ANDRE DIRRELL EXPOSES ARTHUR ABRAHAM

Andre Dirrell W DQ 11 Arthur Abraham TIME: 1:13

Scores at the time of the DQ: 98-91, 97-92, 97-92 ALL IN FAVOR OF A. DIRRELL

Andre Dirrell made Arthur Abraham look one dimensional during his awesome performance last night. He won almost every round by out boxing and counter punching the power punching brute. He showed that he had the skills and mental toughness to compete and win on a high level. He stuck to his game plan and totally dominated Abraham. He won all but maybe one round against the undefeated German. Abraham complained of low blows that were on the belt-line, like he does in every fight. He was getting destroyed by the younger, quicker, more talented boxer, and that is why he resorted to hitting when his man was down. Before this fight I had a lot of respect for Abraham as a man but not now. He couldn't just fight by the rules and take the loss like a man he had to cheat. He quit and in my eyes Dirrell should have got 3 points for the DQ loss. Another thing that makes me sick are these Abraham fans that say he would have Koed Dirrell if it would have went another round, they must be able to tell the future. They should be mad at their fighter for throwing the fight and robbing them of a chance to see him come back. I can under stand if he was in the middle of a combination and in the heat of the moment he accidentally connected. That punch was a power punch and he loaded up after he knew his fighter was on the ground. Even then I could have forgave him if he handled it like a man, but that was not the case. He tried to back peddle when questioned by Jim Gray, and wouldn't admit to anything. He even called Andre Dirrell and actor, and said he wasn't hurt. What punk, he should have just owned up to it like a man not an immature baby. I hope he gets suspended or his action, but he probably wont. He was knocked out cold and his body was twitching, and he didn't even know he won, what an actor. Abraham was exposed and he now will loose to Andre Ward and any other man in the tournament that wants to box him.

WEIGHED IN AND READY TO GO IN DETROIT

Andre Dirrell 167.5 VS. Arthur Abraham 168

Andre Dirrell

BIRTH DATE: O9/07/1983
HEIGHT: 6'2"
REACH: 75"
WEIGHT CLASS: 168 super middleweight
BELTS: NA/
WHERE: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
PRO RECORD: 18-1, 13 KO
AMATEUR RECORD: 231 wins
TRAINER: Leon Lawson
NICK NAMES: The Matrix
COUNTRY: USA
NATIONALITY: African-American
AGE: 26

BOXING STANCE: southpaw

WINS: 18
KO: 13
LOSSES:1
CURRENT WIN STREAK: 0
NOTABLE WINS: Victor Oganov TKO 6, Derrick Findley TKO 6, Carl Froch W 12
RING MAGAZINE RANKING: NA/
COMMON OPPONENTS: NA/




Arthur Abraham

BIRTH DATE: 02/20/1980
HEIGHT: 5'10"
REACH: 72"
WEIGHT CLASS: 168 super middleweight
BELTS: NA/
WHERE: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
PRO RECORD: 31-0, 25 KO
TRAINER: Ulli Wegner
NICK NAMES: KING
COUNTRY: Germany
NATIONALITY: Armenian-German
AGE: 30

BOXING STANCE: orthodox

WINS: 30
KO: 25
LOSSES: 0
CURRENT WIN STREAK: 31
NOTABLE WINS:Jermain Taylor KO 12, Edison Miranda TKO 4, Sebastien Demers KO 3
RING MAGAZINE RANKING: 6
COMMON OPPONENTS: NA/


Prediction: Andre Dirrell W 12 Arthur Abraham

Although Arthur Abraham is the undefeated favorite in this fight I think Dirrell's boxing ability will tell the tale in this one. First off Andre Dirrell should be undefeated and deserved a win against Carl Froch in the first round of this tournament. It doesn't matter if it looked like he ran in that fight, he out boxed Froch all night long. If you don't agree then you have no idea how to score a fight. Arthur has many positives going for him including, power, toughness, durability, a good chin, and a great attitude. How ever his body is open for attack and his defense can be exploited. He is a two way fighter, meaning he is either on offense or defense, and that means he is predicable. He has many flaws as well that I believe Andre can exploit if he is smart and sticks to his game plan. When King Arthur throws his punches he over commits himself and is somewhat wild. If Andre can wait in the pocket he can easily counter Abraham. If he catches him coming in with a counter he can hurt Arthur. What did we learn about Arthur in his last fight? He has power and can change a fight with one punch. The only problem is he did it against a washed up, shot fighter in Jermain Taylor who was way passed his prime, it also took him 12 rounds to do so. Taylor barley even through a right hand or power punch the whole fight. When Taylor jabbed and threw punches Abraham just put on his earmuffs, which left his body wide open. Dirrell on the other hand out boxed a dirty undefeated champion on the biggest stage of his life. He made Froch look like a sloppy amateur and left him off balance all night. He got robbed in that fight, and now has something to prove. He is a way better skilled technician then his opponent. He is also way faster on his feet, and has faster hand speed then Abraham. He is also fighting in his home state of Michigan, witch should be good for him. If he can box for 12 whole rounds he will get a well deserved win and move on in the tournament with gained confidence. If he does not and is not focused even for a second it could be an early night.

SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC : GROUP STAGE 1

Standings after group stage 1
FIGHTER RECORD POINTS

Arthur Abraham 1-0 3

Carl Froch 1-0 2

Andre Ward 1-0 2

Jermain Taylor 0-1 0

Andre Dirrell 0-1 0

Mikkel Kessler 0-1 0

What did we learn after watching group stage one? Who is the favorite after group stage one? We have learned what we already knew that the tournament is good for boxing and fun to watch. A lot of questions have been answered and some verdicts are still out. It seems that the knock out losses, and tough wars with Bernard Hopkins have finally caught up with Jermain Taylor. I thought he could have been the dark horse in this tournament because he had something to prove after losing to inferior opponent Carl Froch. Jermain looked nothing like his former self in the Arthur Abraham fight. He looked old and as we all know you can get old in one night in this sport. Arthur Abraham can hit hard and he did what he had to do against Taylor in winning and getting the KO but I think he has many flaws. If Taylor would have been younger or even threw some punches he could have won. I see many chinks in King Arthur's armor that will be exploited by the Andre Ward and possibly the young Andre Dirrell when they fight. Like I said Taylor is old and should save himself and us from any further embarrassment and get out of the tournament, but he wont. The world saw what I already knew that Carl Froch is just a big puncher with no real skill. He looked like an amature against Andre Dirrell flailing wild punches like a mma fighter. Andre Dirrell got stuck with a horrible refferee and Carl Froch got away with a home town decision. Andre has a tough draw in the second round but if he can box for twelve rounds he can win. As bad as Kessler looked against Ward I'm still going to pick him to beat the unpolished Froch. Kessler was the biggest disappointment in stage 1, by loosing his title and looking bad doing it. He was beaten easy by an unproven young American gold medalist easy, and not really putting up a fight. Andre Ward could be the next big American boxing sensation if he can win this tournament and then beat the winner of the Bute VS Andrade. There are big names at 168 and 175 if he moves up. He has been improving each time out and I knew he would be a problem after he beat Miranda easy. He will now be the man to beat and if he can keep improving and boxing the way he did against Kessler he can win the tournament easy. Expect the standings to change in the next stage but I guess we will have to wait until January to know for sure. I will talk about group stage 2 and there match ups in the coming weeks so be ready for that.


Nick Thomas deathwish72@gmail.com

DUMB OUT EXCLUSIVE WITH ANTHONY DIRRELL

This week we went to Flint Michigan to hang out with up and coming boxing sensation Anthony Dirrell. He told us about getting into boxing in Flint, and boxing his brother Andre back in the day. After hanging with this young star I can see that like his brother a world title shot is in his future. He spoke on his heroic bout with cancer, his family and his faith in God. If you liked watching his brother Andre box in the Super six Tournament then you will like Anthony. Andrea Dirrell might be more popular right now and he may have more speed but Anthony has more power and one day soon everyone will know his name.

SUPER SIX TOURNAMENT STARTS OUT WITH A BANG AND A THUD:

Arthur Abraham KO 12 Jermain Tylor

The first round of fights in the Super Six Tournament started Saturday night and it was as good as anticipated. Jermain Taylor looked old and unsure of himself he barely even threw a right hand he is done. Artur Abraham had a hard punch but he also has many flaws that better competition will exploit. When Abraham throws his punches they are wild and he is wide open for a counter, he also has no body defense. I picked Taylor to win but in boxing you can turn old in one night and that is what happened to him. He has had too many wars and it has drained him, he is no longer the Jermain Taylor who was the middleweight champ. The good thing about this tournament is the Knockout bonus, It was evident King Artur was tyring at the end to pick up his bonus points. I don't see either fighter going deep into this tournament especially Taylor.

Carl Froch W12 Andre Dirrell

Froch looked amateurish when he was constantly out of position throwing wild punches at the younger, faster Dirrell. I thought as many did that Andre Dirrell earned the decision for out boxing and landing the cleaner more effective punches. It seemed that Froch got a home town decision, for sure he got home town refereeing. He fouled so many times by holding and hitting, rabbit punching and just plain rough tactics the whole night I can even begin to count. Instead of Froch loosing points for his illegal activity they took a point away from Dirrell. The reff took a point for leaning on Froch which he didn't warn him for, He warned him for holding too much and even thoughts warnings were excessive. If Andre would have been a little more busy and trew more combinations he would have won by a landslide. The scores were off with one judge seeing the fight for Dirrell and the other two seeing it for Froch, it was a 4 point swing in Froch's favor. I was impressed by the young Dirrell and thought he won but that is boxing and you never know how the judges will score the fight especially in Europe. I don't think Froch will hold his title much longer and he wont win this tournament. I think it is funny that he was calling out Super Joe because he isn't even close to his level. Andre Dirrell has a bright future in front of him and he is young so he can learn from this fight.

Over all the fights were fun and exciting and I can wait for the next group to lace up their gloves and start throwing. My final analysis is Abraham is overrated, Taylor is shot, Dirrell got robbed and Froch is just plain wild. Having said that watching a tournament like this brings great excitement with its colorful characters who aren't afraid to put it all on the line.

Nick Thomas deathwish72@gmail.com