just rewatched the 11th round....

[AKATheMack]

If you think Dirrell was really "damaged" then you're just as bad as the guys who think he didn't slip. He looked at the ref, rolled his eyes, then went down and started shaking like he was out cold. Get the **** out of here! The ref even told him he was going to stop it because he wasn't even sure.

Yea I know that was the first delayed reaction KO Ive ever seen.

[Profanosaurus]

The punch after the slip was not flush or particularly hard. I dont get all this garbage,anyone would have thought he got hit with a full on haymaker or something. It all happened very quickly. Whether he was acting or not,or whether AA would have kayoed him in the 12th is all pure speculation.

Too much overreaction about this from both sides of the debate in this forum. The truth is that Dirrell boxed superbly and set an incredible pace for 9 rounds and unsurprisingly started to tire in the tenth. He may well have been looking forward to the end of the fight and was looking for a way out,but I would have to give him the benefit of the doubt as fighting in his hometown seemed to mean a lot too him and I dont think he would have wanted to go out like that.

His reactions after the ko and in the immediate aftermath of the fight did seem a little bizarre,so I can see why some would believe he was faking it. I really dont know about that,but Andre does strike me as being a rather emotional character and a mixture of contradictions. He can box absolutely beautifully,but also seems fragile mentally and falls over a lot.

[Profanosaurus]

Why do people call themselves boxing fans and then degrade fighters everytime they get a chance? I dont understand. If fighters are cowards, cheats, chickens, duckers and they get exposed whenever they lose why do yall even watch boxing?

Green k for this as it pretty much sums up how I feel about this forum. It takes a huge amount of courage to step into the ring in the first place,and thats the first thing my coach in the army taught me and I believe that 100%.

Courage,guts,heart etc. of boxers really shouldnt be called into question. What hardly anyone in this forum seems to recognise is that its a boxers personality that is more relevant to his conduct. Fighters are human beings just like the rest of us,and have their faults and their good points like the rest of us.

[gqjohnb]

The punch after the slip was not flush or particularly hard. I dont get all this garbage,anyone would have thought he got hit with a full on haymaker or something. It all happened very quickly. Whether he was acting or not,or whether AA would have kayoed him in the 12th is all pure speculation.

Too much overreaction about this from both sides of the debate in this forum. The truth is that Dirrell boxed superbly and set an incredible pace for 9 rounds and unsurprisingly started to tire in the tenth. He may well have been looking forward to the end of the fight and was looking for a way out,but I would have to give him the benefit of the doubt as fighting in his hometown seemed to mean a lot too him and I dont think he would have wanted to go out like that.

His reactions after the ko and in the immediate aftermath of the fight did seem a little bizarre,so I can see why some would believe he was faking it. I really dont know about that,but Andre does strike me as being a rather emotional character and a mixture of contradictions. He can box absolutely beautifully,but also seems fragile mentally and falls over a lot.

I agree whether he was acting or not is irrelevant it was a cheap shot from a guy who was desperate and frustrated. It just kills me that these guys want to take away from what was a dominating win and this is all not because of Dirrell's behavior but AA's unsportsmanlike cheap shot. Honestly at first I wanted to say people should lay off of him but after his and his camps comments and actions he deserves to get chewed out. He needs to own up to his **** and be a man and a dignified athlete and yall wanna defend this guy and say that dirrell most likely would have lost if not for the DQ thats just low man.

[johncods]

The punch after the slip was not flush or particularly hard. I dont get all this garbage,anyone would have thought he got hit with a full on haymaker or something. It all happened very quickly. Whether he was acting or not,or whether AA would have kayoed him in the 12th is all pure speculation.

Too much overreaction about this from both sides of the debate in this forum. The truth is that Dirrell boxed superbly and set an incredible pace for 9 rounds and unsurprisingly started to tire in the tenth. He may well have been looking forward to the end of the fight and was looking for a way out,but I would have to give him the benefit of the doubt as fighting in his hometown seemed to mean a lot too him and I dont think he would have wanted to go out like that.

His reactions after the ko and in the immediate aftermath of the fight did seem a little bizarre,so I can see why some would believe he was faking it. I really dont know about that,but Andre does strike me as being a rather emotional character and a mixture of contradictions. He can box absolutely beautifully,but also seems fragile mentally and falls over a lot.

Yea it was more of a grazing punch. And dirrell absolutely faked the twitching in the floor and stuff. I mean he got hit and started convulsing on the floor and then a couple of minutes later got up started hollering and crying and didn't look like he just got KTFO. The way he reacted after getting it would have looked like he had a serious concussion but he showed no signs of it at all just minutes later.

BUT the DQ was correct period. And the right man won.

[Profanosaurus]

I agree whether he was acting or not is irrelevant it was a cheap shot from a guy who was desperate and frustrated. It just kills me that these guys want to take away from what was a dominating win and this is all not because of Dirrell's behavior but AA's unsportsmanlike cheap shot. Honestly at first I wanted to say people should lay off of him but after his and his camps comments and actions he deserves to get chewed out. He needs to own up to his **** and be a man and a dignified athlete and yall wanna defend this guy and say that dirrell most likely would have lost if not for the DQ thats just low man.

I never said he would most likely have lost. He had half the round left and didnt look on the verge of a KO. I believe he would have lasted the round and then got on his bike in the 12th. AA was coming into the fight,and the last round and a half would have been interesting,but to suggest anything else is just pure speculation.

[Calilloyd]

Dirrell falls down every 10 minutes, part of his strategy, falling and bending over is part of his game, oh and runs like a ***** too.

At least he doesn't load his gloves like that coward in your sig.

[gqjohnb]

I never said he would most likely have lost. He had half the round left and didnt look on the verge of a KO. I believe he would have lasted the round and then got on his bike in the 12th. AA was coming into the fight,and the last round and a half would have been interesting,but to suggest anything else is just pure speculation.

I wasn't talking about you with that final comment. I was talking about the band of guys on here talking about dirrell escaping the fight with AA's cheap shot.

[Calilloyd]

If you watch ONLY the 10th and 11th rounds, it's a completely different fight. To say the tide was turning is an understatement. Gotta hand it to Dirrell for a great performance earlier on but I reckon he was getting KTFO in the 12th.

To say the tide was turning is a lie actually. Abraham was cut and mostly swinging at air. This fantisized version of the fight that you and some others put out there, as if Dirrell was seriously in trouble before the foul, is comedy really.

[Calilloyd]

Agreed. He looked done to me, and I thought he was going to get stopped in the 11th or 12th.

Too bad for Abraham he wasn't as confident as you. If he was he wouldn't have felt the need to hit the man while he was down and lose by DQ.