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Ok - Let's assume Direll wasn't acting...I don't give a shit what any of your signatures say or how you define somebody "knocked out" should be acting (), the truth is NOBODY knows for sure whether he was acting apart from Direll himself.

So, yeah the ref was bad for not seeing those knockdowns...They were pretty obvious to me and everyone else BUT that call was the only call that could have been made. If he took a point off of AA and then ordered Direll to carry on because he felt he was acting, it would have been the most horrific decision of all time (Especially if the ref was wrong). What if it led to Direll's death? I'm sure Cole would be getting twice the amount of shit he is getting now.

He made the right choice, Direll was owning AA anyway...he had his legs with him still and was clearly going to ride out the 11th and 12th..what's the problem??
Who are you trying to convince yourself or us? Dirrell looked like he was on his way out and given Arthurs history of dramatic last round KOs it seemed a very likely outcome. I dont blame Andre for taking the cowards way out. It was the smart thing to do considering his running tactics were no longer working.
His running tactics? What Dirrell was doing to Abraham was tantamount to face rape.
Maybe you should re-watch the fight after the knockdown that was robbed from AA. Dirrell clearly wasn't as sharp, was taking more significant punches.

Could Dirrell have ran enough to get a points victory? Absolutely.

But, even more so AA was on the hunt and he was connecting.

"Face Rape?" --that would be Pac v. De La Hoya--clearly you're biased.

Dirrell was landing more, working harder, and more certainly on his way to lopsided points victory, especially if they counted BOTH of his knockdowns, up until AA knocked him down. You cannot discount momentum. AA had it. Dirrell's eyes told the whole story.

But, if you really need to prove to yourself whether or not he was running...

ask yourself this:

was he running or punching when he slipped?