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"F****** ferocious" was what my friend said.

he's looking good that body shot must of been hard to floor th sparing like that

Adamj1987 wrote:he's looking good that body shot must of been hard to floor th sparing like that

Wait until he's got the headguard and mickey-mouse sized gloves off.

Dirrell's going to get clumped.

Interestingly, Dirrell's grandad is sounding off:-



Who is training Andre for this fight?

I’m training Andre fully for this fight. I’ve been working with him since 2004. I’ve been training him as an assistant but my father [Dirrell’s grandfather and head coach Leon Lawson Snr] had to stay back and take care of some things. We all work together simply because it’s a family dream, something we’ve been after for 20 years now. I have been asked to train other fighters but my main focus is the family.

Have you been watching many tapes of Froch?

Tapes are important but once the guy is in there, he’ll be close and we will see his weaknesses. I watched most of the tapes – more than Andre – and analysed them. Speed is our No. 1 focus and ring generalship. We have the better defence, foot movement, we’re harder to hit, have the better amateur pedigree.

How involved were you and your grandfather in Andre’s amateur career?

Very involved – it’s a family business. We weren’t happy with the decision in the Olympic semi-finals [losing to Gennady Golovkin]. Andre had got gold in the pre-Olympics two months before the tournament, but we’re not going to cry about it now.

Were Andre Ward and your nephew friendly as team-mates or competitive?

There wasn’t really any competition as they were in different weight classes. There was a close relationship, they were more like brothers. They are still good friends but this is their living, how they support their families. We would love the opportunity to meet Andre Ward in the finals. The two American boys, the two outsiders.

Were you surprised that Andre is the betting outsider?

I was very surprised at the odds, but we’re going to take advantage on the betting end [laughs].

So how has preparation been going and who has Andre been sparring? We heard Dion Savage.

He’s sharper than ever, well conditioned, the boy is ready to go.

He hasn’t sparred Savage though, that’s incorrect information – Savage wouldn’t get in the ring with him. We’ve worked with the guy who knocked out Chris Byrd, Shaun [George], Aaron Williams, Carlos De Leon Jnr and Andre has been looking great against every one of them. He dominates everyone we put him in with. We’ve sparred biggers guys to prepare for Froch’s strength and hard punching.

Who will be Andre’s toughest Super Six opponent?

[Mikkel] Kessler or Ward. Kessler has a lot more experience and he’s been to the heighest heights. Ward is a super boxer and their contest will be more of a chess match.

Not Froch? He’s unbeaten and never been stopped.

On October 17 I’m confident Andre will stop him. Besides the drunk Englishmen he’s fought, he’s fought nobody. Jermain Taylor was not the same fighter after the two Kelly Pavlik fights. Froch was still getting whupped all fight and Andre will do serious damage to Taylor when they meet.

Andre is the most complete fighter, he can switch without notice and he’s comfortable on both sides. Froch keeps talking about “we” meaning him and his fans, but when the bell rings, it’s just him and Andre. Froch says Andre’s coming to the “snake pit” but he’s actually going into the lion’s den against the lion.

Andre had 230 amateur fights, Froch had around 90. After he wins all the belts in 68 [12st], of course we’d move up to 75 [light-heavyweight] and take on all-comers.

What has training at Big Bear done for Andre?

It’s a harder environment, we do 12-15 rounds of strong sparring, with only 30 seconds’ rest, and there’s not much oxygen. It does something for you mentally also, you feel that there’s nothing that can stop you.

What’s good is that we’re fighting on the same time as here [California time]. We’re sparring here at 6pm California [2am in Britain] time, around the time we’ll be fighting in Nottingham. It’s a disadvantage to Froch to be fighting at 2am.

Picture Credit (homepage): Tom Casino/Showtime

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=1286

c'mon the cobra!

An unbeaten southpaw 175 guy from NYC at the moment, plus 3 others. They get in for 2 rounds apiece for 16.

He was the spar for Tarver for Dawson - and has sparred with Librado Andrade, Murqui etc.

