Normen Bates
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...out of his element, right ? A few days ago I posted a list of the top five reason why Andre Dirrell will shock everyone by upsetting Arther Abraham who was the Super Six tournament favorite. One of the reasons on my list was Abraham's lack of a hometown advantage which i think really played into the fight more than anything.
I'm not taking anything away from Abraham but i think he's a very average fighter who has been protected by the "powers that be" for the majority of his career. Last night he looked confused and completely befuddled by everything Andre Dirrell did, he was totally out of his element. From the look on his face when the Detroit crowd booed him to the look in his corner when it was obvious he wasn't going to win. Another thing I noticed is that he kept crying to the referee whenever Dirrell went to the body because he was trying to get some sympathy points taken from Dirrell, he usually gets away with it in Germany, but not last night.
Andre Dirrell is the 1st live dog Abraham has ever fought because Jermain Taylor was more than a "shot" fighter once Abraham beat him. I think last night King Abraham was EXPOSED and you could make a legit argument that he didn't even win one round, I had the 3rd close enough for him to win but that was about it. And then out of frustration he throws a cheat shot at a downed opponent because he knew he wasn't going to win and to top it all off he calls Dirrell "an Actor" instead of admitting he was clearly out-boxed the whole fight.
All in all I think it was a great performance for Andre Dirrell and its sad he has legit victory's over Carl Froch and Arther Abraham but dirty fighting and boxing politics won't allow this kid to be in 1st place like he should be.
What do you think about last nights fight ?
I'm not taking anything away from Abraham but i think he's a very average fighter who has been protected by the "powers that be" for the majority of his career. Last night he looked confused and completely befuddled by everything Andre Dirrell did, he was totally out of his element. From the look on his face when the Detroit crowd booed him to the look in his corner when it was obvious he wasn't going to win. Another thing I noticed is that he kept crying to the referee whenever Dirrell went to the body because he was trying to get some sympathy points taken from Dirrell, he usually gets away with it in Germany, but not last night.
Andre Dirrell is the 1st live dog Abraham has ever fought because Jermain Taylor was more than a "shot" fighter once Abraham beat him. I think last night King Abraham was EXPOSED and you could make a legit argument that he didn't even win one round, I had the 3rd close enough for him to win but that was about it. And then out of frustration he throws a cheat shot at a downed opponent because he knew he wasn't going to win and to top it all off he calls Dirrell "an Actor" instead of admitting he was clearly out-boxed the whole fight.
All in all I think it was a great performance for Andre Dirrell and its sad he has legit victory's over Carl Froch and Arther Abraham but dirty fighting and boxing politics won't allow this kid to be in 1st place like he should be.
What do you think about last nights fight ?