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 the same for Andre Dirrell, though. He looked awful against WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch in his 12 round split decision defeat on October 17th last year.
The fight was Dirrell’s for the taking but he ran all night long, almost like a hundred metre sprinter. Dirrell leaped into clinches and held every chance he got, and at one stage in the fight he even jumped on the canvas to avoid a right hand of Froch. I suggest if Dirrell fight’s like that again then he should go back into amateur boxing.
Dirrell has good skills though and has the talent to become a world champion some day, with his blistering hand speed, good movement, decent power, and excellent jab.
This is how I see the Abraham vs Dirrell going:
Dirrell will win the first few rounds with his hit run and hold tactics, but then Abraham will start opening up a bit more which will force Dirrell to sprint around the ring all night trying to avoid Arthur’s bombs. However, eventually Abraham will catch up to Dirrell and KO him in brutal fashion. After this fight, I see Dirrell quitting the Super Six tourney.
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