G0mez wrote:An unbeaten southpaw 175 guy from NYC at the moment, plus 3 others. They get in for 2 rounds apiece for 16.

He was the spar for Tarver for Dawson - and has sparred with Librado Andrade, Murqui etc.

Has he given any feedback on how Froch compares to them? Interesting as to how confident Dirrell's grandfather is... this is going to be a humdinger.

Deserter wrote:

G0mez wrote:An unbeaten southpaw 175 guy from NYC at the moment, plus 3 others. They get in for 2 rounds apiece for 16.

He was the spar for Tarver for Dawson - and has sparred with Librado Andrade, Murqui etc.

Has he given any feedback on how Froch compares to them? Interesting as to how confident Dirrell's grandfather is... this is going to be a humdinger.

I think Froch's reach and recovery impressed him. It's not going to be until this week he finds out how hard Froch is, as he leaves a lot in reserve until the final week(s).

It's a tough life being a spar though it sounds. He was saying people just wanna beat you up. Often he'd fly to wherever and just go to the gym everyday, fight, then go back and sit in a room all night until the next day on his own.

Carl's not like that though as has took him and others to charity events, plus we've sorted him an Xbox, a copy of Madden and other mates have had him round for dinner.

He said that of all the work, that Froch and Librado Andrade have been the best by him. Andrade is apparently hard as nails inside the ropes, but is one of the most polite and easy-going men you'd ever wish to meet.

I really want Froch to come flying out of the blocks and do a number on Dirrell. I'm starting to get annoyed by the lack of respect afforded to Froch by the American media.
Who has Dirrell actually fought to deserve the praise heaped upon him? The only fight of his i've seen was the ten round shocker against Curtis Stevens where he stunk the joint out.

froch may KO him after looking at the pics and sparing videos but it will take a few rounds for carl to catch up to dirrell

Come on Frochy, walk him down and KHTFO!! These mouthy Yanks (and Hitman_Hatton1) need shutting up...... and they will be.

I just don't see Dirrell being to handle Frochs power when he's coming down the final straight landing bomb after bomb

G0mez wrote:

Adamj1987 wrote:he's looking good that body shot must of been hard to floor th sparing like that

Wait until he's got the headguard and mickey-mouse sized gloves off.

Dirrell's going to get clumped.

Interestingly, Dirrell's grandad is sounding off:-



Who is training Andre for this fight?

I’m training Andre fully for this fight. I’ve been working with him since 2004. I’ve been training him as an assistant but my father [Dirrell’s grandfather and head coach Leon Lawson Snr] had to stay back and take care of some things. We all work together simply because it’s a family dream, something we’ve been after for 20 years now. I have been asked to train other fighters but my main focus is the family.

Have you been watching many tapes of Froch?

Tapes are important but once the guy is in there, he’ll be close and we will see his weaknesses. I watched most of the tapes – more than Andre – and analysed them. Speed is our No. 1 focus and ring generalship. We have the better defence, foot movement, we’re harder to hit, have the better amateur pedigree.

How involved were you and your grandfather in Andre’s amateur career?

Very involved – it’s a family business. We weren’t happy with the decision in the Olympic semi-finals [losing to Gennady Golovkin]. Andre had got gold in the pre-Olympics two months before the tournament, but we’re not going to cry about it now.

Were Andre Ward and your nephew friendly as team-mates or competitive?

There wasn’t really any competition as they were in different weight classes. There was a close relationship, they were more like brothers. They are still good friends but this is their living, how they support their families. We would love the opportunity to meet Andre Ward in the finals. The two American boys, the two outsiders.

Were you surprised that Andre is the betting outsider?

I was very surprised at the odds, but we’re going to take advantage on the betting end [laughs].

So how has preparation been going and who has Andre been sparring? We heard Dion Savage.

He’s sharper than ever, well conditioned, the boy is ready to go.

