Wednesday, August 5, 2009

The Super Six Super Middleweight Tournament: Froch vs Dirrell

As many boxing fans know the super six tournament begins in early October. So boxing fans we have time until we get to see our favorite fighters in the super middleweight division in action facing each other. Mikkel Kessler, Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham, Jermain Taylor and Carl Froch are the six participants in the tournament. The first matchup is Carl Froch vs Andre Dirrell which will be a great test for Dirrell and Froch. Because one Dirrell has not face a boxer that will eat his shots only to exchange harder shots, and Froch is facing an opponent in Dirrell with fast hand speed, can fight from different angles, has power along with the speed in his punches, counters very good, and his defense is good as well. Carl Froch is proven to be a force to be reckoned with in the super middleweight division. He came off the canvas to knock out Jermain Taylor with 15 seconds left in their matchup last April, so we know mentally hes strong. He has the rounds to keep the fight close, he has the power to make Dirrell stay on his bicycle, and he will force you to fight him. This is one of the hardest matchups to score for this tournament because we dont know how Froch can adjust to Dirrell's speed, and we dont know how Dirrell can react to Froch's power. Skill wise Andre Dirrell is ahead of Froch, but even though he has skill he doesnt have the experience or the rounds. Froch has power, a decent chin, excellent stamina, and will fight to the very end. I really dont know if Andre Dirrell is ready because his fights rarely go into the later rounds and Froch can fight in the later rounds. This fight will be very close but despite the lack of experience I see Andre Dirrell getting the victory over Carl Froch he has great footwork so he'll avoid Froch's power though I do see Dirrell fading in the later rounds i'm going to say Dirrell close unanimous decision

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