I aint gona lie,Andre Dirrel just looked great and maybe has restored himself

But he fought the same way he fought against Stevens. He always uses his range and hand speed. He's constantly trying to set traps. Stevens didn't fall for many and the few times Dirrell caught him Stevens took the punches well or got inside too quick for Dirrell to follow up. Do you not take that into account when evaluating a performance? he showed to me a more willingness to trade, i know he was using the same stuff that he did against stevens but it served him better this time around and he showed a little more growth, definitely more fan friendly this match up. i by no means am jumping on his bandwagon, i thought that it was a better outing, nothing more. i did respect his self assessment though, he was honest about his performance, it shows maturity. and i know what you mean about those traps, i was saying to my friends that sometimes direll's opponents might find openings moving back and letting direll lead a bit, make the defensive minded open up by having him come forward, but no one does. i'm not sure it would be the best route in fighting direll, but moving back when you're a defensive fighter is a way of controlling your opponent, you're having him move to a place that you want him to be, most of the time it's trying to get them to rust in and make a big mistake, and if possible, catch them in the process, or at least make them pay. thats the defensive fighters game. so.......yeah, defensive fighting you're setting traps, it's a great sport like that. as for opponents not falling for the traps..... adaptation is the only way then, be it whatever from there on out, i guess find a way, look for openings, faults, etc, improvise......... life's improvisation..............

i'll admit that he did himself a big favor in his performance tonight, i, like the rest of the world, was ready to write him off for his fight against stevens. had he fought stevens the same way, he would have a bigger following and a bigger demand. sad to say, that the stevens fight will always haunt him, but all he has to do is continue to fight the way he fought hanshaw, without all the showboating. i am very impressed with his hand speed, actually his overall speed, it is very impressive and very hard to deal with for other fighters. also i respect his assessment of himself pertaining his fight with stevens, he gave a honest answer and a real answer. saying that he fought like an amateur because he wasn't properly prepared to handle a smaller opponent and that he had to revert back to what he knows on how to deal with that, although it was a terrible performance, his reasoning behind that fight is acceptable, i thought that it was very honest and truthful and it shows humility, which i respect greatly in a person, especially a fighter........... But he fought the same way he fought against Stevens. He always uses his range and hand speed. He's constantly trying to set traps. Stevens didn't fall for many and the few times Dirrell caught him Stevens took the punches well or got inside too quick for Dirrell to follow up. Do you not take that into account when evaluating a performance?

i'll admit that he did himself a big favor in his performance tonight, i, like the rest of the world, was ready to write him off for his fight against stevens. had he fought stevens the same way, he would have a bigger following and a bigger demand. sad to say, that the stevens fight will always haunt him, but all he has to do is continue to fight the way he fought hanshaw, without all the showboating. i am very impressed with his hand speed, actually his overall speed, it is very impressive and very hard to deal with for other fighters. also i respect his assessment of himself pertaining his fight with stevens, he gave a honest answer and a real answer. saying that he fought like an amateur because he wasn't properly prepared to handle a smaller opponent and that he had to revert back to what he knows on how to deal with that, although it was a terrible performance, his reasoning behind that fight is acceptable, i thought that it was very honest and truthful and it shows humility, which i respect greatly in a person, especially a fighter...........

That was a great showing,he looked great,he maybe put on a better show then Jones did against Hanshaw,he went from southpaw and orthadox nicely,his speed was great,and the combos where great,he looked very good,and maybe has restored himself after that boring fight with Stevans,he fucked Hanshaw up I've always liked Andre Dirrell. He fought that way as an amateur too. It pissed me off when everyone wrote him off after a win over Curtis Stevens. I'm glad he did what he did tonight. I'm so happy.

i knew andre was good..i saw him in the olympics and i new the dude was gonna be a hit..stevens fight wasnt shit watch his fights before..dude is quick as shit..dirrell bros is the future.

Make fun of me if you will but he resembled alittle of Roy in that fight.:ugh: Dirrell showed terrific hand speed, but he definitely lacks the fluidity and balance of Roy Jones. Then again, it was only his 15th pro fight.

im shocked thought it'd be a close fight

super quick hands, and doesn't slap

Dirrell looked really good tonight , i was a little surprised at how he was hurting Hanshaw.

Make fun of me if you will but he resembled alittle of Roy in that fight.:ugh: I was thinkin it aswell.. I just didnt wana say anything.. but the confidence, shakin his head at him.. so comfortable on the ropes.. not alot.. but did show a glimmer of roy..

Make fun of me if you will but he resembled alittle of Roy in that fight.:ugh:

That was a great showing,he looked great,he maybe put on a better show then Jones did against Hanshaw,he went from southpaw and orthadox nicely,his speed was great,and the combos where great,he looked very good,and maybe has restored himself after that boring fight with Stevans,he fucked Hanshaw up He looked awesome tonight shocked me.

right on. I had no clue curtis stevens posted on boxingscene. welcome!! :rofl: :rofl:

Why suck on Hanshaws balls? Because an old slow roy jones jr beat him? Roys speed looks shit now adays compared to when he used to fight, it's not like roy wouldn't have ko'd Hanshaw in the first round when roy was in his prime. Dirrel who? right on. I had no clue curtis stevens posted on boxingscene. welcome!!

I missed it too, but I still am wondering why ppl are swetting Andres balls as if he wasn't suppose to win. I'm pretty sure he was favored to win, I know he won impressively but I've never truly been impressed by Hanshaw. Calm your ass down. No one is predicting Dirrell to be an all time great..... Yet.:rofl:

Fuck, I wanted to watch it. here.. :bottle: :bottle: :bottle: :bottle: Why suck on Hanshaws balls? Because an old slow roy jones jr beat him? Roys speed looks shit now adays compared to when he used to fight, it's not like roy wouldn't have ko'd Hanshaw in the first round when roy was in his prime. Dirrel who?

I missed it too, but I still am wondering why ppl are swetting Andres balls as if he wasn't suppose to win. I'm pretty sure he was favored to win, I know he won impressively but I've never truly been impressed by Hanshaw. here.. :bottle: :bottle: :bottle: :bottle:

Fuck, I wanted to watch it. I missed it too, but I still am wondering why ppl are swetting Andres balls as if he wasn't suppose to win. I'm pretty sure he was favored to win, I know he won impressively but I've never truly been impressed by Hanshaw.

Fuck, I wanted to watch it.

Who else is on Hanshaws resume that makes Hanshaw really good other then losing to an old roy jones jr? Tell me that?