Thread: What More could Dirrell Have done

Ok the obvious answer is KO Froch but seriouly what more could the man have done.

1.He made Froch miss and miss badly at times.
2.Used the ring effectivley
3.Landed the cleaner shots.
4.Not sure of the punch stats but to me it appeared that Dirrel landed more shots.
5. He hurt Froch.
6. He clearly frustrated Froch. This is indicated by the body slam and rabbit punches.

SO WHAT MORE DO PEOPLE WANT FROM DIRREl?

I thought he won clearly but are you being serious? He could have just done more. Period. He spent too much time grabbing and not enough punching. He was on the road and he had at least one judge that was bought or somehow influenced (the guy that scored the 11th for Froch, I mean come on that's just corruption, there's no other explanation) and at times he did just enough to win rounds when sometimes you have to know that you have to do more than that, don't leave any questions, don't let an incompetent judge say yeah but Froch was coming forward. It was a bit Clottey-esque.

i agree that any judge that scored the 11th for froch is either blind, retarded or just plain corrupt. But Dirrell has to throw and land punches to win a fight. he could have picked froch apart round after round if he chose to fight and i thought he could have ko'd froch the way he was tagging him in the 11th. Dirrell gave everyone with good eyes the impression he didn't want to fight for most of the rounds. Froch was slower than molasses but at least he looked like he wanted to fight.

Dirrell could have taken a more combatative approach. Not saying he had to be agressive, but he had the speed and reach to catch Front coming in. With his speed, and the fact that Froch carrying his hands low often, he could have dropped inside lead hooks all day and slip the counters with his eyes closed.
Floyd and Pac did it to Hatton... Jones jr. did it gonzalez and countless other sluggers. Niether of them is considered the agressive brawling type. Dirrell chose to use his feet and stupid grin, more than he did his hands because he doesn't like being in range to get hit. Then again niether did Ali or Lewis, so they used their reach and footwork to keep their opponents under control in the center of the ring. Sure they clinched or moved to avoid the rush and swarm tactics, but after that it was back to business as usual. Dirrell fought like a fighter that didn't have enough pop to put his opponent away (even though he did) so he rather run his way to a stinker of a victory than putting his speed or combinations to use going for an accumulation of puches because it presented too much of a risk.

Originally Posted by OumaFan

I thought he won clearly but are you being serious? He could have just done more. Period. He spent too much time grabbing and not enough punching. He was on the road and he had at least one judge that was bought or somehow influenced (the guy that scored the 11th for Froch, I mean come on that's just corruption, there's no other explanation) and at times he did just enough to win rounds when sometimes you have to know that you have to do more than that, don't leave any questions, don't let an incompetent judge say yeah but Froch was coming forward. It was a bit Clottey-esque.

This. I thought Dirrell won comfortably, but if he'd just put the effort he put into the last 2 1/2 rounds into the rest of the fight, no one would be able to dispute it & he might well have KO'd Froch (although I'm convinced the European judges would have still found a way to give it to Froch).

It doesn't matter what Dirrell did. He was never going to win. The fix was in from the start

I don't care how well you use the ring. I don't care how badly you make him miss. IF the opponent is determined enough, unscathed, and still landing shots then you can't rely on squeeking by.

Make no mistake. I thought Dirrel won.

I think this early loss in Dirrell's career is going to help him BIG in the long run. I didn't see a guy who was discouraged, angry, beaten, or disheartened. I saw him instantly say "I'm gonna hit the gym". This could prove to be Direll's greatest triumph to date.

When he realized (come the 10th round) the ref wasn't cutting him any slack for holding all the time... He went to plan B. He landed bombs on Froch and moved even more effectively. Dirrell is going to move at a much faster pace his next fight. Mark my words. And God help Froch when they meet again!

Dirrell should of fought the fight like he did in the later rounds.

To be honest though, even though he fought a negative fight , he still landed way more and got robbed.

It's easy to say now that he should of did what he did at the end of the fight the whole fight because he didn't get KOed. Before the fight most thought that would have been the quickest way for him to get KOed.

Everybody thought it best for dirrel to box move and stay away from the ropes. Not be the aggressor.

So what you all are saying is the things i listed are not enough for a fighter to win a fight

Originally Posted by The Boxer

So what you all are saying is the things i listed are not enough for a fighter to win a fight

In my opinion, it was enough. Froch got a gift.

He should of done less holding and running though.

Slightly off topic, but I still can't believe that Massimo Barrovecchio scored both 11 and 12 for Froch...

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Originally Posted by CFH

Slightly off topic, but I still can't believe that Massimo Barrovecchio scored both 11 and 12 for Froch...

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The guy must of been blind.

The last three rounds in the fight were clearly Dirrell rounds.

Originally Posted by Pugilistic

Originally Posted by CFH

Slightly off topic, but I still can't believe that Massimo Barrovecchio scored both 11 and 12 for Froch...

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The guy must of been blind.

The last three rounds in the fight were clearly Dirrell rounds.

If he'd scored the last two rounds correctly, the right fighter would have won.

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by Pugilistic

Originally Posted by CFH

Slightly off topic, but I still can't believe that Massimo Barrovecchio scored both 11 and 12 for Froch...

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The guy must of been blind.

The last three rounds in the fight were clearly Dirrell rounds.

If he'd scored the last two rounds correctly, the right fighter would have won.

Pure bullshit.

Froch got a gift, If that fight was anywhere else, Dirrell would of got the decision he deserved.