I struggle to believe that it was fake. I mean, why would anyone want to look like such an idiot live on television? I was in hysterics watching it and even now seeing it on You Tube, it cracks me up. I don't think he was acting, it was just a delayed reaction. I do believe that Dirrell was wilting though and getting very tired. Every punch would have been getting harder from then until the end because he was physically done. Abraham did get the knockdown and Dirrell was turning to jelly. I'm convinced that Abraham knocks him out properly next time.