King Arthur Abraham...one of the very best fighters in the world...

I feel that AA will start to come out of the shell and chase dirrell which will not be good for him. If dirrell stands in front of AA and plays the guessing game then he will eventually guess the wrong angle of punch and be hurt. If he fights inside or outside he will give AA problems. If he fights at punching distance then he is putting himself in danger every second. AA stalks people after he hurts them and then starts unloading. I don't think he will hurt dirrell at distance. I think AA is gonna have to stalk and that will lead to his demise because he is wide open then. His defense is only good when he's being defensive. Also, If AA has to stalk then he will be using more energy then usuall. AA conserves that energy with the shell. I want to see how he looks after he's been stalkin. When he goes to stalk then dirrell will be snapping his head back. If dirrell stands in front of him then AA will eventually catch him and stretch em.

 

It's true. Unless you have a very good inside game, you are toast against Abraham... that is... unless you have great footwork, power, timing and ring-intelligence, or... unless Abraham is not quite as good as we think. We'll see.

 

I like aa...too bad he never got his hands on kp....i just wanna see a good fight this weekend as i like andre too...if i had to put money i would put it on aa though...he's a beast with power

 

I agree, Abraham will be too much for Dirrell. I think Dirrell is slick enough to avoid being KTFO but the ref or his corner will stop the fight.

 

Edit: Looks like the judges and ref have been changed, theres only one official from michigan now

 

I think AA will win also, but Dirrell might come in having grown up a lot due to his first pro loss. If that happens, we may see Dirrell's first W against an elite man. Let's see if he grew up and wants to use his tools. If he doesn't I don't see him doing anything significant in this tournament against Kessler or Ward either.

 

im not a big fan of abraham but DAMN that dudes got some caveman type of power.

 

Dirrell's lack of sustained focus is going to be his downfall if he hasn't fixed it. It was shocking how little he did on the inside vs Froch while still initiating the clinches...hopefully he changes that vs Abraham, because it'll be a short, painful night for Andre if he jumps in without working and does nothing on the inside again. He talks as though he's learned that lesson...now it's time to find out just how well he has.