By Scott Gilfoid: The marvelous talent Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) says he regrets having agreed to fight WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in his hometown of Nottingham, England in the Super Six tournament in 2009. Froch beat Dirrell by a 12 round split decision that is still questioned to this day.
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Dirrell: If Froch fights me again, he loses hands down! He don’t want it!
By Scott Gilfoid: Unhappy with some of the comments that WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) recently made about him being “easy work,” Dirrell fired back on his twitter page saying Froch is haunted about their previous fight. Froch won a very questionable 12 round split decision over Dirrell back in 2009.
America – Dirrell, Taylor & Ward – will win the Super Six tournament
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s pretty much academic now that the United States will be winning the overall Super Six tournament. Not only will we have the ultimate winner with either Andre Ward or Andre Dirrell taking the honors, but our fighters will score higher than the other European fighters in the Super Six tourney. Ward’s shellacking last Saturday night of Mikkel Kessler, the tournament’s number #1 seed, for all practical purposes put a seal on the win for the Americans.
Dirrell: “I will do anything for the world title”
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten super middleweight Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) appears more than ready to take out WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) as the Super Six tournament gets underway in a little over two weeks from now in Nottingham, England. Dirrell had this to say to the Las Vegas Sun:
Who is Andre Dirrell?
By Mark Wright: On the 17th of October the inaugural bout of the ground breaking super six tournament will get under way. When the possibility of a series was announced I was in awe of the possibilities who would be involved Froch, Kessler, Pavlik possibly? Andrade, Bute and Taylor would surely be in the mix.
Dirrell: “I know I have pure talent over him [Froch]”
By Scott Gilfoid: Last night, in an interview on Showtime’s telecast of the Andre Ward vs. Shelby Pudwill bout, top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) chimed in with his comments on his next fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s). Dirrell, 26, has this to say about Froch: “I know I have pure talent over him. I know I have pure speed. He has power. He has never seen a guy like me, never been in the ring with a guy like me. I may lack experience but the one thing I don’t lack is the motivation.”
Philip H. Anselmo Plays The Pick ‘Em Game 2009
By Philip H. Anselmo: What will be the deciding factor in the upcoming Vitali Klitschko— Cristobal Arreola bout? Klitschko’s advanced age and supposed slower reflexes, or Arreola’s weight issues and lack of top-10 experience? That’s easy; Arreola’s glaring deficiencies. Look for Chris to show lots of heart, while for the most part Vitali negates any of his offensive bursts by tying up on the inside and controlling the fight with the jab from the outside. If Arreola plans to bum-rush Vitali early, it won’t work. We’ll see how carrying 250+ pounds around fairs for Arreola through 5 rounds, and from then on, it’ll be all Vitali.
Super Six World Boxing Classic to kickoff October 17th
By Sam Gregory: Five of the world’s top boxing promoters have teamed up with Showtime sports to put on a round-robin tournament for six of the best super middleweights to compete for the Super Six World Boxing Classic trophy. On October 17th former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor 28-3-1 with 17 KO’s will face “King” Arthur Abraham 30-0 with 24 KO’s and Carl “The Cobra” Froch 25-0 with 20 KO’s will face U.S. Olympic medalist Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell 18-0 with 13 KO’s to kickoff the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
Andre Dirrell vs Carl Froch – Can Skill Overcome Will?
By Matt Flanagan: Say what you like about Carl Froch’s boxing skills and his style of fighting, nobody, least of all Dirrell himself, should be under any illusions that he has the biggest test of his career to date coming up when the 2 meet next month.
Froch vs. Dirrell: Will Carl take Dirrell into deep waters?
By Harlan Davies: The WBC Super-middle champion Carl Froch (25 wins 20 kos) is set lock horns with the unbeaten Andre Dirrell (18 wins 13 kos) on the 17th October in Froch’s hometown of Nottingham. The pre-fight hype and verbal sparring between the two has already commenced and the outcome remains wide open opinion-wise. Their bout will be the opening round of Showtime’s Super-middle tournament and from initial appearances, their bout looks to be an engrossing clash of styles which will lay the foundations for their position in the tournament and ultimately, it may help define their careers.