After rewatching Abraham/Taylor .. Dirrell beats Arthur impressively

Froch and Dirrell looked like the 5th and 6th place guys in a 4 contestant tough man contest.

 

What do you mean score defence? Does he get extra point for making another guy miss? NO, the other guy simply doesnt get a point for not connecting but if he doesnt counter him after that missed punched then he doesnt get any points.

Direll outlanded Froch heavily? You must have watched a different fight. There were 3 rounds which Direll won clearly so he connected more but unfortunatelly for you its scored on round by round basis not on who landed more punches the entire fight.

 

Hmmm... there's no way Taylor won those early rounds handily. I gave him two or three, IIRC.

I think I had it 8-4 just prior to the KO. Arthur was out-jabbing him, controlling the fight. Jermain barely landed. Also, Dirrell doesn't commit to his punches the same way Taylor does, certainly early on.

I think it's a decent fight, but Arthur won't be chasing Dirrell. Dirrell's going to have to come to the Armenian and try to break that defence down. He'll get tired by round six and then Arthur's going to bust him up. It might be a close fight, but expect Dirrell to taste the canvas at least once.

 

It specifically says defense. Not counter punching. Making a guy miss.

Point to which rounds you believe Froch outlanded Dirrell in.

 

Direll definitely has the skill, but it will take more than that and a good jab to beat AA. That's the thing, jabs and straight punches won't have much affect on AA because they will land on his guard. Remember Pacquiao-Clottey? Direll does not have the kind of power that will stagger AA either if he manages to get one thru the guard right down the pipe. Direll will have to resort either A) bodypunching or B) cover up himself and make AA open up and counter AA then and Direll does have the speed to counter him.

I think it will be close, he will make AA miss, probably win 2-3 rounds with some being even, but AA's pressure is different than Frochs because AA won't be affected too much by half of what Dirrell throws because of AA's defense, which Froch never even had one, but I also think AA will have a hard time making Direll fight his fight and catching him cleanly. I think AA takes a Split Decision with a late rally.

 

Don't compare Froch to Abraham...Froch neither has the defense nor the punching power of Arthur and - more important - Froch's punches are slow as a snail whereas Abraham's punches are much faster than most people think.

If Dirrell was able to take a punch or two from Froch this doesn't mean he's able to absorb Abraham's. I doubt that he can.

 

the weird thing about Abraham is that he's surprisingly effective for someone with such a low output. I can certainly see why someone who's fast and can move well can beat Abraham by outpointing him and keeping it an outside fight but you can never count out someone who is so mentally tough, determined and has scary punching power... I'm very very curious to see how Abraham perform against someone as mobile as Dirrell

 

we might see a different abraham....cause dirrell got him figured out as ****.

abraham might not stay in his shell and lose the early rounds conserving his energy like he likes to do.

he might try to take the kid out quick...

go dirrell

 

watching Taylor jab (and only jab) into AA's guard didn't show me anything on how the AA/Dirrell fight will go

 

Don't think Taylor swept the first six, but certainly people are making a little too much of a last-gasp KO by AA and not realising that it was a relatively competitive fight up 'till then. The knockout isn't inevitable.

 

Dirrell certainly has the skills to beat AA on points. Thing is, unlike Ward, Dirrell doesn´t seem to be disciplined enough to stick to his gameplan and fight a smart fight for 12 full rounds. There comes often the point where it seems like he tries to prove himself in the ring. I can see a scenario where Dirrell leads comfortably(partly due to AA´s inactivity) and then all of a sudden decides to trade with AA. Bad idea!

Dirrell has the potential to beat AA on points for sure. I just don´t think he´s mentally ready to do it at this point of his career. AA by KO.

 

Dirrell has the ability to beat Abraham, but like other posters say, he may not have the discipline necessary to do so.

I think it's safe to question his heart too considering he's a fighter that's stunk out the joint on several occasions due to excessive holding, running, and just lookin outright scared.

He's one of the most scared fighters I've ever witnessed if not the most. But yes, he does have the ability.

 

That was a Shot Taylor. Dirrell is going to be looking for redemption so the best bet would be Dirrell outboxing Abraham to a UD assuming Arthur doesn't ko him but Froch has faster handspeed than AA and Dirrell avoided his shots pretty good. I actually liked Dirrell/Froch but hated the shitty decision. This Saturday is going to be interesting.

 

That´s just wrong. Plus, AA sometimes throws punches you don´t see coming due to the mixture of wide hooks and short straight rights. I don´t think Dirrell can avoid Athur´s power punches for 12 long rounds.