Comments Thread For: Andre Dirrell: I Have To Get To Andre Ward First

[patpatpts]

ok let me start looking for bets early cause i be missing out. 2 mill on ward

[Carlisle]

I agree.. Dirrel is good but Ward is a complete fighter. He's got a lot of tools...
In his last two fights it looked like he was fighting sparring partners practicing different things.. He is MUCH better than every other boxer in this tourney. Most people don't know he won the gold medal at light heavyweight and that's not the weight he fights at. Ward knows he's good.. He will do whatever he wants to do with Dirrel.. too complete a fighter for any in the tourney. The tourney is Wards coming out party.

I think Ward is too much a complete boxer for Dirrel, though i give him a lot of credit in his fight with AA, Ward is too adaptive and whatever game plan Dirrel brings to the ring, Ward will figure it out quickly enough and find a way to counter it. Ward is going to win the tourney, imo.

As a person, I like Dirrell more, Guys a real class act. But Ward is so focused and determined in the ring, I gotta give it to him. His ability to adapt is a big part of his great ring smarts.

[Carlisle]

Dirrel fades late... Best case scenario is him splitting a few of the early and middle rounds. Power or speed alone is not enough to defeat a complete fighter.

Dirrell is still longer and rangier than Ward and if he plays it smart he can make it look like Ward should not belong in the same ring with him.

That is easier said than done but Dirrell has the tools to beat Ward.

[Low_ki]

I see this going back and forth but I think that that dirrell will run out of steam in the later rounds allowing ward to rack up enough points for a decision.

[Carlisle]

Dirrel is good but he's just not good enough to beat Ward.

Ward's overall intangibles and ring generalship will pull this out. Virgil hunter has dirrell figured out and ward will follow the plan to a T.hope some how this fight gets a neutral venue.the only way I see dirrell winning is if he sticks and move the WHOLE 12 and make use every bit of that 18x18 or 20x20 feet of space of that squared circle. He has the most disciplined through out , ward will eventually figure out dirrell though.then it's a wrap for him.

[LeadUppercut]

I'm intrigued to see Ward vs Dirrell, however I do question how much their friendship will effect the quality of that fight. I know they both say 'this is business, and we'll put our friendship aside for business' (and yes, I know they're professionals etc. etc. etc)....but these guys are very good friends. Anyone who saw Chris Byrd vs DaVarryl Williamson might have an idea what I mean. That was the worst fight I have ever seen, and it was a title fight.
I sincerely hope it does not effect the way they would normally fight each other had they not been friends. I'm certain we'll be able to tell if it does

Dont give it another thought

It wont be a problem.

[LeadUppercut]

this is the best matchup in the tournament imo. also dirrell imo is the only guy in the super six who could possibly beat ward due to his style.

for the first time in his pro career and maybe in his life ward is up against a guy with huge physical advatages over him. handspeed, footspeed, reflexes, height and power.

what ward has is better fundamentals, more well rounded skills, higher boxing IQ and more mental strenght. will it be enough to beat dirrell though given that dirrell also has the stylistic advantage, anytime u have two pure boxers who like to fight on the outside the taller one usually has a tremendous advantage (hearns-leonard, breland-starling). then again we saw last night ward is a great inside fighter too, but can he get dirrell up against the ropes like he did green? dirrel has much more movement, is much quicker and throws alot more punches and from diffrent angles. he has power on those shots too.. i dont nknow how the ifght will turn out i just know we will see some world class boxing and a great matchup of styles and talent. this fight is what the sweet science is all about, i cant wait.

good post

[LeadUppercut]

Dirrell is still longer and rangier than Ward and if he plays it smart he can make it look like Ward should not belong in the same ring with him.

That is easier said than done but Dirrell has the tools to beat Ward.

I do not believe that Dirrell has the skill to do that.

Almost all intangibles can be countered with skill, and that is what Ward will do.

[DJWho]

I see a lot of you question Dirrell because of stamina or heart but I know he will show a lot of yall wrong in this fight. He have great skills yall can't say other wise.

[spoonwars]

I see a lot of you question Dirrell because of stamina or heart but I know he will show a lot of yall wrong in this fight. He have great skills yall can't say other wise.

i agree, but king punchuwenyudown arthur shortened the longevity of what you just talked about by who knows what amount. he maybe can do the matrix for a few more fights, but we'll see.