Dirrell vs. Ward could take place in Detroit, Michigan
July 22nd, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: According to the latest boxing news talk, the September 25th stage 3 Super Six bout between talented former American Olympians Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) and Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) could take place in Detroit, Michigan. If this turns out to be the case, it will give the 26-year-old Dirrell the home city advantage for this fight and possibly help him in a big way. Dirrell are considered two of the best fighters in the Super Six tourney by many boxing fans, and this fight could be the most exciting bout of the entire tourney.
In Dirrell’s first fight of the Super Six tournament, he lost a controversial 12 round split decision to former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch in Froch’s home city of Nottingham, England. Many people, who saw the fight, including fans from England, believe that Dirrell should have won the fight. I also believe that Dirrell should have won the fight. I scored it eight rounds to three with one even.
Ward is by far the toughest opponent that the talented Dirrell will have to face in the Super Six tourney. Unlike a lot of the other fighters in the tourney, Ward is fast, moves well on his feet and defends well. He does everything well, but he’s perhaps best at fighting on inside where Ward is good at roughing up his opponents. Dirrell has to make sure that he stays in the center of the ring if he wants to have a good chance at beating Ward.
He doesn’t have the same inside fighting ability that Ward possesses, so he needs to stay on the move, use his jab and throw fast combinations. Ward is less effective when his opponents are throwing combos. He tends to wait after they throw to get his own shots in. However, most of his opponents have been slower than and haven’t been able to put together much of an attack. Dirrell will be the first fighter that Ward has faced that has been hand speed than him. It’s going to be interesting to see how Ward can try and deal with Dirrell’s blistering fast punches and fast footwork.
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wards true test is to fight the best fighter. thats dirrell. if that fight takes place in detroit then we get to see what ward is all about. basically, ward has been protected at home, san jose/oakland. ward has really fought nobody outside of miranda who was a joke and kessler who he headbutted/grabbed to death. ward will not be able to do that with dirrell who was ripped off against froch and technically is undefeated as well.
“KO KID says:
July 23, 2010 at 12:40 pm
@stu money has a part in it WOW WE ALL OWE A DEBT OF THANKS TO GENIOUS stuFOR TEACHING US SOMETHING WE ALREADY KNEW..excause me jerko but the money fights:the ones that matter most:ward fought the majority of in oakland.YOU IMBECILE.”
i acually said it WASN’T about money in terms of the kessler/ward fight…as it would have got a better gate in europe.
but apart from that…wow you are dumb.
@stu money has a part in it WOW WE ALL OWE A DEBT OF THANKS TO GENIOUS stuFOR TEACHING US SOMETHING WE ALREADY KNEW..excause me jerko but the money fights:the ones that matter most:ward fought the majority of in oakland.YOU IMBECILE.
@Mad Rino i like the way you think.but dirrell didnt hurt no one .butt maN did and cut now open up easy in all future fights.big head ake for butted fighters.ward the bigger coward . he as bad as margracheater. and i quote ward” praise the lord. i did it for god”.
ward praises the God before each fight and 1st thing after each fight.ward no want to leave OAKLAND cause his GOD is only in OAKLAND and now his GOD is legal.its legal to distribute it .legal to sell it . legal to grow it.ITS WEED. WARD =WEED**WEED =GOD.OAKLAND GOD .now you know why my boy ward will SMOKE dirrell.
If Dirrell can avoid the Buttmaster’s dirty tactics he wins.
That would be good for derrell.
a fight in detroit is a away fight for ward ???…so detroit not part of the usa anymore !!! (the only away fight for ward will be a fight in the european nation, england, germany or danmark…that a away fight !!!)
yep hate to say it i see dirrell running to victory although for 9 rds he took abraham apart
Since its on dirrell’s home turf i guess he gets to pick the venue? I bet you its the athletics stadium =D.
on the positive side … this could be like Calzaghe Vs Hopkins and dirrel wins
….. or like the rest of Wards fights it could be a snooze fest
i actually hope dirrel loses coz i dont like him haha !!
to anyone willing to respond :
does ward have any power at all ? he dominates the fights yet never presses for the KO … surely against Green he should have KO’d him instead of a 12 round whitewash
this fight will be so boooring. only dancing and hugging for 12 rounds. cant wait …..
froch vs. abraham will be much more entertaining. two men going for the KO!
