Comments Thread For: Uzcategui: Andre Dirrell Did a Quit Job Like He Did With Abraham!

[satiev1]

I agree. He was on his way out. The first punch had him out. The first punch caused direll to drop his hands.

[GMAN SUPREME]

dirrell once a quitter always a quitter. that never changes. andre is a disgrace.

[Mike Haynes]

Andre Ward did worst than this to Sakio Bika for at least 5 rounds.

[Citizen Koba]

Yes he got hit after the bell.

No i don't believe it was intentional.

Dirrell could have got up but chose the easy way out of a tough fight.

Ref had no choice but to DQ.

That's how i see it.

It depends on whether the ref saw it as intentional or not. If he saw it as unintentional (as I did) it would count as an unintentional foul under the unified rules. NC if 4 rounds or less Scorecards if over 4 Rounds.

http://www.ibfusbaregistration.com/ibfusba_02APR2014/images/pdfs/ABCUniformChampionshipRules.pdf

A 5 min recovery period is not mentioned under the IBF/Unified rules except for low blows, but is in the WBC (p5 article 15) and I believe would have been appropriate in this circumstance.

http://wbcboxing.com/downloads/RULES_FOR_CHAMPIONSHIP_FIGHTS_-_SYNTHESIZED_09.pdf

I also think Uzcategui probably should have got a PT deduction too, in light of the earlier warning, but not a DQ.

Ultimately though it all comes down to the refs interpretation of events - intentional or unintentional - in this case I think he got it wrong.

If the ref decided it was intentional then it's down to discretion whether Dirrell was able to continue but there would be a mandatory 2 PT deduction for Jose if it was ruled he was and a DQ (which is what happened) if he wasn't. The Unified rules are unclear on what would happen if the Ref/Doc said that Dirrell could go on, but Andre had refused, but I would assume he would have forfeited (as he would have under the WBC which are more specific).

[Sheikh]

dirrel is quitter, he quit against abraham did the same thing tonight.

[KING5TWENTY]

I feel bad for Andre because he very clearly didn't quit in either of those fights. He got robbed vs Froch then sucker punched by Abraham and this dude who intentionaly hit him after the bell because he was frustrated after he had already been warned for doing it earlier.

[daggum]

you can still hear the bell ringing/reverberating after the last punch lands so how is that after the bell? once again boxing just gets it wrong. no thanks to showtime and biased paulie pretending it was "clearly after the bell"

[daggum]

Andre Ward did worst than this to Sakio Bika for at least 5 rounds.

yeah but who was the a-side in that fight...if bika had tried to get a dq win no one would believe him(cause ward has no power)

[Sup]

Who was involved in the fight in the first row?

Dirrell appeared like he was going to try to shake it off and then went back to the floor, clearly dazed. The crowd grew restless, a fight breaking out in the front row.

[TJ highway]

I like Andre Dirrell, but sorry folks he was looking for a way out!

AT the time of the stoppage he was losing on the cards! Two judges against one draw!

He got his chance of an easy out and took it!

Looks like the referee let his emotions take over!

Fight should have been a no decision!