By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) is ready to take the WBO 168 lb title off of newly crowned WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (35-3, 27 KO’s) if he dares to step inside the ring with the talented American again. Abraham captured the WBO title off of champion Robert Stieglitz (42-3, 23 KO’s) last Saturday night by a 12 round unanimous decision in Berlin, Germany.
Abraham vs. Dirrell
Abraham’s management protesting loss to Dirrell – looking to get it changed to a ‘no decision’
By Jim Dower: Sauerland, the promotional company for Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s), is looking to get his recent 11th round disqualification loss to Andre Dirrell overturned and changed to a ‘no decision,’ according to German news agency Bild.de. They’re unhappy that American referee Lawrence Cole, who worked the Abraham-Dirrell stage 2 Super Six tournament bout on March 27th, failed to shout “Break” after Dirrell has accidently slipped on the canvas in the 11th round.
Dirrell looks sensational in Fight Camp 360 episode five
By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest episode of Showtime’s Fight Camp 360, it covered the March 27th fight between Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) and Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s0, showing the build up to the fight, the fight itself, and the anger and confusion that resulted from Abraham having tagged Dirrell after the talented American had slipped on the wet canvas in the 11th. The punch from Abraham knocked Dirrell senseless for a brief amount of time, and resulted in Abraham being disqualified for the foul.
Froch looking like a genius for picking Dirrell to beat Abraham
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) is looking like a mini Nostradamus now for his prediction that Andre Dirrell would beat Arthur Abraham. In an interview at Boxing Fanhouse, Froch said “I think Arthur Abraham is going to really struggle with Andre Dirrell. I think Dirrell outboxes Abraham. Abraham’s tough and strong, but I think Dirrell will beat him and then people will realize what a good job I did against Dirrell.”
Abraham – Not Fitting For A King
By Kirk Jackson: King Arthur Abraham, Armenian boxing champion based out of Germany has a reputation for being a well liked and a seemingly modest guy. Perhaps an isolated event shouldn’t grant someone access to judge another person’s character, but with the events stemming from Arthur’s recent fight against Dirrell, and a few other things lead me to believe he isn’t the King many make him out to be.
Why does Dirrell keep getting fouled in the Super Six tournament?
By Scott Gilfoid: Last Saturday’s fight was a horrible display of sportsmanship with Arthur Abraham not only blasting away at a fallen Andre Dirrell while he was on the canvas, but also afterwards the fight with Abraham suggesting that Dirrell had acted being hurt from the punch that he was hit with by Abraham. I somehow had suspected that Dirrell would end up getting fouled and roughed up for some reason.
How could Abraham not know Dirrell was down when he clobbered him with a golf swing punch?
By Chris Williams: I’ve seen the replay of Arthur Abraham’s illegal knockout blow in the 11th round against Andre Dirrell numerous times, and I don’t understand how Abraham couldn’t have known that Dirrell was down when he had time enough to wind up with a golf swing punch and send him into the stratosphere. This is something that your mind works through when you’re deciding what kind of punch to throw at a fighter. In seeing how Abraham was throwing overhand rights moments before landing the illegal blow and then suddenly opting for a golf swing punch after Dirrell hit the canvas, it makes me think that Abraham totally knew what he was doing when he let loose with that crunching punch.
Iole: Abraham should be suspended for six months – for fouling Dirrell – News
By Jim Dower: Yahoo Sports writer Kevin Iole believes that former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) should be suspended for at least six months for hitting Andre Dirrell when he was down on the canvas last Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell, 26, was ahead in the fight in the 11th round, but slipped and fell down. Abraham, who chasing Dirrell around the ring at the time and having problems catching up to him, stood over Dirrell and leveled him with a tremendous right hand to the side of the head.
Dirrell: “He [Abraham] stole my biggest victory”
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By Jim Dower: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) despite his glorious victory over previously unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) last Saturday night in their Super Six tournament bout, is far from happy due to ending of the fight. Dirrell, with a commanding lead going into the 11th round, was struck on the side of the head by Abraham after Dirrell had slipped on the canvas. The blow from Abraham badly hurt Dirrell, and prevented him from continuing the fight. Abraham was immediately disqualified by referee Lawrence Cole for throwing the illegal punch.
Shaw: Dirrell proved that Abraham’s style could never beat a pure boxer
By William Mackay: Gary Shaw, the promoter for Andre Dirrell, was very impressed with the performance Andre put in last Saturday night against previously unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s). In an interview by Greg Leon at Boxing Talk, Shaw says “He [Dirrell] proved that that style Abraham used in the ring can never win against a pure boxer and Andre proved he was a better boxer that night.” It looked like Abraham was having major problems with the speed and movement that Dirrell was showing in the fight.