By Mark Vester
In the opinion of retired boxing great Barry Mcguigan, WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch, and contender Andre Dirrell, will do better in their upcoming fights in the Super Six tournament. Froch beat Dirrell with a split decision last weekend in Nottingham.
Mcguigan says styles will make fights. He was impressed by Dirrell, despite what Froch says, and believes the young fighter will outbox Arthur Abraham when the two meet in the next round of bouts in the Super Six. He also thinks Froch will do much better against WBA champ Mikkel Kessler. Mcguigan considers Dirrell as the quickest fighter in the tournament.
"I was impressed by Dirrell. He fought the fight that he had to fight, one that took the sting out of his opponent. Froch moaned about Dirrell's negativity. It is for him to find a way around that. He didn't do that on my card. Dirrell has a chance to bounce back on home turf against Abraham in January. Abraham finished spectacularly despite being a tad one dimensional in Berlin. I believe Dirrell will box the ears off Abraham and storm back into contention," Mcguigan said in The Mirror.
"Despite the fractured nature of his performance against Dirrell, Froch has a much better chance to shine against Kessler, who boxes in straighter lines. Froch likes opponents to come on to him. He won't have to go looking for Kessler. Dirrell is the quickest of the six, much better on his feet than I thought and fast of hand. Kessler is much more orthodox and, as a consequence, easier to read."
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