andre dirrell exhibiting symptoms of pugilistic dementia...

maybe he got the symptoms from acting? his second vocation.

 

brain injuries and damage from concussions are still being researched due to lack of knowledge


look at the NFL and how they have started treating concussions and compare it to how they were treated 10 years ago

 

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I could give a **** about that 168 tourney. Those boxers should be fighting each other regardless. I doubt he's ducking Ward after who he's faced. I'd like to see Bute in the mix.

 

Dude is doing the smart thing.

 

You have no idea what you're talking about

 

I like AD but if he's damaged that easily he shouldn't be in the sport. Do something else. He's still young so I'm sure whichever new pathway he chooses he'll fly high. Do the fans a favor and don't be a distraction. Just sayin.

 

Since when is Dirrell exhibiting symptoms of pugilistic dementia? It sounds more like symptoms of a bad concussion.

 

Nah you need a concussion to get that.

 

He did have a concussion.

http://www.411mania.com/boxing/news/134615

 

Second???

I always thought Dirrell was kinda like Mickey Rourke, & fell into boxing?

 

Dirrell reading the script: "couldn't they made me remember an easier excuse??"

 

shame..i thought he was a real talent..and seems like a good guy

 

No he didn't that's just Shaws bull**** you don't get an all clear from a hospital if you have a concussion.

By Rick Reeno

Gary Shaw, promoter for super middleweight Andre Dirrell, informed ***********.com that his fighter was released from a local hospital after undergoing several tests to rule out a possible concussion.*

"Andre was just released from the hospital. He tested negative in the brain scans. We did the urine tests. The commission was there," Shaw told ***********.com.

On Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, Dirrell put on the best performance of his career as he outboxed undefeated Arthur Abraham for the majority of their eleven round fight. For most of the fight, Abraham had a hard time dealing with Dirrell's speed and movement.*

At the end of the tenth round, Abraham's pressure was starting to break Dirrell down. By this point Abraham needed a knockout to win. During the eleventh round, there is no question Dirrell was in some trouble and was coasting to run out the clock. He was so far ahead with the judges that losing the last two rounds would not have made a difference. Abraham knew he needed a knockout. He was doing everything in his power to prevent the fight from reaching the scorecards.*

Abraham was trying to trap the retreating Dirrell, and that's when it happened. While trying to fend off an incoming Abraham, Dirrell lost his balance and slipped to the mat. During the heat of the moment, and probably with some desperation mixed in, Abraham clocked Dirrell right on the chin while he was down. Dirrell fell flat on the mat, unconscious, and the referee had to immediately request the assistance of the ringside physicians - and he also disqualified Abraham. During the time of the stoppage, the scores were 97-92, 98-91 and 97-92 - all for Dirrell.

Shaw believes Abraham's final punch was intentional because he knew the only way*he could win was by knockout and the clock was running out.

"He schooled Athur Abraham. He gave him a boxing lesson. Dirrell was bigger, faster, more skilled, got off with more punches, more combinations and Arthur Abraham looked like he was in a car accident at the post-fight press conference," Shaw said.

"The foul was intentional. It was a desperation move. He knew the only way he could win the fight was with a knockout. He knew Andre was on the ground and he lined him up."

Abraham's record fell to 31-1, 25KOs, while Dirrell's record was raised to 19-1, 13KOs.