Andre Dirrell: Running or Boxing?

Running And Some More Running

 

Not as bad as the way Spinks ran away from Mayorga, but still bad. But unlike that at least Dirrell landed some effective punches and didn't resort to just falling down and letting the ref bail him out when he got cornered

 

Running. No question. HBO would love to have a new American fighter to trumpet, especially given Andre Ward's problems, but Dirrell totally blew the opportunity. He needs to get busier and stop fighting like he's entitled to something.

 

Running, because he has a china chin and he didn't want to chance it, despite having the ability to own over Stevens badly.

 

Why Is keeping distance running? If he's throwing back and moving that Is not running by logic.

Some here say the same about Cory Spinks.

 

Harold is an idiot, he also gave rounds in which Dirrell did nothing but run, I am sorry but in that case the aggressor should have gotten more credit.
HBO needs to re consider signing these type of fighters seriously

 

So true, I don't see why HBO agrees to even let someone like Spinks or Dirrell fight on the air. They know exactly what they're getting, and then act surprised. These guys are not just "pure boxers", they're terrified of getting hit and there's a difference. You know if they're fighting anyone whose halfway threatening they're going to stink the joint up because they're afraid of any contact

 

The two fights very well illustrated the difference between boxing and running. Dirrell ran period . Paulie boxed.

 

All I am saying is that these kind of fighters get influenced by certain other fighters who do the same **** and call it skill, I am sorry I know its hit and dont be hit, But dirrell made Floyd look like Evander Holyfield last night, I aint even going to get going on the Paulie fight, he did dominate, Ndou just didnt have the tools to cut him off Paulie boxed, Dirrell ran big difference. and I hate Paulie!!

 

Boxing. If you want to see running, throw in a Larry Donald or Smoke Gainer tape.

I don't think it's an accident that the one guy who's actually been a professional fighter (Lewis) called it 'effective movement', while the never-been-in-the-ring 'color man' (Merchant) still expects everything to some Raging Bull isht.

Don't blame Direll because Curtis Stevens doesn't understand what to do. I think they even caught Stevens complaining in the corner that Direll 'wouldn't fight'. Young man, that's YOUR JOB to make him engage.

 

You are ****ing crazy, the kid ran! sure its Dirrells job to cut the man off, but when the man in front of you is running there isnt much you can do, the man was not turning he wasnt stepping around the man was running as if he wanted to do his road work that night rather than box.

 

If he didn't run like a **** Stevens would have laid him out.

 

When the other guy has faster feet then you and he flat out runs it's hard to "make" him engage or cut off the ring. SRL couldn't cut off the ring on Dirrell he ran so fast.

And **** Lewis he's a jagoff.

 

What??!!

How about hitting him in the body to take his legs away? How about muscling Direll to the ropes? How about actually cutting off the ring?

Stevens did NONE of those things. He was the shorter man with less reach, and made minimum attempt to get inside on Direll. And when he did, Direll either moved or popped him.

Stevens has ZERO clue how to deal with a mover. Which is shocking because everyone that's seen Direll fight knew that's EXACTLY what he would do.