Why are all these fights in someone’s backyard? After they each had one hometown fight they should’ve picked neutral sites. This should be a great boxing match though with two slick and quick fighters. If Dirrell keeps Ward off him he should have too much speed, but if he allows Ward to work his inside game its over…should be interesting to see who has the better gameplan.
“Nate says:
July 22, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Ash: Ward has only fought 10-15% of his fights in Oakland”
he’s had about 70-80% of his fights in california tho. us fighters seem to get a free pass on stuff like “only fighting in their home town” tho…ward/kessler would have had a much larger gate in europe so lets not pretend money has anything to do with it either.
“Dirrell are considered two of the best fighters……”. Idiot.
Sounds extremly boring…….
I think Dirrell has the style, height & reach to win this one!
It should be in Detroit; Ward has already had two at home and Dirrell deserves a second fight at home. As for the venues for this tournament, I think every fighter should get one fight at home in the first two rounds and the venues in the third should be determined by the fighters with the most points being at home. If the fighters are tied, then it should be at a neutral location.
also from Goosen’s point of view (if the Detroit rumor has legitimacy) he may offer up the Detroit venue for Ward-Dirrell as a longer term part of a negotiation to hold the Semis and finals in Vegas or MSG, or Staples Center or Oracle. Doing this because A) it’s strongly believed ward will win regardless of next fights venue and B) East Coast fans and Northeast/Midwest fans will gravitate towards Ward and help support a large venue for semis/finals. Goosen would like the majority of the crowd to be US fans of course, and getting the eastern half of the country behind a undefeated in initial stages Ward is best done by holding Ward-Dirrell east of the Rockies. It’s generally believed Ward will fill up the venue wherever it is, he is on the Ring’s next cover and much more talked about, so it is the best time now to introduce him to a additional fanbase face to face. It’s probably viewed by Goosen/Ward as minimal risk/max long term reward (if the rumors have any validity)
Ash: Ward has only fought 10-15% of his fights in Oakland
“it ain’t so”.. there I said it….
Generally undefeated dominant winning fighters that can command the largest audience have a right and incentive to have fights as champions in their hometowns. that’s the moneymaking point….
They are both boxers who do anything But fight
They should put this fight in Las Vegas! The lasst couple of decades all the biggest fights have been in Vegas. This is a fight who would sell out the MGM or Mandalay Bay. And no one would have hometown advantage. In all fights of the tournament to this point one of the fighters has been fighting in the hometown, Abraham-Froch would be the 1st to cange this, why dont do it with this one too. I have Ward winning on a close decision, but who knows?
Dirrell to win this one.
Ward’s actually fighting outside of Oakland?…Say it isn’t so!
I don’t like any of them both cheaters. The good thing is one of them loses, I hope it’s Dirrell cause a coward cheater is worse than a headbutter, anyway he’ll be out of juice in the last rounds. The only way he wins is by Ward being DQ for headbutt.
WHY NOT DIRRELL WARD FIGHT COULD TAKE PLACE ON THE MOON.THEIR IS NOTHING IN THIS RE-HASH ARTICLE ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS AS WHERE THE FIGHT WILL TAKE PLACE.ITS A HEAD LINE FOLLOWED BY NOTHING WE DONT ALREADY KNOW.THE PIECE IS FULL OF BIASED OPPINIONS AND MYTHS I. E. WARD IS BY FAR THE TOUGHEST OPPONENT THAT DIRRELL WILL FACE. DOES ANYONE DISAGREE WITH THAT? DIRRELL FOUGHT AA AND FROCH.I THINK HES HAD THE TOUGHFEAST DRAW OF ANYONE.THE FEAR, IF ANY, OF FACING WARD, IS THE DAMAGE HE CAN CAUSE WITH HIS HEAD.
LET ME HELP YOU OUT SPUFOILD.WHICH WAY DID YOU COME IN?
Scott Sweetheart,thanks for the lovely praise.You know I love it when you call me talented.
See you tonight Hot Buns.
XXX
dont be silly …. Andre Ward NEVER leaves oakland .. its the center of the earth
the talented …. bla bla
man, find some new words for the derscription of the most talented actor
this fight will be a snooze-fest. end off.
Take your tongue out of this guys ass gilfraud. and for a start nobody considers these 2 off the best in the super six. ward yes dirrell no im afraid. hes to much of a coward