Comments Thread For: David Benavidez Breaks Down, Stops Anthony Dirrell in Ninth

[MDPopescu]

Benavidez won that on brute force and ignorance, which is ok when the opponent is smaller and already seems mentally defeated from the start. (...)

... well, Adamsc: you say that this kid beat a smaller Dirrell (which isn't even true) by "brute force and ignorance"... Adamsc, dear, I guess you don't know that by 2014 this kid was already sparring with Pavlik and GGG...

[Adamsc151]

I saw the fight this weekend, the fighters looked a division apart once inside the ropes. The only intelligence Benavidez showed on the night was in knowing Dirrell was open to being bullied. He may have performed more skillfully in other fights before the ******* embarrassment, but I was commenting on the most recent fight and possible future ones. Benavidez will have to perform better than that to beat an on-form Smith, Plant or BJS. He has youth on his side though, so has plenty of time to improve on technique.
As for Dirrell - both of them - their best days are in the past, and I don't think many people will disagree if both decide to hang up their gloves for good.