Andre Dirrell: Running or Boxing?

post killer:nut watching paulie over floyd you have got to be kidding me. I know you white guys need a hero but damn that is embarrassing

did you really watch the fight, because paulie didn't stay still for ten seconds, and he damn sure didn't "trade" with ndou. :rofl paulie was on his bicycle from 1-12 running around the ring throwing no effective punches, just a slapping jab that touched ndou's glove. paulie was given rounds for just staying out of harm's way, but I guess his whiteness gives him a pass in your eyes.:admin

paulie was throwing shoeshine punches most didn't even land (sound familiar) and he was running from ndou, who was the aggressor all night and had to keep chasing pauile. Not one time did paulie bring it to ndou he stayed out of harm's reach by running.:deal

Of course you do:admin

paulie will never be a ppv star or attraction like floyd, you gotta have more going for you then the color of your skin to compete with the elite fighters. I am not looking forward to any malignaggi fight since I know he will be running and has no power to engage.:hat

 

So you think that it's lame???

you still think so?? Mags has got 5 ko's and couldnt hold Floyd jock, yet some yahoo says that he would rather watch him fight. Yeah your right saying that there is an element of race involved here is lame:nut

 

Of course it's lame. It doesn't make sense. I'd rather see Floyd than Paulie, but Paulie takes more shots than Floyd (mostly because he isn't as talented). Fans tend to like vulnerable fighters -- Gatti, Mayorga, et al. And you do realize that Paulie is hardly the classic Anglo.

You can always find race where you want to, but these same people never explain why Mike Tyson is so revered, or Trinidad, or Jones, or De La Hoya, or Pacquiao. Not a white boy among them. If white fans are so racist, how could these guys become so popular? And why is it that so many white fans hate on Joe Calzaghe (Calslappy, Chicken, etc.)? I guess you could argue they just hate all non-Americans. Like I said, if you're looking for something, you can usually create ways to see it.

You need to be more open minded to the opinions of others. Believe it or not, some people have different tastes that are not all based on race.

 

I'm with cash, Dirrell definitely ran, Stevens would have iced him otherwise.

Paulie showed Dirrell how it's done.

 

one of the worst i've seen too...and i've seen a lot less than lederman for sure. dirrell needs to man up and fight.

 

the guy was running...and barely punching. If I was a promoter I would not carry a fighter like dirrel...this guy will never fill seats

 

I feel for you Cash...I was actually rooting for Dirrell...but by the end of the 1st round I wanted Stevens to knock Dirrell's ****ing head off. How can you run then try to showboat and trash talk...Stevens had hundreds of amatuer fights...why didn't he cut off the ring or punish Dirrell to the body?

 

Couldn't catch him to fast of him feet. And whenever Stevens got close enough Dirrell clinched.

 

He ruined his career with this win he was probably better off fighting and getting KO'd then fightin like he did.

 

I absolutely agree. Peddling faster than Lance Armstrong wont help with his appeasement with boxing fans. Dirrell did himself a disservice.

 

It's not running if you win.

 

He's a runner...I hope he watched Paulie's fight and took notes.

 

Bullshiit, he ran like a scared rabbit.

This is part of the problem with boxing, Merchant was right - they should favor the aggressor, especially when one guy is flat out running from the fight.

 

The aggressor is not always the man walking forward. This is the grossest misconception amongst boxing fans. Stevens walked forward not throwing any punches for the entire night. You want to stop a runner, pound on his body. Walking forward and catching punches with your face is not being aggressive, its being pummeled.

You can all hate on Dirrell for his style, but I find it funny that the only person with a microphone that actually boxed, repeatedly said he appreciated what Dirrell was doing in there and would pay to see it again.

Its not crowd pleasing, but he's trying to win fights, and he ABSOLUTELY dominated Stevens in that bout, making it look like a sparring match.