Do you think Arthur Abraham did it on purpose?

[SUPREME.]

@ 0:55

It doesn't matter whether you think Dirrell was faking, do you think Abraham knew he was down and still punched him?

I think he was getting so frustrated with Dirrell whooping his ass, and the borderline "lowblows", and Dirrell hopping around the ring where he couldn't catch him that it all boiled over and he fouled him purposely.
Dirrell was making him look bad I think he was embarrased to say the least.

[any craic lad?]

I feel it was very much in the heat of the moment but either way it was a dq but no i dont think he did it on purpose

[Bierstadt]

Well, he surely knew Dirrell was down, but like the other poster mentioned it was totally in the heat of the moment and out of sheer frustration. So in a way you can say it was intentional as he didn't accidentally punch him, but I don't think it was on purpose per say.

Hope I'm making sense here.

[Afactor4]

According to him, the fact that the referee didn't get in his way meant that it was a completely legal punch. He didn't do it on purpose as a 'foul', but threw it as a normal punch.

Though Gary Shaw's infamous line to Andre Dirrell after AA's complains for low blows, does AA some justice.

"If the ref doesn't stop you, keep ****ing punching" - Gary Shaw circa 5th round.

[Bierstadt]

According to him, the fact that the referee didn't get in his way meant that it was a completely legal punch. He didn't do it on purpose as a 'foul', but threw it as a normal punch.

Though Gary Shaw's infamous line to Andre Dirrell after AA's complains for low blows, does AA some justice.

"If the ref doesn't stop you, keep ****ing punching" - Gary Shaw circa 5th round.

haha I found that very ironic when watching 360.

[SUPREME.]

The referee yelled stop numerous times and attempted to make his way over there but Abraham did it too quickly.
It's not like the ref yelled stop after the fact, right when he slipped he tried to intervene.

[Hitman932]

According to him, the fact that the referee didn't get in his way meant that it was a completely legal punch. He didn't do it on purpose as a 'foul', but threw it as a normal punch.

Though Gary Shaw's infamous line to Andre Dirrell after AA's complains for low blows, does AA some justice.

"If the ref doesn't stop you, keep ****ing punching" - Gary Shaw circa 5th round.

Of course he did it on purpose. He had a chance to do some damage in the 10th round and couldn't land another significant punch after Dirrell was down.

If you watch the 11th round Abraham had not landed a single punch in the round before he maliciously fouled Dirrell out of sheer frustration.

[Afactor4]

The referee yelled stop numerous times and attempted to make his way over there but Abraham did it too quickly.
It's not like the ref yelled stop after the fact, right when he slipped he tried to intervene.

If Abraham did it so fast like you say, then why was Margarito - Cotto allowed to go on?

I mean **** some people would say Margarito had plaster of paris in his hands that night. The shot was a lot cleaner too.

[Hitman932]

haha I found that very ironic when watching 360.

There is a big difference.

In boxing when a fighter slips to the canvas the fight the action is always halted 100% of the time.

On the other hand when a fighter scores a legal punch to the body there are very few instances when the referee calls a halt to the fight for the benefit of the guy who just got cleanly punched.

Abraham for some reason (because he is used to German refs suck*ng his ****) figured he could just complain and complain about legal punches until his opponent got deducted.

So really Abraham broke the code of the sport twice. Once for hitting an opponent that he knew was down and Twice when he tried to cheat and complain his way to an undeserved point deduction.

[Afactor4]

Also lets all take into account, after Gary Shaw delivered that famous line, Abraham yet again complained to the referee about a low blow.

Abraham signaled to the referee and turned his back to Dirrell. What does Dirrell do? Swings for Abrahams head while his back is to him. What makes that so different?