should dirrell have been dq'd in his last fight?

[erics44]

No

hmmmm you raise some interesting points

[Althugz]

No

hmmmm you raise some interesting points

Well, it's kinda all that needs to be said. Apples and oranges

Hitting once lightly when the ref calls break isn't a DQ'able offence. Shit, we'd have most fights end in a DQ if all of those were called.

Blasting your opponent on the temple after he has slipped to the canvas is a DQ'able offence.

On a side note, man if Direll hit Froch with shots like that he would have had him out of there easy. If he had higher work rate he'd be pretty feckin awesome.

[erics44]

Blasting your opponent on the temple after he has slipped to the canvas is a DQ'able offence.

hmm i see, so you are allowed to hit late as long as its not too hard?

[Manos de Piedra]

Should have been a warning for hitting on the break. Fighters get DQ'd if the punch results in a KO. I haven't looked at the official rule this is just my take on it.

[erics44]

Should have been a warning for hitting on the break. Fighters get DQ'd if the punch results in a KO. I haven't looked at the official rule this is just my take on it.

Ŵhat if the fella had fallen over after the punch and started don a little fit?

[FinitoElDinamita]

Absolutely not..

[Manos de Piedra]

Should have been a warning for hitting on the break. Fighters get DQ'd if the punch results in a KO. I haven't looked at the official rule this is just my take on it.

Ŵhat if the fella had fallen over after the punch and started don a little fit?

Then he would be disqualified just as Roy Jones was when he hit Griffin and the way Abraham was when he hit Dirrell.

[ninjaspy3]

I think the main thing here is to be realistic and reasonable about the intent of the "offender" and the actual power behind the punch. It is clear to see that the punch Dirrel threw late was both unintentional and more of a love tap which would never have resulted in any significant damage to the opponent. Also it was sort of a straight on jab. On the other hand, Abraham, who is known to have a good punch, got Dirrel with a much harder punch thrown with more aggression and from an awkward angle that would twist the head more. The two are only similar in basic concept but otherwise, as someone said earlier, its like apples and oranges.