Time to eat some crow regarding Abraham-Dirrell

They should do a rematch, what a **** ending

 

I'll eat a little too. Not because of who I picked...but because of how I predicted the fight would play out. I was sure stylistically this was the worst match up you could come up with in the Super Six, and expected an ugly drawn out cat and mouse type of fight. So I decided to watch the HBO card on television and have Abraham-Dirrell playing simultaneously on my laptop, since I wasn't expecting much from Showtime. To my surprise Dirrell stood his ground and used movement only as need be. I thoroughly enjoyed the fight (though the ending kind of ruined it) and Dirrell really impressed me.

 

I hedged a little more than that. I said if the post point deduction Dirrell from the Froch fight showed up......

And show up he did. The young man took a HUGE step up. The only question I had was if he could withstand a full 12 round barrage... We still don't know that, but Dirrell was still doing an admirable job not getting hit, his specialty, before the DQ. He was still countering enough so that AA couldn't have his way or land clean.

 

Good post..pure class in my book:good...Something else to add to your post was how Dirrell was able to handle AA power...We all know AA can bang, and I was shocked on how Dirrell was taking AA shots flush on the chin without budging...now thats what got me!

Kinda figured Dirrell was out to get some redemption! Too many people overlooked Dirrell physical attributes! None the less it was a good win smeared by the ending!atsch

 

Yep! Taylor was coming up from MW so techinally I didnt count him but you're right...Dirrell is the first natural SMW to eat all of AA shots and keep on doing his thing! I cant lie though...AA was starting to hit Dirrell a lot but Dirrell didnt lose focus IMO.

I hope this isnt the case as the touny goes on...We'll have to see how everybody else handle his power before I comment on his power...Seems he drained himself to fight at 160 to have the power advantage, but I wont make assumption until I see him in there with another natural SMW!

 

**** I did just the opposite...To be honest I didnt even watch the HBO card...Who won?atsch

 

AA's power is a little over rated. Both Pavlik and AA took several KD's and a couple of rounds to finish off Miranda after they initially hurt him. AA was shorter and at a reach disadvantage and Dirrell did very well to control the distance so I'm not sure how much of those punches he actually took. AA was fed a steady diet of shorter guys in his title defenses in Germany. They had to come to him to take the belt as he shelled up so they were in his wheel house. No doubt he does have a tremendous punch when he gets the right set, like having a guy on his knees in front of him, but I think it had more to do with Dirrell's keeping him out of his comfort zone than his chin. I'm not knocking Dirrell's chin. I just think his defense kept it from being checked more than anything else.

 

Nice that you ate some crow!