By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) may no longer be in the Super Six tournament, but he’s already been made a worldwide star from his two fights against Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham. While it was disappointing the way that Dirrell had to leave the tournament because of the cheap shot that Abraham landed while Dirrell was on the canvas in their fight, Dirrell still has a lot to be proud about and a lot to look forward to once he’s healed from his suspected neurological problems.

In his fights in the tournament, Dirrell proved to be superior to his European opposition and schooled both of them in fights that were mostly one-sided. Dirrell lost the fight to Froch by a 12 round decision, but few agree with the results for that fight and think that Dirrell should have won.

What Dirrell accomplished in such a short period of time in the Super Six is stunning. He was like a shooting star for that tournament, a bigger star than any of them. It doesn’t matter if Dirrell is no longer in the tournament, because he already accomplished all that he needed to by becoming a star and a household name for most boxing fans.

Dirrell’s suspected brain injury will soon heal, I’m sure of that. He will then show the boxing world what he would have achieved had he stayed in the tournament and took on Andre Ward and fought rematches against either Froch or Abraham. Like Mikkel Kessler, another fighter that was forced to drop out of the Super Six tournament due to an injury, Dirrell will likely meet up with the Super Six tournament winner in the near future.

Dirrell will have lost very little in terms of his career by this brief injury, and I see him starting back in where he left off by dominating the division and becoming the hottest star in the super middleweight division. Dirrell can be what Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been for the welterweight division.

Dirrell just needs time and the right fights. He can’t waste his time fighting scrubs. Dirrell has got to go after fighters like Ward and Lucian Bute. He doesn’t need to bother with Froch and Abraham again, because he already proved that he’s better than both of them.