After watching Dirrell's last few fights

[catalinul]

No, not like that. Dirrell has many flaws but he does have good stamina.

It's questionable.

He was seriosuly slowing down in round 4!!! with Oganov.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Actually, I think Dirrell is going to flat out embarrass Froch, will probably shut him out, and may even stop him late. I think Dirrell will win the whole thing

So Dirrell can struggle against Hanshaw and Stevens( even going the distance with Stevens) but he can dominate and embarass a world class, battle tested champion such as Froch? I think his inexperience will show in this fight, especially when the tough gets going. He fights with too much intensity and doesn't pace himself. I think that will eventually cost him.

[Shadows]

Totally agree...

IMO Ward will surprise. I think he has everything (except power).

[bojangles1987]

No, not like that. Dirrell has many flaws but he does have good stamina.

I don't think Dirrell will be tired, I just can't picture him keeping Froch off him all 12 rounds. Eventually Froch will catch him.

[gqjohnb]

I'm goin to stick with my pick if I had a lot of points I would bet too but I got dirrell but we shall see in 5 days

[Hitman932]

So Dirrell can struggle against Hanshaw and Stevens( even going the distance with Stevens) but he can dominate and embarass a world class, battle tested champion such as Froch? I think his inexperience will show in this fight, especially when the tough gets going. He fights with too much intensity and doesn't pace himself. I think that will eventually cost him.

Why do you consider the Hanshaw fight a struggle?

Dirrell had a rough opening round i'll give you that, but once he found his range he took Hanshaw apart at will. It was almost comical at the end Dirrell laying on the ropes playing with Hanshaw and then knocking him out when he felt good and ready.

Hanshaw is big and strong at 168 and had only been down once in his career (at 175 against RJJ), had never been Ko'd, and Dirrell turned his lights out with a couple good punches.

Everyone Froch has Ko'd has a history of getting knocked out previously.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Why do you consider the Hanshaw fight a struggle?

Dirrell had a rough opening round i'll give you that, but once he found his range he took Hanshaw apart at will. It was almost comical at the end Dirrell laying on the ropes playing with Hanshaw and then knocking him out when he felt good and ready.

Hanshaw is big and strong at 168 and had only been down once in his career (at 175 against RJJ), had never been Ko'd, and Dirrell turned his lights out with a couple good punches.

Everyone Froch has Ko'd has a history of getting knocked out previously.

Its the fact that Hanshaw is not a hard puncher and a C level fighter, yet he dropped Direll seconds into the fight( IMO) and had him looking shaky other times. It wasn't until Hanshaw slowed( and stopped trying to cut the ring off), was when Dirrell started to get into the fight and he still seemed ''gittery'' to me and it looked like he didn't want to get touched, and that's his inexperience.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Everyone Froch has Ko'd has a history of getting knocked out previously.

Also you should revisit Froch( hope that doesn't sound offensive). He blew away Sergey Tatevosyan, who went the distance with Bute, Gevor, Eastman and other world class fighters and has never been stopped before Froch. There were also times where it looked as if Pascal would be stopped against Froch as he tired in the later rounds. He hurt him worse than Diaconu did.

[STILL_DETOX]

yea ive also noticed his lack of power

[Shadows]

Also you should revisit Froch( hope that doesn't sound offensive). He blew away Sergey Tatevosyan, who went the distance with Bute, Gevor, Eastman and other world class fighters and has never been stopped before Froch. There were also times where it looked as if Pascal would be stopped against Froch as he tired in the later rounds. He hurt him worse than Diaconu did.

I'm not so sure about Froch hurting Pascal more. I think Froch more or less had Pascal stunned whereas I believe Diaconu really wobbled Pascal in the 5th and if I remember correctly, the 11th.

IMO Pascal trades and brawls far too much for a guy with his style.