Help me decide a winner in Dirrell vs Abraham...

Abraham by brutal KO. Too strong.

 

Dirrell via Terry Norris style beatdown

 

In all honestly, this will probably be the most boring title fight in recent times if it goes how I expect it to go, with Dirrell poking Abraham to the body with a bunch of jabs for 12 dreadful rounds

 

I can't pick this one myself however: Either Dirrell stays on the backfoot and boxes Abraham to a decision or The King catches him flush and lights out. I haven't seen anything to suggest Dirrell has a suspect chin but when Abraham puts some mustard behind his punches he can disconnect any fighter from their senses. I don't see Abraham winning a decision unless he hurts Dirrell early and can't finish because he doesn't have the workrate so I think the question is: Can Abraham catch the elusive Dirrell with one of his dynamite punches or will the quicker and slicker man rack up the points on his way to dethroning The King? I doubt Dirrell is capable of denting that iron beard of Abraham unless he lands an incredable amount of punches.

 

Abraham at 100% versus dirrell at a 100% health, should be just like Froch-vs-dirrell.
(annoying-lackLuster-boring-with andre running)

The difference is that Abraham will catch Dirrell and put him to sleep.

Arthur should expect a fight and not overlook Dirrell. If he can do that then he should be the favorite.

 

i see Dirrell successfully out boxing Abraham early (obviously) and most likely get stretched around 9....yea sounds about right.

 

The 'home team' is 3 and OH. That is the only tie breaker I'm seeing at this point. Haven't seen enough of AA at 168 to see if he is going to be more aggressive. That is my one doubt.

 

Dirrell if it goes by decision or Abraham if it ends by ko. Don't know its really a toss up. BTW bringing up Terry Norris was pretty random and he was very, very good.

 

Oh, I have alot of Norris' fights and am too a fan but more of a Meldrick Taylor fan.

 

TITLE FIGHT ??? :rofl

Okay let's get serious - before the Taylor fight it was the same empty talk about how Taylor would win a wide decision most surely and the only chance Abraham has to win is a KO... And what happened? Abraham did win by KO, but don't forget HE was already winnig a wide decision so he didn't need a KO to win...

I bet my ass it will be the same with Direll - everybody is talking about how Direll will win a wide decision just having to be carefull not to get cought, and how Abraham can win only by KO. But when Direll wakes up after a brutal KO don't forget to look at the cards - I bet my ass that Abraham will be a clear leader up to the point of KO

 

I have never found myself rooting against a guy more than Andre Dirrell. He is probably one of the best and purest athletes in the Sport. But it is so obvious that NO-ONE has taught Dirrell how to "FIGHT". He knows how to BOX, But he doesn't "FIGHT". I don't expect him to stand TOE2TOE with Abraham or any fighter for that matter. But with his speed and head movement he can easily engage with a 4-6 punch combination without getting hit. But he would spend an entire fight running...And when I say running...I literally mean RUNNING. Below is the Dirrell vs Curtis Stevens fight (last few rounds) where Dirrell spent 10 rounds RUNNING and FLAT-OUT EMBARRASSED HIMSELF....And down-right pissed me off.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFTYMloG5m0&feature=related[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59OtUXszsUE&feature=related[/ame]

 

Watch some tape of Dirrell, and take note of how much he clinches, and how bad he sucks at clinching. That's your answer.