He hasn’t sparred Savage though, that’s incorrect information – Savage wouldn’t get in the ring with him. We’ve worked with the guy who knocked out Chris Byrd, Shaun [George], Aaron Williams, Carlos De Leon Jnr and Andre has been looking great against every one of them. He dominates everyone we put him in with. We’ve sparred biggers guys to prepare for Froch’s strength and hard punching.

Who will be Andre’s toughest Super Six opponent?

[Mikkel] Kessler or Ward. Kessler has a lot more experience and he’s been to the heighest heights. Ward is a super boxer and their contest will be more of a chess match.

Not Froch? He’s unbeaten and never been stopped.

On October 17 I’m confident Andre will stop him. Besides the drunk Englishmen he’s fought, he’s fought nobody. Jermain Taylor was not the same fighter after the two Kelly Pavlik fights. Froch was still getting whupped all fight and Andre will do serious damage to Taylor when they meet.

Andre is the most complete fighter, he can switch without notice and he’s comfortable on both sides. Froch keeps talking about “we” meaning him and his fans, but when the bell rings, it’s just him and Andre. Froch says Andre’s coming to the “snake pit” but he’s actually going into the lion’s den against the lion.

Andre had 230 amateur fights, Froch had around 90. After he wins all the belts in 68 [12st], of course we’d move up to 75 [light-heavyweight] and take on all-comers.

What has training at Big Bear done for Andre?

It’s a harder environment, we do 12-15 rounds of strong sparring, with only 30 seconds’ rest, and there’s not much oxygen. It does something for you mentally also, you feel that there’s nothing that can stop you.

What’s good is that we’re fighting on the same time as here [California time]. We’re sparring here at 6pm California [2am in Britain] time, around the time we’ll be fighting in Nottingham. It’s a disadvantage to Froch to be fighting at 2am.

Picture Credit (homepage): Tom Casino/Showtime

Nice interview, cheers

G0mez wrote:

Deserter wrote:

G0mez wrote:An unbeaten southpaw 175 guy from NYC at the moment, plus 3 others. They get in for 2 rounds apiece for 16.

He was the spar for Tarver for Dawson - and has sparred with Librado Andrade, Murqui etc.

Has he given any feedback on how Froch compares to them? Interesting as to how confident Dirrell's grandfather is... this is going to be a humdinger.

I think Froch's reach and recovery impressed him. It's not going to be until this week he finds out how hard Froch is, as he leaves a lot in reserve until the final week(s).

It's a tough life being a spar though it sounds. He was saying people just wanna beat you up. Often he'd fly to wherever and just go to the gym everyday, fight, then go back and sit in a room all night until the next day on his own.

Carl's not like that though as has took him and others to charity events, plus we've sorted him an Xbox, a copy of Madden and other mates have had him round for dinner.

He said that of all the work, that Froch and Librado Andrade have been the best by him. Andrade is apparently hard as nails inside the ropes, but is one of the most polite and easy-going men you'd ever wish to meet.

Cheers Gomez. Really insightful stuff.

Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:

G0mez wrote:

Adamj1987 wrote:he's looking good that body shot must of been hard to floor th sparing like that

Wait until he's got the headguard and mickey-mouse sized gloves off.

Dirrell's going to get clumped.

Interestingly, Dirrell's grandad is sounding off:-



Who is training Andre for this fight?

I’m training Andre fully for this fight. I’ve been working with him since 2004. I’ve been training him as an assistant but my father [Dirrell’s grandfather and head coach Leon Lawson Snr] had to stay back and take care of some things. We all work together simply because it’s a family dream, something we’ve been after for 20 years now. I have been asked to train other fighters but my main focus is the family.

Have you been watching many tapes of Froch?

Tapes are important but once the guy is in there, he’ll be close and we will see his weaknesses. I watched most of the tapes – more than Andre – and analysed them. Speed is our No. 1 focus and ring generalship. We have the better defence, foot movement, we’re harder to hit, have the better amateur pedigree.

How involved were you and your grandfather in Andre’s amateur career?

Very involved – it’s a family business. We weren’t happy with the decision in the Olympic semi-finals [losing to Gennady Golovkin]. Andre had got gold in the pre-Olympics two months before the tournament, but we’re not going to cry about it now.

