Will Dirrell Be Too Quick For Abraham?

[Boxingwizard]

Quickness doesn't factor into an Abraham fight, the way he keeps tucked away in his turtle shell, he doesn't need reflexes.

The question is can Dirrell split Abrahams gaurd, if you can't do that, you aren't going to get much done with him.

If Dirrell ends up making Abraham come forward, he can win, but Abraham isn't a come forward fighter, and when he is, he is quite vulnerable.

Abraham was pretty much standing in the ring with his guard up for 1:30 every round blocking jabs from Taylor, that's odd. You don't do that against Dirrell. Dirrell doesn't need to split Abraham's guard because he's wide open to the body. Dirrell is a much more INTELLIGENT boxer than Taylor, he will throw the straight left (or right) to the body at a distance and there is nothing Abraham can do about it. The only way I see Abraham winning the fight is if he becomes the aggressor, because when he's passive that favors Dirrell.

[deanrw]

I give Dirrell a big chance in this fight. He will only be more confident after the Froch fight.

His speed will be his gift and as long as he fight smart, I think he takes it.

[BattlingNelson]

I give Dirrell a big chance in this fight. He will only be more confident after the Froch fight.

His speed will be his gift and as long as he fight smart, I think he takes it.

Direll needs to change his mindset completely if he wants to be successful in this tourney. Basically the running attitude he had against Froch will work worse against any other fighter. Direll needs to earn his respect by delivering some blows and that isn't easy against AA. If Taylor couldn't outpoint AA (forget the KO) then I just cannot see Direll do it.

[Point Giver Jr.]

Abraham was pretty much standing in the ring with his guard up for 1:30 every round blocking jabs from Taylor, that's odd. You don't do that against Dirrell. Dirrell doesn't need to split Abraham's guard because he's wide open to the body. Dirrell is a much more INTELLIGENT boxer than Taylor, he will throw the straight left (or right) to the body at a distance and there is nothing Abraham can do about it. The only way I see Abraham winning the fight is if he becomes the aggressor, because when he's passive that favors Dirrell.

I very much agree with you, but Abraham has beat all so far so we will see. I totally agree Abraham needs to be more aggressive, and more aggressive earlier then usual.

I also want to add, if you watch the fight closely, Abraham is better at blocking his body then you think.. That could have had something to do with the lack of shots Taylor threw at the body, the fact that most were low blows, or more then likely both of those.

[Point Giver Jr.]

Direll needs to change his mindset completely if he wants to be successful in this tourney. Basically the running attitude he had against Froch will work worse against any other fighter. Direll needs to earn his respect by delivering some blows and that isn't easy against AA. If Taylor couldn't outpoint AA (forget the KO) then I just cannot see Direll do it.

Great post, I'd give you some green k, but im out for 24 hours, lol.

Dirrell is a very good combo puncher IMO. If he stick's in there and somehow avoids getting clocked by one (which I doubt), then he could win this fight.

[Boxingwizard]

Direll needs to change his mindset completely if he wants to be successful in this tourney. Basically the running attitude he had against Froch will work worse against any other fighter. Direll needs to earn his respect by delivering some blows and that isn't easy against AA. If Taylor couldn't outpoint AA (forget the KO) then I just cannot see Direll do it.

It's his lack of experience, he definitely needed to be more aggressive against Froch, but he doesn't need to be against AA. He can literally pot shot to a decision against Abraham because of AA's low workrate.

[Boxingwizard]

I very much agree with you, but Abraham has beat all so far so we will see. I totally agree Abraham needs to be more aggressive, and more aggressive earlier then usual.

I also want to add, if you watch the fight closely, Abraham is better at blocking his body then you think.. That could have had something to do with the lack of shots Taylor threw at the body, the fact that most were low blows, or more then likely both of those.

That's because Taylor is not really a good body puncher, but when he did land punches to the body (that weren't low blows) he was scoring and was able to mix it up both upstairs and downstairs.

[Hitman932]

This is a great style matchup for Dirrell and I suspect that if he does not get knocked out he will post a near shut out.

A couple things to think about going into this fight..

1) Dirrell has no choice but to fight with more urgency as he already has a Loss
2) Dirrell will have the crowd at his back this time around

And most importantly...

3) Abraham does not counterpunch, this means Dirrell can let his hands go 5 or 6 punches at a time and not worry about getting hit in between. That is a huge advantage for him style wise. Against Froch he was constantly afraid of being countered. If he lets his hands go in this one, even if he's hitting a lot of glove, it is gonna look good, nice and flashy and will probably be enough to win most rounds.

[BattlingNelson]

It's his lack of experience, he definitely needed to be more aggressive against Froch, but he doesn't need to be against AA. He can literally pot shot to a decision against Abraham because of AA's low workrate.

I'm sure that Direll has learned something from the Froch fight that should enable him to fight better against AA.

I disagree the notion that Direll (or anybody else for that matter) can just potshot their way to a decision. A lot of fine fighters has tried and they have all failed.

AA's power is very real. did you notice the expression on Taylors face when he got hit? There's no question that AA throws punches with bad intentions. Direll will feel that too and this is not Froch who delivers some backhands or open glove hits. No it's the Abrahammer that's falling and Direll's chin will get a 'gut-check'....

[Point Giver Jr.]

I'm sure that Direll has learned something from the Froch fight that should enable him to fight better against AA.

I disagree the notion that Direll (or anybody else for that matter) can just potshot their way to a decision. A lot of fine fighters has tried and they have all failed.

AA's power is very real. did you notice the expression on Taylors face when he got hit? There's no question that AA throws punches with bad intentions. Direll will feel that too and this is not Froch who delivers some backhands or open glove hits. No it's the Abrahammer that's falling and Direll's chin will get a 'gut-check'....

Yes, I can guarantee that at some point Dirrell's chin will get tested. It never really did against Froch. When ever Froch Was landing a good one which wasn't often, he was in the prcoes of turning his head.