Abraham - Justified DQ?

[killersheep]

That was a pretty clear cut DQ IMO. I mean he paused made sure Dirrell was down and then hit him.

Cole did miss a knockdown from each fighter. But the DQ was the correct call.

[CFH]

Fuck yes it was justified. Anyone who says otherwise is a gibbering idiot or so ridiculously biased that their opinion is worthless. He hit an opponent when he was down and in a vulnerable position and clearly thought about it before hand. It wasn't like he was in the midst of punching when Dirrell went down, he saw he was down, thought about it, and them he hit him.

I'm a huge Abraham fan, or at least I was, but that was a chicken-shit move and he acted like a classless asshole afterwards.

[Hulk]

Fuck yes it was justified. Anyone who says otherwise is a gibbering idiot or so ridiculously biased that their opinion is worthless. He hit an opponent when he was down and in a vulnerable position and clearly thought about it before hand. It wasn't like he was in the midst of punching when Dirrell went down, he saw he was down, thought about it, and them he hit him.

I'm a huge Abraham fan, or at least I was, but that was a chicken-shit move and he acted like a classless asshole afterwards.

Agreed.

It was a blatant foul.

And though at first it appeared Dirrell may be acting, it was clear later that he was not. He was crying and scared after awaking from being knocked out. And the Doctors were sincerely concerned over his health.

Abraham acted like a punk.

[GAME]

Many fighters have been hit whilst they were down and just got up and fought on. Direll saw an opportunity and it was a smart move but the way the fight was going , he was in trouble and I duno if he could have lasted. Guess we'll never know unless they meet again and it may happend cuz despite all this drama, Abs is still the tournament leader.

[tomcy03]

First of all I saw the fight and the DQ was spot on, Dirrell was clearly down and AA took a swipe.

My question is did Dirrell make the most of being hit? IMO he did, he'd been hit far harder and cleaner earlier on and barely flinched then this time he was rolling around with his eye's in his head (delayed reaction). Whatever my opinion AA should have had more respect after the fight, we can't tell if he was hurt as badly as he made out but either way AA should have kept his mouth shut and walked out of the ring with whatever dignity he had left.

Disappointing end to what was an entertaining fight, the last two rounds would have been very interesting if they had continued...

[ono]

I don't know. I mean he did hit him when he was down but imo Andre's play-acting got him the DQ. If he'd have reacted normally to it, Abraham would have probably lost a point or 2, which would have been irrelevant anyway seen as though he needed a KO.

The minute Abraham lands the shot, he takes the fight out of his own hands. He was never likely to get away with it in the US against a US fighter.

[The Fightfan]

Fuck yes it was justified. Anyone who says otherwise is a gibbering idiot or so ridiculously biased that their opinion is worthless. He hit an opponent when he was down and in a vulnerable position and clearly thought about it before hand. It wasn't like he was in the midst of punching when Dirrell went down, he saw he was down, thought about it, and them he hit him.

I'm a huge Abraham fan, or at least I was, but that was a chicken-shit move and he acted like a classless asshole afterwards.

Agreed.

It was a blatant foul.

And though at first it appeared Dirrell may be acting, it was clear later that he was not. He was crying and scared after awaking from being knocked out. And the Doctors were sincerely concerned over his health.

Abraham acted like a punk.

Yes I did see the end of the fight were Jim Gray asked him about the fight and Dirrell started crying "I lost the Fight I got knocked out" The only thing I thought at the moment was damn that might have ended his career he's seriously f**ked if he can't remember what happened.

[The Shadow]

Whatever the outcome, Cole is an inept jackass and has no business officiating prize-fights. I can't stand Cole.

That said, AA sounds like a real TOOL!

[HattonTheHammer]

That was a pretty clear cut DQ IMO. I mean he paused made sure Dirrell was down and then hit him.

Cole did miss a knockdown from each fighter. But the DQ was the correct call.

I said from day one abraham in america against dirrell = abraham not being in his comfort zone where he can stand in the middle of the ring for 5rounds peekaboo stanced and work his opponent out before an onslaught. Dirrell would of been told from the world go you gotta be throwing leather and forcing abraham into opening up.

Gameplan was perfect. Had dirrell of just got up and carried on through 12 almost everyone would now be praising him for a vintage performance. Instead he decided to tarnish the whole evening by playing dead and then pretending he had no idea where he was

Nobody came out looking good from saturday night. Abraham deserves a heavy fine for a sickening late punch, gary shaw deserves a fine for bad mouthing abraham in the post fight interview, dirrell just comes across as a complete clown with average acting ability

[The Promoter]

Clear DQ, Dirrell was clearly sitting on his ass after the slip/fall...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KceqVTs6Eyg

[JohnnyKickAss]

I said from day one abraham in america against dirrell = abraham not being in his comfort zone where he can stand in the middle of the ring for 5rounds peekaboo stanced and work his opponent out before an onslaught. Dirrell would of been told from the world go you gotta be throwing leather and forcing abraham into opening up.

Gameplan was perfect. Had dirrell of just got up and carried on through 12 almost everyone would now be praising him for a vintage performance. Instead he decided to tarnish the whole evening by playing dead and then pretending he had no idea where he was

Nobody came out looking good from saturday night. Abraham deserves a heavy fine for a sickening late punch, gary shaw deserves a fine for bad mouthing abraham in the post fight interview, dirrell just comes across as a complete clown with average acting ability

Man...pigs must be flying outside...I agree with everything HTH just said...