Could Froch have been DQ'd for Rabbit Punches?

Nothing wrong with the first one...he wasn't holding Dirrell, he was being pushed backwards by him.

Second one was naughty, but he got warned for it. Dirrrell was ducking too low even before a punch was thrown.

 

Note how you aren't making any Andre Ward using potentially fatal headbutting tactics.

 

I know he didn't turn his back but the reason ducking below the belt is banned, is because it's the direct equivalent of turning their back. It's the exact same thing.

You say dipping your head down is legal and it is, but that far down? That's illegal because it was below the belt.

In cases where one fighter hits an opponent who has turned his back, he isn't penalized. The fighter who turned their back is.

Like I said, if Dirrell wasn't ducking too low, which is an illegal tactic, Froch couldn't have hit him in that position. Fault Froch for going through with it, sure, but he was just punching. It was Dirrell who caused the 'illegal' punches because he was ducking illegally low. Had he not been doing that, Froch wouldn't have been able to rabbit punch him, so it's not Froch who should have been penalized.

 

**** happens! froch can be dirty for sure..

Dirrell never did enough to get the decision and take the belt anyhow! I scored it a draw and gave dirrell zero for aggression shown and being a big girls blouse.. World titles are not won in this way.

 

The assumption that you're making, is that Froch held Dirrell down. We don't know if that's the case because you can't see clearly enough. Froch often holds his left arm out to time the right hand, so it may have just been that. If he was holding Dirrell down, he could have easily moved out of the way and the referee would have warned Froch about it.

It's unlikely that Froch was holding him down. I think he was just holding the arm there, like Froch does.

 

:rofl

 

Coolio... I wasn't even thinking about ward within the context of this thread but since you mention.. Froch doesn't have a name as a dirty fighter. He fights like a man and sometimes his style lends itself to rough house tactics.

Ward seems to be getting a distinct label as a dirty fighter and i must admit he does seem to be borderline more than most fighters. no smoke without any fire and all that. Froch meanwhile gets respect for being a no nonsense warrior.

 

Yeah, he's obviously not holding Dirrell down. No way does he have the leverage to push Dirrell down there. It's clear Dirrell could move away if he wanted to.