A Devastating Loss For Abraham

Dirrel beat Froch and now he beat Abraham.

Cant wait to see him against someone that actually knows how to box-Ward.

 

It wasn't a devastating loss because the way it ended. If the fight continued, who knows what would of happened, Abraham could of won by KO.

 

To the OP's defense, he said Abraham was "rather exposed, albeit in a weird way" and he added that "he's still amazingly talented". He didn't say that all of a sudden Abraham became a shitty fighter.

I agree in the sense that it's clear Abraham will take a ton of punishment and look amateurish vs a really skilled and fast boxer. That's why he got busted up and that's why he got knocked down for the first time in his career. Because he probably fought the best guy he had ever faced in his career.

 

I dont think its a devastating as all that. I contend that Abraham may have been able to catch and drop Dirrell. But, obviously with a rd plus to go he had his work cut out for him. Dirrell does have some excellent skills, and he looked stronger than he did against Froch. I think Froch looked worse than AA. I thought AA made Dirrell work much harder to evade. Although, he seemed more afraid of Froch for some reason. AA had hurt him, Froch did not.
If Dirrell can keep improving and maturing, the sky's the limit IMO.

 

abraham supposedly had good defense and Froch is criticized for his, but abraham really got beat down compared to Froch. abraham's face was a mess at the end, so much for his defensive ability.

 

It's not looking good for aa's future either because there are other fast and skilled boxers at 168 that would chop him up similarly. Ward, Bute, and even Froch would do some damage to him.

 

Good post.

Dirrell opened up and attacked a lot more in the Abraham fight than he did vs Froch. That's why AA was busted up, plus he was getting desperate as the fight went on and left himself wide open numerous times.

 

The thing I like about the Super 6 is the clash of different styles and well, styles make fights.

I don't think anyone will go through the tournament undefeated.

 

Which Abraham are you talking about? Being active from the beginning. Is ther another Abraham I don't know? The guy does nothing at the beginning of a fight. And that means for at least 4 rounds.

 

I mostly agree with Kirk here, although I do think there was one thing about Abraham that surprised me:

Note the way Dirrell was able to connect early with shots *around* Abraham's guard. This wasn't the speed issue that only the really fast guys could exploit, but also something a Froch or Pavlik could utilize against Abraham.

I wonder how Abraham will react to a guy he can't push backward, and someone like Pavlik who will jab and then throw left hooks off the jab. It would force him to start fighting earlier, and his wildness when down on points would leave him open.

Of course, neither Pavlik nor Froch is a great counterpuncher, so I'd probably favor him slightly in either of those fights.

But he should hope not to fight Ward or, especially, Chad Dawson, who is the worst possible guy out there for him. That's a ways off, though.

I'd favor him over Dirrell next time and only clearly make him a 'dog against Ward.

 

I don't think the fight hurts Abraham much. He can still win another title and have a good career. If anything, the fight might show a blueprint of how to beat Abraham, but who is going to apply it?

 

If Dirrell wanted to he could pitch a shut out against Abraham. His style is all wrong for Abraham.