By Mark Vester
Andre Dirrell doesn't think Arthur Abraham has what it takes to deal with a very good boxer with movement. The two super middleweights will clash in the second stage of the Super Six tournament on Saturday at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Abraham is the tournament leader in points.
"Arthur Abraham's a strong guy, but I think that he'll have a problem with boxers. I don't think that he will be able to match my hand speed or my foot movement," Dirrell told AOL's FanHouse. "I don't think that Abraham can deal with a real-deal boxer."
Dirrell does give Abraham a shot at beating just about everyone besides himself and Andre Ward. He think Abraham would knock Carl Froch out, but says Mikkel Kessler will give him a much tougher time.
"If Carl Froch decides to bang with Abraham, Abraham will, indeed, knock him out. Mikkel Kessler, he's a lot smarter, he can be a boxer as well," Dirrell said.
As far as Carl Froch, Dirrell doesn't think he can beat any of the other fighters in the Super Six. Froch won a close decision over Dirrell in the first stage of the Super Six.
"I just don't see Carl Froch beating anyone else. I don't care if I never fight Froch again, I just want that WBC belt that he has. But his skills don't match up to anyone in this tournament I don't believe," Dirrell said.
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