Quote Originally Posted by binnie View Post
Yeah, all fucking hell has broken loose about this - the DQ was the right decision, regardless of whether Dirrell was KO'd or not. You cannot hit a man on the floor. Period.
Exactly, exactly. The DQ was the correct call. That was messed up.

At first, like you SS, I thought Dirrell was acting as the blow didn't seem to have much steam on it. But if he WAS acting, then he's a damn fine actor because those tears seemed real to me, and he really thought he'd lost.

As for Arthur getting stronger, I don't think round 12 would have made a different - he was a MILE behind on points at that point, and had probably landed 6-10 decent shots all night. Yes, he should have been given credit for a knockdown in round six (appauling refereeing) but Dirrell knocked AA down than round too (he was only up because of the ropes, and the rules specify that's a knockdown.)

Dirrell was a worthy winner.
I was really impressed by Dirrell in this one, thanks for posting it Bin. Totally agree Abraham was so far behind on points short of a legit knockout there's nothing he could have done to win...