This is my second thread but this time I am laying all my cards on the table and my ESB credibility to make a bold prediction. I believe that if all goes according to plan, i.e. no hand injuries, then Dirrell I believe will be hitting Froch very cleanly and very often early for the 1st part of the fight and Froch will not get into this fight even though he has the determination and grit, I believe that once he gets hurt Dirrell will finish him. As I said I will be willing to eat crow if Froch does win and all credit to him if he does but I cannot help but envision Dirrell stopping Froch due to superior hand speed and constant accumulation of shots being landed. Alot of boxing observers will make a point of saying, what will happen in rounds 8 to 12, I dont think it will last as long as that and I predict a 9th round stoppage and I feel Froch will be taking alot of big shots and he will eventually get the fight punched out of him, despite his stealy determination. If Taylor was a good finisher Froch would of been done by round 3 because he was definitely foggy and I see Dirrell finishing the job if this is the case. People believe that you can judge a fighter off his last fight but we have all seen that this is not a good way to assess how a future fight may pan out. I believe that the biggest factors in this fight will be speed and accuracy and Froch will be taking much more clean shots in this fight than he signed up for and it will be goodnight Vienna by the 9th round. Accumulation Stoppage. Remember what I said about Maidana, it wouldn't be wise to sleep on Dirrell Thoughts...
Completely the opposite opinion. Froch will stop Dirrell by 10th. Forget 10. More like 6 or 7. Dirrell hasn't impressed me. Good hand speed but lacks power IMO. Forch will jab his way in and shut Dirrell down
Ya -- an undefeated prospect who won a bronze medal in the 2004 olympics is a bum. Just shut the **** up.
I can't see Dirrell stopping him but a wide ud for Dirrell is def what i see happening. too much speed for the plodding froch.
I respect your opinion and the thing is Froch can use that jab all he likes but he lacks the speed to actually get in and he will be getting countered silly in this fight. Do you remember the 3rd round when Froch went to throw a jab or a punch and got countered and shortly after he was kissing the canvas ??? Froch will be getting countered like that all throughout the fight He is too slow of hand and foot for somebody as fast and accurate as Dirrell
well WTF do you see in Forch?? a chin?? thats about it, and the so called great chin already got cracking by A MW so lets see how its gonna hold up now