Dirrell vs Abraham: Experience Counts.

AA is not ****ing Froch. Froch is a slow, flat footed average
fighter with no defense. AA is a completely different fighter.

 

Exactly. People point out to what Abraham can't do while ignoring that he doesn't need most of that stuff. He is hard to hit with his turtle shell, while he moves around the ring slowly much of the time, his attacks are quite explosive and of course he can make an opponent nervous once they tasted his power. He has an effective style for his body type and size and isn't a clumsy, hittable fighter like Froch.

 

I think the reason Dirrell loses this fight is bc of the first fight. In his first fight he felt like he was cheated therefore he is going to be trying to make sure he does as much as possible to not get robbed again. Meaning I believe he will be taking more chances in this fight then he did in the Froch fight, these chances are going to be what eventually gets him KO'd in this fight. Abraham will probably drop him around the 8th or 9th.

 

It would depend purely on your definition of talent; while the sense of distance and timing, as well as the ability to formulate and execute a gameplan without getting rattled may not get people hyped up like a guy who has lightning fast speed, I'd venture to say they're talents nonetheless and in those areas Abraham has Dirrell trumped. It's comments like that that make me think having the decision go against him has lead to some people overrating Andre in hindsight because they feel bad for what happened. Truth is, I can't ignore that Andre fought a good portion of that fight in a way that wasn't smart even though I had him winning.

I saw moments of brilliant boxing from Andre, but I also saw mistakes so stupid that a smart fighter like Abraham will knock him out if they're not fixed- the two biggest ones being jumping in for a clinch without throwing anything (and throwing nothing on the inside), and backing straight up (at certain points without even having his guard up). I'd like to see those get fixed, and if they don't, Abraham's going to knock him out in ugly fashion. As it stands, I see a better chance of Abraham either catching him doing something stupid or catching Dirrell in a trap than I do of Dirrell keeping things on the outside and winning a clean UD.

 

Sauerland picked Ward and Dirrell not "in spite of" their lack of experience, but because of it. Look at the line up, and please show me one guy who has a snow balls chance in hell against Sauerland's two fighters.

 

Very good post !!!:good

 

You're certainly not the only person who has high hopes for Ward. If he surprises me, he sure won't be the first prospect that proved me wrong. I just think that the difference between a poorly trained and damaged version of Miranda is **** poor preparation for a recently tuned up and ready to roll Kessler.

 

You can't run in a square ring, and if you somehow are able to run...Joe Louis said it best...."You can run, but you can't hide"... You win a title by hitting a guy more than he hits you, and that is how Dirrell fought against a very aggressive fighter in Froch and imo beat him. AA beats Dirrell who will be tough to beat.

 

I don't know how you judge talent, but I know that Abraham is just as talented as Dirrell if not more.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

Busted.

 

If you look at it from a nationalistic point of view, you maybe right. But if you look at it in a boxing fans point of view, you could be no more wrong. The Europeans WILL fight each other hence disaproving your statement. If "Sauerland's two fighters" end up fighting each other, obviously ONE will lose. Do you think he did not think about this before setting up the tournament?

 

You're making my point even better than I did. Sauerland's sole objective was to put his two fighters in a big fight on American TV. He's a smart man. He knew who to invite, and who to avoid.