Comments Thread For: Arthur Abraham's Team Files Protest on Andre Dirrell Loss

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According to a report in bild, Sauerland Event, promoters for Arthur Abraham, have officially protested the fighter's disqualification loss to Andre Dirrell. The fight took place on March 27 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Sauerland filed a protest with the WBC. The disqualified call was issued in the eleventh round when Dirrell slipped to the mat and Abraham hit him while still down. [Click Here To Read More]

Chances of a new fight or change in the result appears slim.

good luck, regardless, intentional or not, it was a foul and fouls end in DQ..........


he might just have to suck it up and live with the L.

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Im an Abraham fan but Sorry Abraham I dont think you can win this One, not even in the late rounds .....

[SoldierWarrior]

Abraham says he'll have an exhibition match with the ***** ref.
Abraham puts that ref into a brutal coma.

[FightMoney]

Abraham is a *****

[Ray*]

Well, as he'd never lost before, maybe he'll get better at it, though I hope he doesn't experience it too often, myself.

But I should add: two fights for Andre "Gumby" Dirrell and two fights that end in all kinds of name-calling and controversy. I've got the feeling that this is going to continue with Dirrell. He's annoying, as Froch pointed out, the kind of guy that just irritates you with his antics of falling down all the time, running, whining, and so on. I'll be surprised if we DON'T have a Dirrell fight that ends in some kind of problem.

By the way, I noticed the other black fighters on 360 were all rooting for Gumby over Arthur (before the "low blow"). And I noticed that Froch and Kessler both said Dirrell was "acting" later. This tournament is really doing lots for Euro-American race relations!

So what? Allan green was rooting for Dirrell but he came out and said Dirrell act it up a bit, over here in europe do you really think any of our fighters who come out and say the samething? And Froch's promoter was in AA's camp. If you havent notice this is a Euro versus America tournament...Just like the Ryders cup.

[Jcsuper]

Sauerland is the biggest ******* in boxing, if you come here in Quebec and ask to somebody about Markus Beyer or Sauerland, they'll tell you the same thing, I hate him and pretty much all his fighters : Beyer, Valuev, Ottke, Abraham, all classless ***** who made their career in Germany into some corrupted ****

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He is protesting the American ref that did a horrible job and made the fight frustrating for him.

Aw, poor wittle baby. Was the fight fwustwating for him?

[jaskieee]

Its a shame that this mess keeps escalating, Abraham has proved himself to be a likeable character and despite his limited english he still has some crossover appeal in America where he lusts to become a star (all revealed to me through showtimes fightcamp 360 ;]).

However in acting the way he did after the DQ claiming that Dirrell was faking etc. he has taken a massive step backward and now will be viewed as the bad guy. Team Sauerland seem like seasoned professionals when it comes to promoting and seem to have a hand in alot of the big talent coming out of Europe, you would think they would know better.

Despite all the bickering about Coles refereeing i honestly didnt think he was that bad. When Abraham was knocked into the ropes i thought it was more Dirrels forearm dragging him to the ground as opposed to punch. Abrahams knockdown of Dirrell however was a bit more boarderline than that, but there is now doubting that their feet were intertwined and in the moment i belive it was the right call, but after seeing the condition that Dirrell was in when he returned to his feet you could tell that the punch had shaken him up.

The final slip and hit was a little bit of a bungle but still it was a hit and miss situation, yes maybe Cole should have called break and been a little bit closer. Maybe he shouldnt have mysteriously started counting before ruling it a DQ. But everyone played a part in it. Maybe Abraham's corner shouldnt have left water in the corner, maybe Dirrell should have followed the fundamental rule, despite slipping, of defending yourself at all times. There are all these maybes but one thing is for sure, Arthur Abraham shouldnt have hit Dirrell when he was down, and thats the action that Abraham and his team should accept and live with in my opinion.

[DJWho]

Well, as he'd never lost before, maybe he'll get better at it, though I hope he doesn't experience it too often, myself.

But I should add: two fights for Andre "Gumby" Dirrell and two fights that end in all kinds of name-calling and controversy. I've got the feeling that this is going to continue with Dirrell. He's annoying, as Froch pointed out, the kind of guy that just irritates you with his antics of falling down all the time, running, whining, and so on. I'll be surprised if we DON'T have a Dirrell fight that ends in some kind of problem.

By the way, I noticed the other black fighters on 360 were all rooting for Gumby over Arthur (before the "low blow"). And I noticed that Froch and Kessler both said Dirrell was "acting" later. This tournament is really doing lots for Euro-American race relations!

Dre Out box AA you had to see that from rounds 1-11. You can't go off what If's in boxing.

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Don't take ChopperRead seriously. He always bring race into his opinions and only likes white fighters.

Plus he knows **** about good boxing. He claims not to watch Manny Pacquiao because he is a "pipsqueak." I'm sure if Manny wasn't brown skinned Chopper would give him his proper respect.