
you are expected to slip and trip running a marathon and then yell and scream as in this case cry yes cry foul a grown man crying foul instead of picking himself up and running hard out to the finish line oh sorry i forgot this was a boxing fight wasnt it.really guys you can run and run and run but the ring aint a place for you guessed it and do i need to say it run.maybe dirrell should be replaced for bringing down the super six tounament to a crying shame.i paid good money watch grown men fight untill that point.and what happend to a warnig and point reduction or is this only saved for the american boxers and all their opponents automatically get DQd.there have been countles fights where boxer are punched while down funny that lol.