Detroit fighters under-noted in the game!

[Ron Swanson]

The Mayweathers have no connection to Detroit. They are from Grand Rapids Michigan, the opposite side of the State. Closer would be James Toney from Ann Arbor Michigan which is a stones throw from Detroit.

One should always mention Joe Louis when speaking of Detroit fighters. He was born in Alabama but moved to Detroit at 12 and later began boxing in Detroit.

And of course Sugar Ray Robinson who was born in Georgia but moved to Detroit as a youth and began boxing there. SRR actually lived on the exact same block as Louis if you can believe that.

[ykdadamaja]

The Mayweathers have no connection to Detroit. They are from Grand Rapids Michigan, the opposite side of the State. Closer would be James Toney from Ann Arbor Michigan which is a stones throw from Detroit.

One should always mention Joe Louis when speaking of Detroit fighters. He was born in Alabama but moved to Detroit at 12 and later began boxing in Detroit.

And of course Sugar Ray Robinson who was born in Georgia but moved to Detroit as a youth and began boxing there. SRR actually lived on the exact same block as Louis if you can believe that.

Thanks on the Mayweather correction. I went between Detroit and Michigan.

[SlimTrae]

Where are the Dirrell brothers from? Not a great duo, but they did a lil som'n som'n.

[Master]

Where are the Dirrell brothers from? Not a great duo, but they did a lil som'n som'n.

De Gale seemed to have derailed one of them.

[p4pking]

Andre direl derailed himself with that bizzare flop against Abraham imo. Maybe he was hurt in general before that, and it clearly was an illegal punch, but he sold it and then basically didn’t fight for a few years.

[Ron Swanson]

Andre direl derailed himself with that bizzare flop against Abraham imo. Maybe he was hurt in general before that, and it clearly was an illegal punch, but he sold it and then basically didn’t fight for a few years.

Good sell job faking concussion symptoms for months, spending 10s of thousands on doctors. Most fake for seconds. You have to appreciate his commitment to faking, which also cost him 100s of thousands in earnings. Sure he and his family are far worse off but....the prestige. We’re all waiting with baited breathe for the prestige.

[p4pking]

Andre direl derailed himself with that bizzare flop against Abraham imo. Maybe he was hurt in general before that, and it clearly was an illegal punch, but he sold it and then basically didn’t fight for a few years.

Good sell job faking concussion symptoms for months, spending 10s of thousands on doctors. Most fake for seconds. You have to appreciate his commitment to faking, which also cost him 100s of thousands in earnings. Sure he and his family are far worse off but....the prestige. We’re all waiting with baited breathe for the prestige.

Fair enough. I havent watched the fight since it was current, if he was concussed it was from damage he took earlier in and throughout the fight and likely would have kept him out that long had Abraham not thrown the cheap shot. The ending itself he sold. If he had just stayed kneeling and got the DQ it would have looked better as the result was fine, just the fake reaction stuck with me.