Were Andre Ward and your nephew friendly as team-mates or competitive?

There wasn’t really any competition as they were in different weight classes. There was a close relationship, they were more like brothers. They are still good friends but this is their living, how they support their families. We would love the opportunity to meet Andre Ward in the finals. The two American boys, the two outsiders.

Were you surprised that Andre is the betting outsider?

I was very surprised at the odds, but we’re going to take advantage on the betting end [laughs].

So how has preparation been going and who has Andre been sparring? We heard Dion Savage.

He’s sharper than ever, well conditioned, the boy is ready to go.

He hasn’t sparred Savage though, that’s incorrect information – Savage wouldn’t get in the ring with him. We’ve worked with the guy who knocked out Chris Byrd, Shaun [George], Aaron Williams, Carlos De Leon Jnr and Andre has been looking great against every one of them. He dominates everyone we put him in with. We’ve sparred biggers guys to prepare for Froch’s strength and hard punching.

Who will be Andre’s toughest Super Six opponent?

[Mikkel] Kessler or Ward. Kessler has a lot more experience and he’s been to the heighest heights. Ward is a super boxer and their contest will be more of a chess match.

Not Froch? He’s unbeaten and never been stopped.

On October 17 I’m confident Andre will stop him. Besides the drunk Englishmen he’s fought, he’s fought nobody. Jermain Taylor was not the same fighter after the two Kelly Pavlik fights. Froch was still getting whupped all fight and Andre will do serious damage to Taylor when they meet.

Andre is the most complete fighter, he can switch without notice and he’s comfortable on both sides. Froch keeps talking about “we” meaning him and his fans, but when the bell rings, it’s just him and Andre. Froch says Andre’s coming to the “snake pit” but he’s actually going into the lion’s den against the lion.

Andre had 230 amateur fights, Froch had around 90. After he wins all the belts in 68 [12st], of course we’d move up to 75 [light-heavyweight] and take on all-comers.

What has training at Big Bear done for Andre?

It’s a harder environment, we do 12-15 rounds of strong sparring, with only 30 seconds’ rest, and there’s not much oxygen. It does something for you mentally also, you feel that there’s nothing that can stop you.

What’s good is that we’re fighting on the same time as here [California time]. We’re sparring here at 6pm California [2am in Britain] time, around the time we’ll be fighting in Nottingham. It’s a disadvantage to Froch to be fighting at 2am.

Picture Credit (homepage): Tom Casino/Showtime

Nice interview, cheers

You're welcome as it's our interview (no credit for some reason). The full version can be found here: http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=1286 and there is a separate thread relating to it also. By the way, it's Dirrell's uncle not his grandfather mouthing off.

Adamj1987 wrote:he's looking good that body shot must of been hard to floor th sparing like that

Whereby is anyone floored, I can't see it in any of the pics?

dbflex wrote:
You're welcome as it's our interview (no credit for some reason). The full version can be found here: http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=1286 and there is a separate thread relating to it also. By the way, it's Dirrell's uncle not his grandfather mouthing off.

Sorry Danny ive added the link in mate.

I hope Frochy pulls this one off!! It's gonna be tough BUT Dirrell ain't never been hit by a puncher like Froch...FACT!!

youngrell wrote:

Adamj1987 wrote:he's looking good that body shot must of been hard to floor th sparing like that

Whereby is anyone floored, I can't see it in any of the pics?

There was a picture of a sparring partner on the canvas wincing but it appears to have been taken down for some reason.

tannervegas wrote:I really want Froch to come flying out of the blocks and do a number on Dirrell. I'm starting to get annoyed by the lack of respect afforded to Froch by the American media.
Who has Dirrell actually fought to deserve the praise heaped upon him? The only fight of his i've seen was the ten round shocker against Curtis Stevens where he stunk the joint out.

Not like Froch's never been disrespectful is it ?

Come on Dirrell, i wanna see Froch's mouth shut up once and for all.