I can't see Dirrell beating Froch.....your thoughts ? ? ?

Froch sucks and will lose. If Dirrell has the slightest bit of boxing skill he can easily beat Froch.

Pascal's a beast, how many people were sayin "pascal's gonna box froch's head off, froch's only chance is to get a ko" pascal was not seen as a beast...in fact most of his hype died the moment he got rocked by omar pittman and blatantly ducked miranda..........(i like pascal btw.....) its only after his last 2 fights that the hype came back froch is just lucky, he gonna get outclassed if dirrell's chin holds up.....

to be completely honest, froch's chin is highly overrated and isnt as strong as everyone makes it out to be..yes he has a very solid chin but he can easily be stunned. he also has problems with fast handed fighters. dirrell is bigger, faster, and arguably hits harder than taylor considering dirrell has fought at as high as 180 lbs..yes he is still a little green but i dont think that will cause him problems in this fight. dirrell will expose froch's mistakes and defense (or there the lack of) worse than taylor did early on. people keep referring to the stevens fight but that was one of dirrell's worse performances, go look at his fights with hanshaw and oganov. i see froch trying to land one of his lead right uppercuts and getting caught with a straight left hand flush and getting knocked out around the 5th or 6th round.

Excellent point. Hatton as well, he had a very good chin but then got punch drunk. But then i think of Hopkins, his chin has been granite all his career, so it is possible. Hopkins never lets his weight fluctaute between fights like Hatton did. Sooner or later that shit will catch you up. Hopkins is a pure professional. Froch is also a very dedicated athlete like Bernard. His walking weight is about 170-175, but he isn't getting younger, so his SMW days could be over after the tournament. He has a strict diet regime, and a great workout one too.

not that im saying Direll will KO him, but that chin can only get you so far. i mean look at margrito....he thought the same thing and it eventuly didn't work for him. and like someone said i don't think direll (or ward for that fact) should be in the tourny....both still green and haven't raised the level of skill yet. Excellent point. Hatton as well, he had a very good chin but then got punch drunk. But then i think of Hopkins, his chin has been granite all his career, so it is possible.

i hate too say it but froch will destroy dirrell unless andre gets an early KO which is highly unlikely he will soon get over-whelmed and stopped

With a chin made of iron i very much doubt it. Pascal hits 10 times harder than Dirrell and couldn't put Froch down. Taylor got a flash knock down but it was obvious Froch wasn't hurt because he turned to his corner and asked for how many seconds straight away. not that im saying Direll will KO him, but that chin can only get you so far. i mean look at margrito....he thought the same thing and it eventuly didn't work for him. and like someone said i don't think direll (or ward for that fact) should be in the tourny....both still green and haven't raised the level of skill yet.

This isn't a fight I would bet on, but I can see Direll running and winnang an easy UD.

froch will hopefully take dirrell to a dark and nasty place that he'll never want to see again :D

I can see him outboxing Froch but it will be tough for him to last the fight without getting caught. Odds are on Froch though, Andre is too green.

and let not forget that froch is open to jabs and straights.....if direll do land one clean on him froch might be in trouble With a chin made of iron i very much doubt it. Pascal hits 10 times harder than Dirrell and couldn't put Froch down. Taylor got a flash knock down but it was obvious Froch wasn't hurt because he turned to his corner and asked for how many seconds straight away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCyTMOdAVks

Dirrell IMO shouldn't even be in the tounrey IMO. That being said altough he will put Froch in some difficulty early on I think the Notthingham man will win.

While that is entirely possible I have a strong feeling that Dirrell is going to win a wide UD.

and let not forget that froch is open to jabs and straights.....if direll do land one clean on him froch might be in trouble

Froch crush this man

plus direll is too green...they should had put allen green in place of direll...i think he would had been the better match up.