Froch-Abraham to be for vacant WBC title, not Dirrell-Ward

By Boxing News - 10/05/2010 - Comments

By Scott Gilfoid: It looks as if the World Boxing Council (WBC) has done a flip flop and will be having Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) and Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) fighting for the vacant WBC super middleweight title on November 27th instead of Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) and Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s). What is this? How in the heck can the WBC change their mind after they already said Dirrell and Ward fighting for the vacant WBC title? What a total waste. It’s the Dirrell-Ward fight that’s going to have the talent the eventual Super Six tournament winner.

If you don’t believe me, watch and see and you’ll find out how right I am. The Froch vs. Abraham fight is only going to be providing the fodder for the semifinal match, as far as I’m concerned. Dan Rafael of ESPN, broke this news, saying “Yet another reason the WBC is disgusting: 1st it says Ward-Dirrell is for vacant 168, Froch-Abe 4 #1. Now, suddenly, Froch-Abe for vacant.” This is so bad. How can you have Froch, who already lost the WBC title to Mikkel Kessler in his last fight in April, being given another immediate shot at the WBC title?

This is got me stewing. This isn’t right. It’s the Dirrell-Ward that the WBC title should be on the line. This is just going to make it much more pleasurable for me when Dirrell or Ward end up snatching the WBC title from one of these guys. Just look at Froch or Abraham as someone that is temporarily holding onto the WBC title and keeping it warm for Dirrell and Ward until they spank them and take the title. Dirrell already should have had the WBC title because he lost a controversial 12 round decision to Froch last year in Nottingham, England, where Froch lives. I thought that was the worst decision I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I had Dirrell winning eight rounds to three with one even. The even round was when the referee incredibly took a point away from Dirrell for holding. If that needless point was taken off, I had Dirrell winning nine rounds to three. That’s how impressive Dirrell looked in the fight.



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