Dirrell should be the WBC champion

By Boxing News - 04/05/2011 - Comments

Image: Dirrell should be the WBC championBy Scott Gilfoid: Forget about the question of whether or not Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) deserves to get a title shot right now, Dirrell should really be the current WBC super middleweight champion in my view. Dirrell dominated Carl Froch in 2009, hitting him at will with a beautiful jab, right hook and straight lefts and then disappearing before the painfully slow Froch had an opportunity to try and land anything in return.

The fight was held in Froch’s home city of Nottingham, England, and he was given a 12 round split decision victory over Dirrell. It was one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I honestly can’t remember ever seeing a worse one that. I had Dirrell winning 8 rounds to 3 with 1 round even.

Froch was landing rabbit shots, holding and hitting and even threw Dirrell to the canvas at one point in the fight. And the incredible thing is Froch was never penalized for any of it. Instead of Froch being penalized, it was Dirrell who ended up losing a point. It was just a terrible fight. In my book I still see Dirrell as unbeaten and the rightful WBC champion.

Dirrell turned around and dominated Arthur Abraham in his last fight, knocking him down and winning by a 11th round disqualification after Abraham fouled Dirrell. Froch may have the WBC title right now, but I see it as tainted, and not rightfully his.

The belt should be around Dirrell’s waist and he should be the one defending it. The silly argument that one of the writers on this site made the other day about whether Dirrell deserves to fight for a title is really meaningless, because he shouldn’t have to fight for it; he should be the WBC champion right now in my mind.



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