Dirrell had a 3 months recovery time for his brain injury

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  1. Orbete

    Orbete Active Member Full Member

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    I've stated that Dirrell regrets the **** he pulled big time. But the decision to fake was taken in a split second.
    Once again, I'll post the definition of snowball effect: Snowball effect is a figurative term for a process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger (graver, more serious), and perhaps potentially dangerous or disastrous.
     
  2. Mrtibbs

    Mrtibbs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can you prove it?
     
  3. Guybino

    Guybino Boxing Addict Full Member

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    pretty sure if you suffer a brain injury you cant fight in the states again, didnt something similar happen to Valero?

    all smells like bull**** to me
     
  4. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    I must admit, I've not followed the situation as closely as some, and I'm not quite aware of any non-existent medical reports or doctor statements. That Dr Shaw-Hi moment, as hilarious as it was, was nothing to be taken seriously. I know I laughed at it and mocked him at the time, but it's not enough to prove he was lying about the doctor.

    So, apart from that, could you guys inform me of the things which made the snowball bigger?

    By the way, I remember this funny video at the time:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koEB2efkcwE[/ame]
     
  5. Orbete

    Orbete Active Member Full Member

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    Don't want to sound rude but I don't understand at all the last part of your post. Please try to rephrase it as I do want to understand what you said. You may be right with what you say.
    The first phrase made you sound like a preacher advocating the Bible :).
    I do take literally what people say unless they are poetical, sarcastic, ironical. Dirrell didn't seem to be any of those.
    You say Dirrell had to be simptom free for three months. I tend to agree with you as I've just seen an old article from The Scene that states: "Dirrell was examined by a doctor and advised to stay away from boxing until he is symptom free for at least three moths."
    Also, excerpts from press conference that Dirrell took have different perspectives on ESB and The Scene.
    ESB: "Well mainly I had to get clearance from the doctor and that took three months."
    The Scene: "I was finaly cleared - I've been clearead for about eight months now."
    So, I admit that the 3 months recovery time that the thread has in its title is wrong. I was mislead by the article.
    However, that did not change my opinion about Dirrell's injury at all as the evidence against him and the lack of evidence supporting him still weights a lot.
     
  6. Orbete

    Orbete Active Member Full Member

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    The State Athletic Commissions will never license a fighter with such a condition.
     
  7. Orbete

    Orbete Active Member Full Member

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    I'll c/p part of on old post of mine:

    1) Dirrell was winning the fight against Abraham on points until the "event"
    2) Dirrell seemed to run all over the ring, especially later in the fight
    3) Dirrell was very, very respectful with Abraham's power
    4) In the later rounds Abraham was turning the heat
    5) Dirrell knew that Abraham is looking for a KO, as that was his only chance
    6) Dirrell got a punch while he was down
    7) In that very instant he decided it was better to fake it as he will surely get the win by DQ
    8.) Remaining on the canvas he knew that he has to go all the way till the end with the fake
    9) He started crying and talking nonsense; but not a brain-damaged person nonsense but childish nonsense
    10) Hours after the fight he knew that there is no way to turn back
    11) If Dirrell were to say: "Man, that was nothing serious, I can fight right now" => everybody would say: **** Dirrell, he was faking it.
    12) Dirrell's only option was to say he got seriously injured
    13) The only injury that could have occurred, after seeing the tape is a head injury (a claim of a knee, elbow or toe injury would have been non-realistic).
    14) The head itself had no visible marks so it had to be inside his head
    15) Inside his head there is supposed to be a brain
    16) 15, therefore a brain injury
     
  8. qwert

    qwert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I believe the concussion against Abraham was legit, but not the career-threatening brain injury. It's an opinion based purely on speculation, but that's all any of us have.

    The way Dirrell and his camp acted after the fight did not fill me with trust. And I'm no surgeon, but I'm pretty sure brain damage isn't cured in three months.
     
  9. Uncle Rico

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  10. FilipMNE

    FilipMNE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good:good No way would someone fake something that would cost him that much, he can ear real nice money fighting guys that are no danger for him!!
     
  11. Orbete

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    What I'm saying is that he had no idea that the decision he took would cost him that much. He had no time to do that kind of analogy the instant he got hit by AA.
    Dirrell was FORCED by his won actions to lay the gloves for a while.
     
  12. BatTheMan

    BatTheMan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed. Dirrell rolled the dice. I'm not sure he'd have done it had he known he'd have to be on the sideline for 18+ months.
     
  13. No Fear

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    If he was cleared to fight in April 2011 then he must have been suffering with symptoms for 9/10 months.

    Is that not bad enough?
     
  14. WarpedDesign

    WarpedDesign Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No, he had to have three months symptom-free - not three months in total - and the rest of his time-out is because he had been black-balled by the TV networks.
     
  15. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    "yeah bro, let me fake a knockout when i'm clearly way ahead in a fight. my opponent is coming on, OH MY GOD. I only have less than two rounds to go before the biggest win of my career. time to fake this in the split second that aruthur abraham chooses to hit me while i'm down." anyone who believes this is honestly ******ed.