Why is Anthony Dirrell (15-0) fighting an age 40 opponent with a 2-16 record?

[Ben_London.]

I just saw this on BoxRec. His name is Dominque Azeez.

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...9021&cat=boxer

Do matchups like this help the sport of boxing?

And how about Andre Dirrell, in a non-competitive televised matchup against Derek Findley? Somewhat better, but still a mismatch.

[Derranged_]

Yeah, I agree that's a dismal matchup at best and any sensible boxing commission shouldn't sanction such a mismatch.

[Texanballer]

Weak boxing commission that will pass any fight. I could see this permissable if the guy was never stopped. Atleast he would give you good work

[Ben_London.]

Weak boxing commission that will pass any fight. I could see this permissable if the guy was never stopped. Atleast he would give you good work

Yes he's far from durable. In his 16 losses, the age 40 Azeez has been KOed 10 times.

[Golden Boy 360]

the guy has experience
lol

[jcarr71]

Dude is barely a year back from having to undergo having chemo all the time for cancer. You are either god awful at looking things up or the least understanding dude in history. He is totally restarting his career from scratch.

[The Gambler1981]

This is what his 4th fight back from being deathly ill? He should probably be stepping up soon I would guess.

[P4P Opinion]

I still remember all the bull**** some American fans here were talking about Amir Khan only fighting tomato cans while developing. Dirrell is supposed to be a top prospect, but let's compare his resume with that of Khan's at the same point in their career:

Anthony Dirrell

Jose Medina: 14-12-0
Robert Kliewer: 9-6-2
Andy Mavros: 6-1-0
James Hopkins: 3-6-0
James North: 8-14-2
Billy Thompson: 8-5-0
James Morrow: 9-2-2
Juan Carlos Ramos: 4-4-1
Chris Grays: 6-8-0
Kevin Butts: 8-6-1
Gabriel Rivera: 4-0-0
Mike Walthier: 0-2-0
Larry Brothers: 5-13-2
Dewayne Warren: 0-0-0
Henry Dukes: 0-4-0

Collective Record of Fighters Fought: 84-83-10

Amir Khan

Graham Earl: 25-2-0
Scott Lawton: 20-3-1
Willie Limond: 28-1-0
Steffy Bull: 24-4-1
Mohammad Medjadji: 17-3-0
Rachid Drilzane: 10-3-0
Ryan Barrett: 12-2-1
Colin Bain: 9-1-1
Laszlo Komjathi: 24-10-1
Jackson Williams: 12-3-0
Vitali Martynov: 10-1-0
Daniel Thorpe: 19-44-2
Steve Gethin: 9-18-2
Baz Carey: 9-13-3
David Bailey: 3-4-0

Collective Record of Fighters Fought: 231-112-12

I thought American prospects didn't fight many bums in the development stage. The idea that Amir Khan was brought into the big league exclusively off the back of fighting bums is inaccurate and unfair when you compare American prospects like Dirrell to him. I suspect other top prospects won't compare favourably to Khan either.

[P4P Opinion]

Dude is barely a year back from having to undergo having chemo all the time for cancer. You are either god awful at looking things up or the least understanding dude in history. He is totally restarting his career from scratch.

Wish I'd seen this before my post! I wasn't aware. I still think my point about Khan stands though.

[jcarr71]

Even if what I said wasn't the reality, your comparison is still absurd. You really think Amir Khan (an Olympic silver medalist who is big enough to sell PPVs) should be matched the same as an unknown, small time fighter? The only comparison that would show anything would be between Khan and Andre Ward or Andre Dirrell (Anthony's brother), America's two medalists from the 04 Olympics. Ward got gold and Dirrell bronze.

I have no idea whether or not statistically their resumes will validate you or not, but that is how you'd do the research. Use your brain.