Froch is going to send Dirrell out to look for some more Hanshaw and Oganov level fighters. The kid is in over his head. If he proves me wrong, I'll be quite surprised. Taylor/Abraham is 50/50 in my opinion. Abraham has never faced anyone who is even close to Jermain Taylor, but I have no idea what JT has left in the gas tank.
I definitely give AA a better chance to win against JT than David Gay(e) against Valuev. Both are kind of David vs. Goliath fights and JT is on a whole other level than Valuev, but AA is not exactly David Gay(e) either.
Marciano was a midget & look what he did. That one photo from the weigh in thread is scary the way he's built (strong). This guy is a bore to watch with his defense & he relies on that 1 punch KO power. So JT better be on his toes. Height isn't as important when your solid as a rock... This content is protected Too bad AA has only has amatuerish kills... I can see JT sticking that solid left jab into that guard all night.:bbb
Yeah, I just don't see Dirrell having enough presence to get it done. He might be able to tee off on Carl though early, but that didn't get Jermain very far in the end, and Jermain, for all his faults, is a proven vet. I'm pretty sure Taylor gets stopped late. He's not in Little Rock anymore.
Ok, we talk after the fight. No excuses, no "Taylor was shot" no "Abraham just had a bad day". I stand to my word, I hope you do the same.
Arthur's defense is seriouly over rated. Some pretty feather fisted guys split his guard and popped his head back with jabs. JT has one of the best jabs in the business, and I think that would be the key to a win.
IF AA somehow manages to KO JT, then we will most definitely hear from every Taylor fan that he is shot to **** - which isn't true, even if he gets KTFO (which I don't think he will).
I guess you think AA by KO? Well, if Taylor beats him, what do you think would have happened if AA & Pavlik fought, @ 160lbs like JT was when KP beat him???
That's tough though. I'm not saying Jermain is badly shot or anything, but he's taken some pretty serious punishment. Two fights with Hopkins, a hard fight with Winky, two fights with Pavlik, a BRUTAL loss to Froch... my hat goes off to him big time if he beats Abraham convincingly, which you figure he'll have to to win.