Dirrell vs. Cunningham, Taylor vs. Nicklow on 12/30 in California
November 29th, 2011
By Scott Gilfoid: On December 30th, boxing fans will be getting a really good treat in the form of the Showtime fight between Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) vs. Darryl Cunningham (24-1, 10 KO’s) and Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KO’s) vs. Jessie Nicklow (22-2-3, 8 KO’s) at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California.
Taylor was also injured by Abraham in bad knockout loss to him in October 2009 when Taylor was knocked out in the 12th round. Taylor has now been out of action for two years, and his injuries should be healed up by now for him to continue his career. Taylor has lost four out of his last five fights.
However, he attributes the losses to his struggling to make weight at 160. Taylor was gaining too much weight in between fights and was forced to use his training camps as fat farms to melt off weight rather than using the training camp to work on improving his fighting form.
He’s vowed to keep in shape in between fights so that he doesn’t have to use training camps to take-off weight any longer. Taylor is also moving back down to 160 after failing in his experiment at 168. Taylor didn’t have same kind of pop in his punches at this weight compared to at 160. It’s a smart move for him to get back down to where he previously held the WBC and WBO middleweight titles.
Dirrell should easily beat Cunningham without too many problems. Dirrell has dazzling skills and he’ll make it look easy. The same goes for Taylor against Nicklow. These are mismatches for both fighters.
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or maybe another oscar winning performance when he starts crying when he gets punched in the face
my prediction is a first round demolition by cunningham
Froch did indeed get a hometown decision against Dirrell and probably should have been DQ’d for holding, grappling, and tossing like he was an effin wrestler. That’s okay, because Dirrell’s best friend Andre Ward is going to blast out Froch in a few weeks.
the dirrells americas ghetto family no one cares about.
dirrell may get back to the top but taylor wont hel end up hurt hel stuggle2 make middleweight but there could be a few pay days ad fancy him2 out box kirkland but its if he gets tagged hel go ovr
a treat indeed.Two of the finest middlewieghts return to action.
This division is wide open at the moment wouldn’t rule out anybody to steal the show but if I’d had to I’d lean towards Bute he seems to be the complete package
Ward rules this division nobody can beat him not Froch Dirrells bute I mean nobody can handle Andre ward wow
Oscar winning Dirrell steps back in the ring huh?…He’ll get dropped by someone soon and end his career. Not tough
Dazzling skills, don’t make me laugh, he’s a boy in a mans game, he will be exposed again by any boxer that hits hard.
hows that a treat scott, it may be a treat for u becoz for u watching dirrell is like watching jenna jameson in action!! for us its just a tossa dancing around the ring fighting a old man!!
It’s a treat because mr gilfraud is in love with dirrell, he’s got a serious man crush on the guy and he’s been painting him out to be some amazing talent, dirrell is good but he seems to crack under pressure from mentally tougher guys, i.e Carl froch, who btw according to gilfraud got a gift hometown desicion against dirrell, goes to show what that fool knows about boxing!!
Why is that a treat?