By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) enters his March 27th stage 2 Super Six bout tied for last place in the scoring with Mikkel Kessler and Allan Green with zero points. Dirrell, 26, will be facing the tournament leader Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s), who has three points after knocking out his stage 1 opponent Jermain Taylor in the 12th round in October. Dirrell will be looking to reverse course and pick up a win and move create a tie with Abraham by knocking him out in their fight at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan.
Abraham vs. Dirrell
Prediction: Abraham and Froch will lose for the first time
By Scott Gilfoid: The upcoming stage 2 Super Six matches between unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s vs. Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) vs. Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) could see the end of the unbeaten records of Froch and Abraham. In fact, I’m dead certain that both Froch and Abraham will lose for the first time in one-sided losses. For Froch, he’s long overdue for his first loss of his career after winning a questionable 12 round decision while fighting at home in Nottingham, England, in the 1st fight of the Super Six tournament last October against the talented 26-year-old Dirrell.
Expect Abraham to book his semi final spot with a win over Dirrell
By Liam Fitzgerald: The second round of fights in the Super Six kicks off this month with the undefeated German and ex-IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham taking on Andre Dirrel in Michigan, USA. Dirrel is coming off a controversial 12 round split decision loss to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in his last encounter and needs to win here to stand any chance of reaching the semi finals.
Abraham-Dirrell: Look for Arthur to KO Andre
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.
Abraham-Dirrell: Arthur heads back to Germany
By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) has reportedly completed his training in Palm Springs, California, as he prepares for his March 27th bout against American Andre Dirrell in their Super Six tournament bout at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Abraham will now fly back home to Berlin, Germany, and for two weeks before flying back later in March to face Dirrell on the 27th. Abraham has perhaps the toughest opponent of the entire Super Six tourney by facing the young, speedy Dirrell.
Super Six: How many shot fighters will the tourney produce?
By William Mackay: After the first stage of Showtime’s Super Six tournament some boxing fans of the opinion that former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor is the first fighter that is technically shot in the tournament. Taylor was knocked out by the hard hitting Arthur Abraham in a 12th round stoppage loss in October. The knockout loss was particularly brutal to the point where Taylor pulled out of the tournament entirely.
Abraham-Dirrell: Will this be an easy fight for Andre?
By Scott Gilfoid: In looking over the stage 2 Super Six fight between Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s), I see it as one-sided a fight as you can imagine. Abraham, 29, is about as slow as Dirrell’s last opponent WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in terms of hand speed, but doesn’t have the height or reach that the 6’1” Froch had going for him against Dirrell. Not that it helped Froch any, because he rarely landed any clean punches in the fight other than when he was in close to Dirrell.
Predicting the Super Six stage 2 winners – Dirrell, Kessler and Ward and losers – Abraham, Froch and Green
By Scott Gilfoid: Next month, the second stage of the Super Six competition gets underway with the talented American Andre Dirrell facing Arthur Abraham in California for what could end being the most exciting match up of the tourney. Other fights in the stage two part of the tournament will have new World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Andre Ward facing Allan Green, the replacement for Jermain Taylor, who pulled of the tourney recently after suffering a bad knockout loss to Abraham on October 17th last year.
Abraham Sparring With Ottke For Dirrell Fight
Two undefeated champions battled it out in the Max-Schmeling-Gym on Wednesday afternoon when King Arthur Abraham welcomed a special sparring partner. In order to prepare for the Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 2 meeting with Andre Dirrell on March 6 (live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), coach Ulli Wegner had invited former WBA/IBF Super-Middleweight Champion Sven Ottke to challenge Abraham.
The “Phantom”, who retired undefeated in 2004, is known for his fast legs and special movements. “Sven can help Arthur in the preparation for Dirrell,” Wegner said. “Arthur will have to track Dirrell down. That´s why sparring with a fast, smart and clever fighter like Sven certainly helps.”
Arthur Abraham – Andre Dirrell In Super Six March 6 On SHOWTIME
Tournament point leader “King” Arthur Abraham will kick off Group Stage 2 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic when he faces Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at the Agua Caliente Casino, Resort, Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in greater Palm Springs, live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
The Armenian-born, German sports icon Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) currently leads the Super Six World Boxing Classic point standings with three (3) by way of his final-round knockout victory over American Jermain Taylor on Oct. 17 in Berlin. Dirrell, the former middleweight bronze medalist (2004 Olympic Games) from Flint, Mich., dropped a close, disputed 12-round split decision to defending champion Carl Froch in his Group Stage 1 match for the World Boxing Council (WBC) World Championship the same night in Nottingham, England.