A closer look at Andre Dirrell

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Have been watching these in the past couple of weeks and it's made me very confident about Froch's chances.

Dirrell has fast hands but seems to fall in love with showing off his handspeed rather than acheiving much accuracy or precision. He's also a bit reckless and doesn't have great defence. I hate the way he consistently walks straight backwards with his opponent stalking him. When you do that you eventually get trapped in a corner, as seen in the first ten seconds of the Hanshaw fight. Froch is an accurate punchpicker and hits a bloody sight harder than Hanshaw. If he tagged Dirrell in the first ten seconds like Hanshaw did, Dirrell wouldn't make it out of the first round. When I envisage this fight I can see Dirrell being able to slip some punches and land some counters, but we already know Froch doesn't mind taking punches. What I can't see is how Dirrell can keep Froch off of him for any length of time.

 

you must've forgot. froch gonna be up in the ring looking like a bobblehead come fight night.

 

Blinding analysis.

So are you planning to ever back up any of your unsupported contentions with any actual reasoned arguments? I mean there's this one, Calzaghe would lose to all of the super six, Ward beats Kessler, Williams knocks out Pavlik early, Berto destroys Mosley, take your pick....

 

Good post. The more I think about it, the more I like Frochs chances.

 

are you stalking me.

 

I can't help it if your posts are memorably stupid....

 

Froch wins. End of story.

Dirrrel just doesn't have enough lateral movement to keep himself away from trouble and not the chin to stand up to blows either.

 

I don't find him impressive really.

 

After watching videos it is apparent that Dirrell not only has skills but he can fight in the trenches. It aint gonna be easy for either guy and it will probably take alot out of the winner as well as the loser.

 

good comeback. i play around a lot. work is boring and there is not much else to do.

 

I really think Froch will be too much. I think Ward is the one to watch out for.

 

Froch might be the single most overrated boxer in the sport today. He's been handed that easiest opening round match of the tournament. Every other boxer is meeting far more experienced fighters. Froch is also a champion and Dirrel has done little. It speaks volumes about Froch as a fighter that people are even debating this fight. Fact is, everyone knows that Froch is very beatable. He looked beatable against Taylor and he's looked beatable before.

 

Am I the only person who thinks Dirrell is going to win 9 or 10 rounds in this one? :think

 

He better hope he doesn't get knocked out after winning 9 or 10.

Which is a scenario that may happen.

Altough I don't see him winning a shutout by that point.