A Devastating Loss For Abraham

Direll should have 4 points.He is that good.:good

 

We haven't seen how Dirrell fairs against a mover like himself yet. Step up Mr Ward. For me Ward will win this fight. Only takes ward to win and a few other results to happen an Dirrell is out of the tournament.

 

i don't really think aa needs to go back to the drawing board and and reinvent himself. the man just needs to be busier. let his hands go. i know dirrell's skillset didnt really afford aa the opportunites that froch's skillset will, but inactivity has been a trait of aa's game for quite some time.

he was landing on dirrell. he landed some good right hands. that was a clean kd in the 10th.

ive gone on at length about why i thought aa would ko froch prior to the dirrell fight. the dirrell fight has not changed that opinion a bit. froch lack of movement combined w/ his defensive flaws makes him probably the best matchup aa could have coming off a loss and needing to get back on track. that right hand that was effectively but rarely landing against dirrell COULD land all night against froch.

 

I always thought Dirrell had the talent and style to beat anyone at 168 or 175. However, he's also flawed and undisciplined enough to lose to a lot of guys at both weight classes. He fought a pretty disciplined fight against Abraham though.

 

funny ****

 

I've always thought Dirrell was more talented than Ward but that Andre is more focused and less likely to make a mistake. I'm not surprised by his great performance against Abraham or his timid one against Froch.

As for Abraham, he's always been overrated. He has never beaten a legitimate boxer/mover like Dirrell. Worse for him, he still hasn't faced Ward, Bute or Dawson, who also lurk in that weight range and also fight using their feet.

And there's no guarantee he'd get past Pavlik, Froch or Kessler, either. He's an elite fighter but nothing close to an ATG, IMO.

 

After the Crotch fight, I thought Dirrell could take AA quite easily if he kept pot shotting him and moving. Dirrell did much of that throughout the fight but in the closing rounds he didn't seem as mobile as he was earlier and AA was catching him, especially when Dirrell backed off onto the ropes. To me that showed he was game but not thinking of his best interests as AA seemd to have the power to wipe him out if he kept the pressure up and not let Dirrell dance.

I feel that Dirrell had it in him to win the fight - seen out r11 and then coasted on the 12th. AA is dangerous for all the rounds but he is very ineffective against Dirrell's style - if Dirrell could maintain it. Easier said than done, but I felt Dirrell could have done it last night. The DQ was a symptom of AA's frustration at not being able to catch him.

Well done, Andre Dirrell - you got cheated out of a celebration that was pretty much in the bag.

 

Don't feel bad. You are in good company. When Kalle Saurland put this together I'm sure he felt the same thing. :yep

 

Don't worry; you'll learn. See, I expected Dirrell to beat Abraham on a much improved performance from his awful showing against Froch. And he did. The way Abraham fought last night only showed me that I had underestimated him, though. Abraham is even better than I thought and Dirrell is as good I had hoped.

 

almost as bad as arum thinking pavilk would ko bhop:rofl

 

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