Abraham vs Dirrell: Can Andre Outhustle "King" Arthur?

[street bully]

Hope this fight is in Europe, american judges will rob AA.

Maybe all fights between Euros and Americans should be in Australia.

[Pugilistic™]

Andre could cause Abraham trouble with his movement and speed.

I would expect Arbaham to catch him later on though and send him to the canvas.

[The Gambler1981]

Winky was also 38 and does't have strength like AA.

You just need to understand that this fight is not a gimme for King Arthur, I fully aknowledge that Dirrell could get his head taken off although it will be difficult for King Arthur to deal with Dirrell's style (Dirrell is a very difficult style to fight and if King Arthur goes in looking for a knock out he could get made to look a fool).

[lopez36]

if dirrel was afraid of froch's power,he'll be even more afraid of abraham's....i think he'll try and hold even more in this fight,abraham is just too strong and hits too hard,dirrell's punches won't do anything to abraham,abraham's will,,,,another win for abraham...too strong,dirrell will be running but will get caught.

[steeluv]

very dull fight Abrahams will win, Froch Vs Kessler will be the best of the fights, two fighters who go to fight, Kessler or Abrahams to win Super six

[steeluv]

Although I picked Abraham to win this tourney, tonite he showed much vulnerability. While I think he would KO a guy like Froch, I think a guy like Dirrell who would outwork him and outpunch him would force him to stay in his defensive shell for most of the fight. I think Dirrell presents major problems for Abraham if he doesn't change something during training. If that fight is not in Germany, Dirrell is a very live dog. In Germany, you hope the judges will be fair. It seems that Abraham is becoming too complacent. He is expecting the one-punch KO in every fight now and may not always get it. Am I the only person on this site that had JT winning close until the 12th round?

i think you are mate JT was outclassed, were u scoring taylor for hitting his gloves or what??

[bojangles1987]

Arthur Abraham actually has defense and boxing skills, which apparently Froch does not. I think Abraham wins a decision over Dirrell, maybe a late KO like he did to Taylor.

[bellagio510ak]

I`m telling telling ya`ll Dirrel would win this fight easier then ya`ll think.Abraham is to conservative and flat footed.Dirrel is faster,busier,very allusive,and more versatile then Abraham and Jermain Taylor.


Ya`ll letting the fact that Abraham won against a washed up Taylor who was never all that to begin with.


Dirrel has the right style to beat Abraham.

yea i agree..the stylistic matchup will be interesting and AA is too flatfooted and against a boxer like direll he would get opened up early on..AA will give too many rounds away against Dre and i doubt that he'll be able to land that knockout late in the fight a la JT..dirrell schools him, hands down..after the the froch fight i think dirrell has a lot more confidence going into the next round..he's gonna give every fighter in this tourney a tough fight..and yes Dre can punch with the best of them..buckled froch 2wice in the fight..those hands appear to be more than just quick..with more experience against top quality opponents, dirrell has the potential to be a great champion..

[myau1]

Dirrell is much faster than Taylor and many people where picking Taylor to out point Abraham due to speed and work rate. It didn't happen. Even without the knockout I had Abraham slightly ahead.

This is a tough fight to call. I don't think Dirrell will hurt Abraham but only because he spends more time running than fighting. Abraham has the power to put Dirrell to sleep but as the old adage says, "you can't kill what you can't catch" and I think Abraham might have trouble finding Dirrell.

I've seen Aruthur fight much better than he did last night and not all of his fights go long so I'm hoping as a fan that he puts pressure on early and finds a way to disrupt Dirrell. In order for King Arthur to win this next one he's going to have to KO Dirrell or become unusually busy in the ring.

I hate to pick Dirrell but I see Arthur having problems finding and landing on Dirrell. If however Abraham connects just once Dirrell could become discouraged quickly. I'm hoping Arthur shows us something unexpected in the bout.

[masta]

I see Dirrell winning this one, at the moment. Might change my mind after but for now I just think Dirrell has the style to beat Abraham.