Just rewatched the fight? - post scorecards here

[them_apples]

R1 Froch
R2 Dirrell
R3 Froch
R4 Dirrell
R5 Froch
R6 Froch
R7 Dirrell
R8 Froch
R9 Froch
R10 Even 9-9
R11 Dirrell
R12 Dirrell

114 - 113 Froch. However a draw, or a one point win for Dirrell could be argued. I was in the arena with a good view last night, so I have experienced this fight from two perspectives.

One thing that was apparent straight away, was Showtimes biased commentary. Froch landed quite a lot of jabs and inside punches that were ignored and not commented on. On top of this when Dirrell landed they were making a big deal out of soft jabs that barely knocked Froch's head back. Also Froch landed quite a few counter shots in exchanges that went unnoticed, while Dirrells were exuberantly praised.

There were a lot of close and hard fought rounds in this fight, and a few could have gone either way, but I still don't think Dirrell warranted the decision. He spoiled all night because he didn't want to get caught up in the exchanges. Froch had Dirrell on the back foot for 10 out of 12 rounds, and landed enough of his own punches, and worked enough on the inside to win the fight. I don't see Froch's win as a controversial decision. Two of the judges score cards were definitely a little wide, but the correct fighter won.

Dirrel won the fight, but he did it in a wimpy ass fashion

[Unbiased]

The problem is, I didn't agree with Dirrell's style of fighting either, but he still made clean contact whereas Froch didn't.

Dirrell really should have lost at least a point earlier in the fight for excessive holding and/or falling on the floor on purpose to avoid close exchanges after he threw a combination. That was blatant and very pu$$y.

Even with all of Dirrell's antics though, he still landed and he landed often. Honestly, this was the first Dirrell fight I've seen.

Although this fight didn't make me a fan of Dirrell, this was DEFINITELY the absolute worst I've ever seen of Froch. He looked like a flat out bum plodding forward with his off balance and terrible punching technique.

He is really going to get destroyed by Kessler. If he thinks Kessler's come forward style is going to suit him any better, he is even more ignorant to his own flaws than his fans.

[Shadows]

The problem is, I didn't agree with Dirrell's style of fighting either, but he still made clean contact whereas Froch didn't.

Dirrell really should have lost at least a point earlier in the fight for excessive holding and/or falling on the floor on purpose to avoid close exchanges after he threw a combination. That was blatant and very pu$$y.

Even with all of Dirrell's antics though, he still landed and he landed often. Honestly, this was the first Dirrell fight I've seen.

Although this fight didn't make me a fan of Dirrell, this was DEFINITELY the absolute worst I've ever seen of Froch. He looked like a flat out bum plodding forward with his off balance and terrible punching technique.

He is really going to get destroyed by Kessler. If he thinks Kessler's come forward style is going to suit him any better, he is even more ignorant to his own flaws than his fans.

I agree with everything you said.

Kessler-Froch should be renamed Kessler-Andrade II. However, Froch cannot take and roll shots like Andrade can.

He won't last the twelve.

[Weebler I]

I'm not sure I could sit through that again, it's as far away from a proper fight as we're ever likely to see in a ring.

[Silencers]

I've watched the fight twice. I wasn't able to give Froch more than 4 rounds of the fight both times. I just saw the official cards over at fight news, I can't believe the Belgian judge gave Froch 7 of the first 9 rounds, and the Italian judge gave Froch the 11th when I thought that was one of Dirrell's best rounds of the fight.

[Unbiased]

I agree with everything you said.

Kessler-Froch should be renamed Kessler-Andrade II. However, Froch cannot take and roll shots like Andrade can.

He won't last the twelve.

I agree, Kessler's putting him down.

[HeartAttack]

Froch didn't win a round untill the 7th. He wen't on to win the 8th round, and from there on I felt sorry and may have given him some rounds. Won 3 rounds, may have given him a round I shouldn't have. Like I said, he won no more then 4 rounds and landed no more then 3-4 solid shots. You can't win a fight if you don't land.

The entire fight was shit, but when you boil it down to what really mattered in this fight for the scoring, this is the absolute truth. Sure Dirrell should've done more, but Froch didn't do anything.

[mr.thraz]

just watched it again.


dirrel froch

01. 10 09
02. 09 10
03. 10 09
04. 10 09
05. 10 09
06. 10 09
07. 10 09
08. 09 10
09. 09 10
10. 09 09
11. 10 09
12. 10 09
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116 111

[BetterCallSaul]

People who have scores wider than two points for either fighter are biased as sin.

[mr.thraz]

watch the fight again and say that.