Not too sure because we dont noe how AA's stamina is, but he looked dangerous towards the end of the fight and I think many people think Dirrell was gonna be KTFO sooner or later.
I think he would have won with 12. It doesn't change or justify anything he did though. I did not think he would do something like that.
considering abraham doesnt fight a full 12 to begin with i think it would have a bigger effect on him. generall e fight about a minute at most of rounds 6 on and about 15 secs of a round prior. dirrel on the other hand being the more athletic i think would do better with 15 rounds. before the docs seperated at gave abraham a break, no i'm not implying cheating, he was landing pretty frequently with the blood flowing from abraham. dirrel is no mosley but he wouldve put a severe dent in abrahams chin had that not been slowed for an extended period of time.
Abraham would likely have a much better shot in a 15 rounder than a 12 rounder. That's three more rounds for Dirrell to tire more and slow down. Of course, both fighter's would pace themselves differently, but given that Abraham has shown he carries his power to the late rounds, and his style relies on less movement than Dirrell's, I would give him an excellent shot of scoring a KO in the championship rounds.
Abraham would win if it were 15 rounds. No way would Dirrell win if he looks in the 10th and 11th in a 15 round fight like he did yesterday. But for a 15 round fight his pace might be a little different. This is where a little experience matters. People mention how I say Ray was not experienced for Duran in June of 1980, but it is similar to this. Dirrell after going 12 fights better going 12.. Experience will make him better. Leonard was not much more experienced when he fought Duran in June 1980 than Dirrell is now.
That's a tough one. You know Dirrell could only run for so long, eventually his legs would tire and AA's punches would get closer. Based on their fight, it would've been either a very tight decision for either guy or an AA KO. But you also can't discount a Dirrell KO as he was very effective from start to finish. At times, i thought Dirrell might stop AA.
Dirrel would never had made it to the 12th round, must less the 15th. I think all fights should be 15 rounds again.
