Comments Thread For: Dirrell: "I Plan To Put on a Show [Against Abraham]"

[SpinDoctor]

Track Star Dirrell. Listen to larry merchant's disgust.

[lopez36]

put on a show equals run all night...just like he did against froch,he'll stink up the place here too...there are boxers who have good defense and don't need to run,this guy simply runs,abraham is a strong guy,i think were going to see dirrell run like crazy just watch

[Mr. Philadel]

(LAS VEGAS, NEV.) – Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell (Flint, Mich.) (18-1, 13 KOs) will make his long-awaited Detroit debut on Saturday, March 27 in a super middleweight clash with former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (Berlin, Germany) (31-0, 25 KOs) at Joe Louis Arena. The fight will kick off the second round of the SHOWTIME Super Six Super Middleweight tournament, and be broadcast live to millions on SHOWTIME. After traveling to enemy territory for his opening bout of the tournament against WBC Champion Carl Froch, Dirrell will enjoy the chance to compete in front of his hometown fans in his fight with Abraham. The 2004 Olympic bronze medalist and Michigan native plans to give Detroit residents a reason to celebrate following a difficult few years in the area which has been hard hit by the economic recession. [Click Here To Read More]

is he gonna try to out do Usain Bolt?!?....because Usain put on extraordinary shows in Beijing and Berlin.......run Dre run, run Dre run .....Abe will catch him!!

[Tiozzo]

I don't understand how Dirrell is going to run all fight when Abraham sits behind his turtle shell for the first 2 minutes of every round without doing any kind of work.

Well said.

[StillUnknown]

i'm a fan of both fighters, i hope Dirrell wins though. i want to see him get that big win on his resume

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Like I said, this is simple math. Dirrel throws Punches and move side to side(Not circling, side to side), wins the early rounds(like everybody does against Abraham), he wins a close fight with Abraham winning the later part, but not enough rounds.

Dirrel, doesnt thro punces and let Abraham bull rush him at WIll, he gets ****.


This all depends on Dirrel, because he is the one with more than one dimesion, Abraham does the same thing over and over.

[Blue Heffner]

I know that AA and Froch are two different fighters but AA does not put pressure on like Froch, and he won't. If it wasn't easy for Froch to land, it won't be easy for AA. Dirrell is too elusive to allow AA to come out of that shell and throw combinations.

[Boss Don]

You better Matrix im gonna be there ringside so bring the victory home for Michigan

[Chrismart]

Im abit in 2 minds with this fight. I can Dirrell coming out and out-boxing Abraham for the first few rounds, as he's got the style to do that, plus Abraham always seems to start slow.

But the second half of the fight i see Abraham braking him down and KO'ing him.

I suppose Dirrell can get the win if he racks up a good points lead and stays away from Abrahams good shots...easy said than done. But some of AA's last fights have gone the distance so maybe Dirrell can pull it off if he has the stamina. And maybe after getting critized for running in the Froch fight and seeming to not get the judges vote for doing so, Dirrell may try to stand abit more, which could be dangerous against a big puncher like AA.

If i was putting abet on id go with Abraham by late KO / Stoppage. I think Dirrell could well shock a few people though.

[Chip2006uk]

Track Star Dirrell. Listen to larry merchant's disgust.

Goddamn Dirrell sickens me