Ward to defeat Kessler and Dirrell to defeat Abraham The winner of the tournament, in my opinion, will be one of the above olympians :good
Come to think of it, a speedy mover probably has the best chances against AA. Ayala and Gainer gave him hell in their fights due to their sprints a la Ottke
i know i am in the minority on this but i too think dirrell has a good chance of beating abraham if he retains a bit of experiance he got against froch, less falling and ***** and a bit more fighting and i think he could def beat AA. bad matchup imo for AA. Not quite sure what my official prediction would be for the fight but im not counting Dirrell out. just imo
I am finding it hard to pick a winner for this super 6. Of course I want Froch to win being from the UK, but my head tells me he is not the favourite at all. But who is??
I am finding it hard to pick a winner for this super 6. Of course I want Froch to win being from the UK, but my head tells me he is not the favourite at all. But who is??
IF Ward beats Kessler.. he certainly have a fair chance to win the tournament! But lets just wait and see if he can handle A-level fighters first! Dirrell, Nah.. not quite sure about that, he is f... far from the final yet
My sentiments exactly. I think his "amateur dramatics" in the Froch fight did'nt go down well with the judges but I still had him a clear winner. Ability wise, he seems as gifted as they come and his fast left hook, would be perfect against AA's "gloves in front of the face" defense. Ward, in my opinion, is being written off too quickly. He defeated Miranda easily and is my "dark horse" of the competition. Whatever the outcome, this tournament is great and hopefully will lead to further tournaments in other divisions. :thumbsup
I don't think speed is the best weapon to beat Abraham. Speed doesn't break his airtight guard. Someone would need an iron chin and the mental fortitude to take some real bombs and use counterpunching to find openings in Abraham's guard. If Dirrell was nervous about Froch's power, one of these explosions by Abraham will make him think twice about opening up. Taylor fought valiantly against the hard hitting Pavlik, but one Abraham unleashed, he became more hunshy than I have ever sen him.
