Abraham vs. Dirrell

By Scott Gilfoid: Once beaten Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) has been busy preparing for his March 27th bout against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) and has been sparring with Victor Oganov, a fighter built a lot like Abraham and who has similar hand speed. Dirrell, 26, will have the home field advantage in the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The stage 2 Super Six bout between Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell may well be the best fight that boxing fans will get to see during the entire Super Six tournament.
It matches two contrasting styles that are hard to ignore. On one side you have Abraham, a slow moving, slow punching [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: You’ve heard the saying “speed kills”? Well, in this case it won’t kill, but will make former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham one miserable human being on March 27th, at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. The talented Andre Dirrell, the fastest fighter in the Super Six tournament, is going to [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s a question that we won’t know until the first punches are sent flying on March 27th, but based on observing the last handful of fights of Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell, I’d have to say that Abraham is far too slow to compete with Dirrell. Some slow fighters are able to [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) has none of the qualities that makes Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) so great a fighter. Abraham is a slow, crude slugger that tends to try and overpower his opponents with a combination of rough stuff and sledge hammer blows. Abraham, perhaps because of his stocky build [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) is looking to put in a memorable performance on March 27th when he faces Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Abraham, 30, says “If you want to be a big star in America, you have to [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) enters his March 27th stage 2 Super Six bout tied for last place in the scoring with Mikkel Kessler and Allan Green with zero points. Dirrell, 26, will be facing the tournament leader Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s), who has three points after knocking out his stage [...]

ARTHUR ABRAHAM “This is a really big chance for me to be a big star in America. It’s what I’ve been looking for. I really feel that there is so much interest from America and from SHOWTIME and from the journalists in the Super Six. I’m just really happy to be here and this is [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The upcoming stage 2 Super Six matches between unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s vs. Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) vs. Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) could see the end of the unbeaten records of Froch and Abraham. In fact, I’m dead certain that both Froch [...]

By Liam Fitzgerald: The second round of fights in the Super Six kicks off this month with the undefeated German and ex-IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham taking on Andre Dirrel in Michigan, USA. Dirrel is coming off a controversial 12 round split decision loss to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in his last encounter [...]

BERLIN (March 3, 2010) – King Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) has returned to Germany following the postponement of his Super Six World Boxing Classic second-round clash with Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs). The fight has been moved back to March 27 after Dirrell injured his back in practice. It will now take place at [...]

By Sam Gemmell: Arthur Abraham (31-0 (25) takes on Andre “the matrix” Dirrell (18-1 (13) on March 27th at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Abraham looked good in knocking out Jermain Taylor in the 12th round in the 1st stage of the Super 6 World Boxing Classic on October 17th. I can’t say [...]

Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell (Flint, Mich.) (18-1, 13 KOs) will make his long-awaited Detroit debut on Saturday, March 27 in a super middleweight clash with former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (Berlin, Germany) (31-0, 25 KOs) at Joe Louis Arena. The fight will kick off the second round of the SHOWTIME Super Six Super Middleweight tournament, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) has reportedly completed his training in Palm Springs, California, as he prepares for his March 27th bout against American Andre Dirrell in their Super Six tournament bout at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Abraham will now fly back home to Berlin, [...]

By William Mackay: After the first stage of Showtime’s Super Six tournament some boxing fans of the opinion that former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor is the first fighter that is technically shot in the tournament. Taylor was knocked out by the hard hitting Arthur Abraham in a 12th round stoppage loss in October. The knockout [...]

Fight One – Super Six Super Middleweight Showdown
When: 6th March 2010 From 2:00am – (7th March 2010)
What: Arthur Abraham (IBF) V Andre Dirrell
Fight Two – Heavyweight Championship
When: 20th March 2010 From 10pm
What: Wladimir Klitschko (IBF, WBO) V Eddie Chambers

By Scott Gilfoid: In looking over the stage 2 Super Six fight between Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s), I see it as one-sided a fight as you can imagine. Abraham, 29, is about as slow as Dirrell’s last opponent WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch [...]

Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament point leader King Arthur Abraham and WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco “Captain” Huck are enjoying Ulli Wegner´s demanding training camp in Palm Springs. It has been one week since they left cold Berlin to shape up for their upcoming fights. King Arthur will take on Andre Dirrell in Palm Springs [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Next month, the second stage of the Super Six competition gets underway with the talented American Andre Dirrell facing Arthur Abraham in California for what could end being the most exciting match up of the tourney. Other fights in the stage two part of the tournament will have new World Boxing Association [...]

ournament point leader King Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) is on his way to America. The undefeated 29-year-old has boarded a plane to Los Angeles this morning. Coach Ulli Wegner is moving training camp to Palm Springs where Abraham will clash with Andre Dirrell in the second round of the Super Six World Boxing Classic [...]

Two undefeated champions battled it out in the Max-Schmeling-Gym on Wednesday afternoon when King Arthur Abraham welcomed a special sparring partner. In order to prepare for the Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 2 meeting with Andre Dirrell on March 6 (live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), coach [...]

Tournament point leader “King” Arthur Abraham will kick off Group Stage 2 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic when he faces Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at the Agua Caliente Casino, Resort, Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in greater Palm Springs, live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on [...]

By William Mackay: After group stage 1 of the Super Six tournament we have former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham ahead of the pack with three points with WBC super middleweight Carl Froch and Andre Ward following closely behind with two points. Coming in with no points as of yet are Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In two months, former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) will be taking on the toughest opponent of his career on March 6th against Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) in a Super Six tournament bout at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. Abraham, 29, will be [...]

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 [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Since putting on a masterful performance against World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch last month in their Super Six tournament competition in Nottingham, England, the world has been on fire with the prospects of seeing the talented Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) in action again. Dirrell, 27, who looks like [...]

By Jason Kim: A number of super middleweights will be getting a huge chance to prove themselves in a prospective super middleweight tournament that Showtime, the U.S. cable network, is in the planning stages to get up involving the best fighters in the division such as Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Andre Ward, Jermain [...]