I haven't seen Dirrell-Stevens, and I heard it was easily the worst fight that has ever taken place, so that may be cause for some concern.
I did see Dirrell for the first time when he fought Anthony Hanshaw, who had a pretty okay showing against Roy Jones Jr., when he was on his comeback trail. Dirrell looked spectacular and showed that the Stevens fight was not going to be a constant in his career.
I also saw him against an undefeated, unheralded Mike Paschal or however you spell his last name. Paschal looked like he had more than Dirrell was expecting, but... Dirrell took care of business, and looked like he was, at worst, holding his own in the bout.
His last fight against Oganov was a vicious, brutal beatdown, and showed another great performance from Andre Dirrell.
How far is this guy going to go? Can he beat the Mikkel Kessler's of the divison? Can he move up to 175 and beat Bad Chad Dawson? What does everyone think?
I did see Dirrell for the first time when he fought Anthony Hanshaw, who had a pretty okay showing against Roy Jones Jr., when he was on his comeback trail. Dirrell looked spectacular and showed that the Stevens fight was not going to be a constant in his career.
I also saw him against an undefeated, unheralded Mike Paschal or however you spell his last name. Paschal looked like he had more than Dirrell was expecting, but... Dirrell took care of business, and looked like he was, at worst, holding his own in the bout.
His last fight against Oganov was a vicious, brutal beatdown, and showed another great performance from Andre Dirrell.
How far is this guy going to go? Can he beat the Mikkel Kessler's of the divison? Can he move up to 175 and beat Bad Chad Dawson? What does everyone think?
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