How was Abraham "likely" going to stop Dirrell?

The fight was great up until the illegal punch. I got to say, that Dirrell definitely made a statement, he boxed, he had a great game plan, and that jab is was in AA's face all night long, he did everything right in the fight, he moves very well, a definite improvement over the froch fight. The foul looked intentional, but I believe AA was EXTREMELY flustered, and just frusterated. Dirrell, "Acting" or "Not" he did slip, and should not have been hit, there was a good two - three seconds between the slip and the punch. GOOD JOB DIRRELL

I hear you Zarco. I'm scratching my head over here. But this is BS though. People see stuff that is TOTALLY different than how it actually happens on television. :sad:

I think it's more likely Dirrell would have stopped Abraham...who was swinging wildly and leaving himself wide open.

anything couldve happened. 50:50. dirrell couldve kod AA

Abe did nothing in the 11th round to make me think he was going to stop Dirrell. Even when Abe scored the kd in the 10th there was nothing that indicated Abe was close to stopping Dirrell.

I felt that AA was getting closer and landing more in the last couple of rounds which meant he was in with a chance of getting the KO late on. That's why I wanted to see the last round, just to see how it all unfolded. I'm not saying he would have, I think he could have though.

for the 64282246x if the doc wouldn't have fixed aa cut he wouldve never opened up. That gave him a second wind. Dirrell was on bike mode anyway b/c the fght was in the bag & it wasn't a point of staying in the pocket no more. Aa was throwing wildly & he is lucky dirrel wasn't focus on countering the piss out of him. moral of the story is dirrell broke him off.

Agreed. If anything the 12th round would have probably looked a lot like the Froch fight with Direll boxing well and closing the show. er dirrell admitted he lost the last round to froch, so that terrible logic there...

i agree dirrell gave him a boxing lesson but dirrell was getting tired from all the running. aa was on the verge of stoping him. too bad the fight ended like it did or else we would've found out if dirrell was gonna make it 12 rounds.

Don't get me wrong, I feel Dirrel had a 85% chance to get the UD, however reading other posters, some think it was 50/50 and people like Green, Lou Dibella at ringside seem to feel he was hurt badly. He was on the run so it's possible. I havent seen the whole fight so i cant judge much but Dirrell wasnt hurt against Froch and he pretty much ran in that fight too, So for anyone to suggest he was running because he was hurt might be ridiculous...Dirrell doesnt need to be hurt to run.

Don't get me wrong, I feel Dirrel had a 85% chance to get the UD, however reading other posters, some think it was 50/50 and people like Green, Lou Dibella at ringside seem to feel he was hurt badly. He was on the run so it's possible.

No one knows exactly what would have happen in the last few rounds to be honest, Whether AA would come on or dirrell would have enough energy to run in the last 4 minutes.

Though Dirrell was down in the 10th-if you watch the knock-down,there was contact with both Andre and Arthur's feet. When Dirrell got up a second or so after-he did not look hurt like some people are suggesting.He still used his boxing skills and had his legs under him. By the time the 11th round came,Dirrell was still very evasive.Abraham was desperate and needed a KO to win,but could not accomplish this when he was in the earlier rounds, stronger and fresher. He showed more urgency,but in prior rounds when he opened up,he would either miss,not connect strong enough to pose a threat,etc Just because Abraham was chasing Dirrell more frequently does NOT mean anything more significant than the previous rounds would have landed. All in all,if his only gameplan was to search for a lucky punch-he needs to go back to the drawing board,because that is a weak gameplan to have against people that can move....

Dirrell was gonna coast.....Abe was supposed to pick it up earlier and had this guy outta there before the 11th.....Dirrell made many many stands in that fight.....Dirrell backed him up....stood and traded....countered him....he didi it all......Abe got worked over and there's nothing I saw that makes me think Dirrell was in danger......Dirrell was in control and because Abe had never been in that position before, he hit the panic switch and lost control.....simple!!......he got outboxed by a boxer......punchers usually get frustrated when that happens to them!!

I think Abraham's chances were only that of a lucky punch..apart from that, Dirrell put on a clinic and really made me start to like the kid. He even out-slugged Abraham at times (which was probably not a smart thing to do). Full kudos to Dirrell, I only just feel sorry that the odd German or Armenian are going to question his win as controversial. I really feel that the ring speaker Lennon should have announced the points landslide also just to make people know the real deal. Same here. I even thought Direll would run all night. I also think this fight will be a stinker. But I guess he learned from his mistakes. He showed in that night that he can fight without "running". I didnt like Direll but I was impressed at his performance until the DQ happened.

By that point in the fight, Abraham was starting to look very desperate. He wasn't punching with the precision and confidence he usually has in the late rounds and looked very sloppy. The only thing that was likely was Dirrell winning a comfortable UD. He had a punchers chance of course, especially a puncher of his caliber, but the delusional thought proccess around here suggesting it was anything more than that is clearly just butthurt fanboys...

I think Abraham's chances were only that of a lucky punch..apart from that, Dirrell put on a clinic and really made me start to like the kid. He even out-slugged Abraham at times (which was probably not a smart thing to do). Full kudos to Dirrell, I only just feel sorry that the odd German or Armenian are going to question his win as controversial. I really feel that the ring speaker Lennon should have announced the points landslide also just to make people know the real deal.

I believe the word is...mythological.

You might be right, but now because of Abraham's illegal punch we would never know, he robbed the fans two rounds of what could of been a decisive Dirrel win or a late comeback from AA who had started to land good shots the last round against a Dirrell, he was also running out of energy. corrected.

Some delusional Abraham fans are saying this. Arthur received a boxing lesson last night. He looked so desperate and defenseless. Then he gets in a punch that dropped Dirrell back with the help of Abrahams foot, and all of a sudden you guys automatically knew that Arthur was going to brutally KO him in the next 2 rounds? Did you guys not see the 11th round before the incident? Dirrell was out boxing the shit out of him again and looking good on his legs and movement, Abraham looked like he didnt know what to do until he saw a sitting duck. Its funny how we have some people claiming Abraham beat his ass while he was down by at least 7 rounds and was on his way to loosing a dominating 12 round decision and the only way he landed something hurtful was when Dirrell was taking a seat. You might be right, but now because of Dirrell's great acting we would never know, he robbed the fans two rounds of what could of been a decisive win on his part or a late comeback from AA who had started to land good shots the last round against a Dirrell, he was also running out of energy.