Whic match is more interesting, Ward vs. Dirrell or Froch vs. Abraham?

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  1. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I wouldn't miss the Abraham/Froch fight for love nor money!

    I probably won't watch Ward/Dirrell. The mere sight of Andre Ward makes me want to smash my TV and then puke. I'll probably never tune in to a Ward fight unless I am at least 90% sure Ward will take a career ending beating.
     
  2. Skilletscuz

    Skilletscuz mma champ Ronda Rousey Full Member

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    ahhh
    since im a Ward fan, well.....

    Ward vs. Dirrell is a very compelling fight for a serious boxing fan
    (i confidently believe Ward will start shutting out Dirrell after the 2 or 3 rd)
    but....

    Froch vs Abraham will be the more entertaining fight for about all audiences. Though AA will most likely win by KO, i would like to see Froch win....

    If Froch can attack the body in the first 4 rounds, he's got a good chance going the distance and gassing out AA. Dirrell showed that AA's body can get hit - hello hook around
     
  3. Skilletscuz

    Skilletscuz mma champ Ronda Rousey Full Member

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    some swear that Dirrell will "expose" and beat down Ward badly..... so it may be worth your while to watch Ward. Probably you'll go aggro on your lousy tv and smash it in the end...
     
  4. Murali

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    I will watch both fights with interest. But it's got to be Ward-Dirrell for me. A good technical match-up of two highly skilled boxers.

    I think - and hope - that Dirrell can use his speed and lateral movement to frustrate Ward and make it hard for him to do his infighting and holding. The winner of this fight has a great chance of victory in the super six as a whole. As I believe Dirrell deserved victory over Froch, I really hope he stays in.

    Froch can be in very entertaining fights (Kessler, Taylor, Pascal) so I'm fascinated to see how his style matches up with Abraham's. I'd like to see Froch progress but I have a feeling that the longer the fight goes, the more Abraham will prove to be dangerous. Would not rule out an Abraham TKO win either. But...

    Dirrell SD Ward
    Abraham UD Froch
     
  5. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: His fights can be ugly but I'm still a fan. For me Ward - Dirrell is the more interesting because the skill level of both fighters. Froch - AA will probably be more exciting but isn't more fascinating to me.
     
  6. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    My beef with Ward is that he pretends to be Super-Christian, and then comes out and fights like Mustafa Hamsho while his fundamentalist fans sit in the crowd and cheer him on. It's disgusting.
     
  7. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Abraham vs Froch is going to be exciting. You got a guy slow as a snail but tries to fight like Roy Jones against a guy with real KO power. Its almost guaranteed decapitation.


    Ward vs Dirrell is a boxing fans dream fight. 2 young highly skilled fighters, most believe should be unbeaten, meeting for the first time.

    But again decapitation is more exciting naturally.
     
  8. WatchfortheHook

    WatchfortheHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    On paper its Froch-Abraham

    However, if it's midway through the Ward-Dirrell fight and Dirrell is up on the cards a la Dawson-Pascal...that could become very interesting.
     
  9. theboy_racer

    theboy_racer Boxing Junkie banned

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    Both are obviously good

    For me Froch/Abraham is the one im more excited for.
     
  10. pavlikfan

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    Ward-Dirrell for pure boxing.

    Froch-Abraham for an all-out WAR.
     
  11. THN

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    I expecth 2 very good but different figth's, and I can't wait
     
  12. Skilletscuz

    Skilletscuz mma champ Ronda Rousey Full Member

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    lol
    you've got a funny point, and i think that turns off a few from him cuz they consider him to be hypocritical....

    but dont you think its silly to "Kick-Ass for the Lord" in the first place? I'd hardly call boxing a "christian" sport, if there is a classification lol....

    anycase, you'd "expect" a fighter who publicly views himself as a staunch christian not to use "dirty" or "veteran" tactics - understandable....

    i'd like to present this as a "factual" opinion of mine - i think him being a "competitor" comes first to being a "christian" lol. He's a fighter and a true competitor at heart. Its hard to break that mentality, considering he's been undefeated since 15. He said he was able to avenge that loss prior to his winning streak at that... now thats a sign of a hardcore competitor!
     
  13. motownsiu

    motownsiu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    love my fellow oaklad boy, but i gotta go with froch-abraham. someone could get hurt in that one.
     
  14. Super_Fly_Sam

    Super_Fly_Sam Aus Boxer Full Member

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    Agree.

    Ward VS Dirrell will be more appealing to purists imo

    Froch VS Abraham will be much more appealing to the casual fan

    Im lookin forward to both... dont think i'll be able to watch either though :twisted: DAM u Austalian PPV people!!! :fire
     
  15. kinski

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    Froch and AA. Ward and Direll will b boring.