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CHICAGO —In the end, Anthony Dirrell’s bark turned out to be worse than his fight night bite.
Badou Jack offered perhaps the most disciplined performance of his career, enjoying a strong second half surge to edge Dirrell by majority decision Friday evening at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Dirrell spent all week literally barking at Jack, playing up his “The Dog” nickname. The defending titlist carried it like he could hurt Jack any time he let his hands go. Why he chose otherwise is anyone’s guess, as his right hands almost always caused Jack to immediately go into a defensive shell. He won the first round on activity alone, but was pushed a bit in round two. [Click Here To Read More]
Badou Jack offered perhaps the most disciplined performance of his career, enjoying a strong second half surge to edge Dirrell by majority decision Friday evening at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Dirrell spent all week literally barking at Jack, playing up his “The Dog” nickname. The defending titlist carried it like he could hurt Jack any time he let his hands go. Why he chose otherwise is anyone’s guess, as his right hands almost always caused Jack to immediately go into a defensive shell. He won the first round on activity alone, but was pushed a bit in round two. [Click Here To Read More]