Super Six: Taylor KTFO…Again, Dirrell Robbed

Jermaine Taylor is still in the tournament, of course, but he'll be moving forward with far less confidence after yet another devastating knock out. Unfortunately, this is the third time in his last four fights he's been on the wrong end of the KO. I thought he looked good stamina wise, but he just wasn't throwing the right hand. I had him down by two going into the 12th round, and with only seconds left in the fight Abraham landed a straight right that probably would've dropped a horse. Three points for Abraham.

Britain's WBC super-middleweight boxing champion Carl Froch, right, fights against Andre Dirrell of the U.S. at the Nottingham Arena, in Nottingham, England, Sunday Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

The second fight of the night wasn't a disappointment either, as there was plenty of foul play and drama throughout. Andre Dirrell clearly won the fight, landing literally dozens more hard, accurate shots, but he didn't get the decision. By round four Froch realized he couldn't compete with Dirrell's speed and his frustration led to some dirty boxing, although it was Dirrell who lost a point later in the fight for holding.

Froch later said Andre was running and he was trying to get him to fight, but it certainly seemed to me that Andre was fighting as he landed combination after combination on Froch's face. I will agree that Dirrell desperately needs to develop his in-fighting skills so that he doesn't have to rely on holding so much, but that shouldn't take away from the fact that he landed far more clean, effective blows.

Dirrell is a real threat to win this entire tournament, and I for one am looking forward to the remaining fights.