Dirrell vs. Abraham

By Liam Fitzgerald: I know it’s a bit later but having watched the 2nd round match of the Super Six Boxing Classic between Andre Dirrell and Arthur Abraham, I feel compelled to analyze the bout. In my opinion, it was the most intriguing fight in the tournament up to now and it was unfortunate that [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: If the Super Six tournament were to end today, perhaps the two biggest stars that the Super Six tournament has produced will be Americans Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) and Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s). Both fighters have looked impeccable in their respective bouts. Dirrell, however, has a record of 1-1 in [...]

By Chris Williams: I don’t know if I was the only that noticed this or not, but when Andre Dirrell was crying after his 11th round disqualification victory over Arthur Abraham last Saturday night in their Super Six tournament fight in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell had been easily winning most of the fight when he seemed [...]

By Jim Dower: If Andre Dirrell and Arthur Abraham both keep winning in the Super Six tournament, we could see those two fighting against in the semi finals or perhaps the finals of the Super Six tournament. That would be an interesting fight if it comes down. Abraham would have the revenge factor going into [...]

By Ronnie Jordan: Having just viewed the first match of the second round of the super six tournament, I’m extremely excited after a terrific bout and tremendous boxing display from Andre Dirrell. He came into the fight with a few question marks about his heart and ability to take a punch and was accused of [...]

By Jim Dower: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) was released from the Detroit Receiving hospital on Sunday morning after undergoing a CT scan and other tests to identify if there was any damage from the punch that Dirrell received from Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) last Saturday night in the Super Six tournament at the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Arthur Abraham’s German promotional company Sauerland plans on filing a protest over Abraham’s 11th round disqualification loss to Andre Dirrell in their stage 2 Super Six tournament bout last Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. With Abraham well behind in the fight and need of a knockout to [...]

DETROIT (March 28, 2010) — Andre Dirrell turned the Super Six World Boxing Classic upside down and handed previously undefeated Arthur Abraham his first loss on an 11th-round disqualification Saturday in a fight at the Joe Louis Arena during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME® that ended in bedlam with family, friends, officials and team [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: When Andre Dirrell and Arthur Abraham step into the ring tonight, most are backing Abraham because of his speed and power but I think that Dirrell will be the one who comes out on top because of his speed and skill. Dirrell has almost all the advantages in this fight, he is [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/showtime – By Scott Gilfoid: At today’s weigh-in between Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell, I couldn’t help noticing how scared Abraham looked. He looked really scared much more than I can ever remember him being. Abraham looked especially timid when he was forced to stand and look Dirrell in the eyes while standing [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In looking at Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) and Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) in their recent photos at the media day, the size differences between the two fighters is fairly dramatic. Abraham looks practically teeny standing next to the 6’2” Dirrell and I think there could be some problems for Abraham [...]

NEW YORK (March 25, 2010) –- The Americans, Andre Ward and Allan Green, give their compatriot, Andre Dirrell, a slight edge to upend unbeaten Arthur Abraham in a Group Stage 2 bout in the Super Six World Boxing Classic this Saturday, March 27, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is feeling good physically and is ready to go for his March 27th bout next week against unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell, 26, says in an article at the Las Vegas Journal, “I feel great. My back [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Blessed with amazing hand speed, size and power, the talented Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is on the cusp of becoming the next huge star in the boxing world. Dirrell, only 26, takes part in his second fight in the Super Six tournament against knockout artist Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: Froch-Kessler: I see this fight coming out with Froch on top through a hard fought decision or very late stoppage. I think Froch will struggle in the early rounds with Kessler but his chin will take him through to dominate the later rounds (9-12). I would not be suprised for Froch to [...]

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 Scott Gilfoid: In the latest episode of Showtime’s Fight Camp 360, super middleweight Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) had a lot of praise for the power and skills of his March 27th opponent Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s), saying “He [Abraham] lines you up so you can’t move and then brings that right straight [...]

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: After losing a controversial 12 round unanimous decision to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch on October 17th, Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) finds himself in a must win situation when he enters the ring for his second fight of the Super Six tournament against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on March [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Once beaten Andre Dirrel (18-1, 13 KO’s)l is currently rehabilitating his injured back that he hurt while training recently for his March 27th Super Six bout against unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s). In an interview at East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes show, the talented Dirrell had this to say: “I [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Boxing Talk, American Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) has suffered an injury while training for his March 6th Super Six tournament bout against Arthur Abraham. The injury will make it necessary to postpone the fight until a later date. Fight news is reporting that Dirrell injured his back while training. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: American Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) will be facing former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on March 6th in their stage 2 bout of the Super Six tournament at the Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California. Abraham thus far is leading the Super Six tournament due to his 12th [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) fights former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on March 6th in the stage 2 Super Six tournament fight at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. Gullible boxing fans have become enamored with Abraham after seeing him knockout Jermain Taylor [...]

By Harlan Davies: On March 6th the second round of the Super-Six tournament will commence with Andre “The Matrix” Ward locking horns with “King” Arthur. From an initial glance, this bout seems to be an inevitable clash of styles that will produce solely two definitive outcomes. Andre Dirrell (18 wins 1oss 15 kos) is a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: American boxing talent Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is ready to continue schooling his opponents when he takes on former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) in their Super Six tournament fight on March 6th at the Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California. Dirrell, 26, looked superb in [...]

By William Mackay: After the three group stages are completed with the Super Six tournament, four fighters with the best records will move forward to the semi finals while two of the fighters with the worst records will be eliminated. After group stage 1 of the Super Six tourney, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Andre [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In the first bouts of the Super Six tournament, we saw a couple of impressive wins with talented American Andre Ward easily outclassing World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in an 11 round technical decision, and former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham stopping Jermain Taylor in the 12th round in [...]

By Liam Fitzgerald: After the first round of bouts in the Super Six super middleweight tournament it has been interesting to see how opinions on the eventual outcome of the tournament have changed. I for one have been surprised by the results and have had to readdress my own predictions. In particular the two young [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: On March 6th, super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) will be fighting unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) in the second fight of Showtime’s Super Six tournament at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. As many people already know, the talented 26-year-old Dirrell lost his first fight of [...]

By Peter Wells: Andre Dirrell the young American finds himself against an even tougher challenge than his first fight in the Super Six. After narrowly losing to British World Boxing Council Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch, he now fights also unbeaten Armenian-German Arthur Abraham. Dirrell needs to fight much more positively this time around despite [...]