Carl "the Cobra" Froch: 1. Time dirrell's lead straight left with looping right hand counters. The chances won't be there all the time but he needs to land a few big punches while dirrell is swinging. 2. Get to the body early and often without getting picked apart by dirrells sharp straight shots. Dirrell hasn't been twelve before and relies on his legs alot early in fights. 3. Keep the pressure on without opening yourself up too much. If froch fights his normal style at a distance then he will be getting tagged early and often which will most likely result in him getting KOed. He needs to put dirrell in pressure situations to make a mistake. If dirrell gets comfortable than it's lights out. Andre "the Matrix" Dirrell: 1. Set the tone early by boxing and moving while catching froch coming in opening himself up. 2. Keep the fight at distance and time froch with the lead straight left while he's coming in face first. Pop him and move to fustrate froch to the point that he leaves himself open chasing without getting his feet set. 3. Make him feel your power early. With the handspeed dirrell possesses, Froch will be more hesitant to swing then he was against taylor the first 6 rounds. PREDICTION. I see Andre Dirrell Doing what he has to do more that froch doing what he has to do. I think dirrell will fight his normal fight, boxing from the outside and moving to feel froch out in the first 2 rounds before froch figures out he can't fight dirrell at distance and starting to press the action. At that time I see dirrell landing alot of straight shots on froch and maybe some flash knockdowns around rounds 3-5. Then I see dirrell not moving as much starts to stand his ground and just repeatedly beat froch to the punch and eventaully Knock froch out late. Froch get's hurt and dirrell comes in and finishes him off with short hooks and uppercuts in close. Froch will be on his heels because of the handspeed of dirrell. It won't be like pascal because dirrell is taller and has the same reach as froch. He will not have to get close and take the chances pascal had to because of froch's height and reach advantage in that fight. Dirrell will be able to get in and out tagging Froch without staying in range after the punch. It will be obvious that dirrell has the fastest hands in the super 6 and froch will have no answers for it. Please comment, throw in predictions and what you think the Keys are for both sides.
we'll find dirrell isn't as fast as everone thinks he is and will not be able to take the constant pressure
i see this fight kinda like..dirrell is a little reckless at times..if froch plays the counter puncher even a little he will tag dirrell enuff to have dirrell secound guessing leting his hands go so freely..taking him out of his game..then froch will up the pressure and score a late tko are win a close sd.
