The_budweiser Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 NEW YORK (Dec. 12, 2011) – Long regarded as one of the world’s premier super middleweight contenders, Andre Dirrell will return to the ring for the first time in 21 months when he faces Darryl Cunningham in the co-feature of a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Dec. 30, live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif. Dirrell (19-1, 13 KOs), of Flint, Mich., has not fought since winning by 11th-round disqualification over Arthur Abraham in The Super Six World Boxing Classic on March 27, 2010. Cunningham (24-2, 10 KOs), of Detroit, has been victorious in 17 consecutive starts and has not lost since December 2007. The ShoBox main event will spotlight another comeback — that of former undisputed middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KOs), of Little Rock, Ark., in a scheduled 10-round middleweight bout. Taylor’s first start in 26 months represents a return to the division he once dominated. Taylor will face Jessie Nicklow (22-2-3, 8 KOs) of Baltimore, Md. In the opening bout of the telecast, former Cuban amateur standout Luis “El Leon” Garcia (11-0, 9 KOs) of Cork, Ireland, meets southpaw Alexander “The Great” Johnson (12-0, 5 KOs, 1 NC) of Oxon Hill, Md., in an eight-round showdown of undefeated light heavyweights. Dirrell anticipates challenging for a world title in 2012 but for now the 2004 Olympic Games bronze medalist is content to be fighting again and focused on Dec. 30. “I’ve been waiting for this for the longest time,’’ he said. “(The time off) seemed like forever.’’ Read More: http://ringnews24.com//index.php/blog/35-demo-content/31940--andre-dirrell-returns-friday-dec-30-on-shobox-tripleheader.html#ixzz1gP396dGx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlevy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Arsehole or not,Im glad that he's fighting again.Like watching him fight and he's a definite threat to anyone in the division,so long as the layoff hasnt taken something away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It'll be interesting, if for no other reason than the speculation about the injury and the circumstances behind it. I have feelings both ways. But the bottomline was that he was making for good fights, and we'll see where he goes from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I can't really warm to the guy after the super 6 fiasco. It will take a lot to sway my opinion of him, but there's no doubt the guy has ability, in particular his handspeed. Time will tell if he'll make it to the top, but imo, he has a lot of bridges to build before he can get there. I suspect that he'll get very few supporters outwith the US for the timebeing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 pathetic. showtime should have done what MTV did to andrew dice clay back in the 80s and banned him from the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 im with you brook... except, I will never follow him and could care less about what happens to him. He pulled a great acting job and then the withdraw! Dirrell is not a professional boxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'm not sure what to make of the claims he faked it (the fact he and his family seemed unable to remember the name of the neurologist allegedkly treating him was interesting) - if he did, he deserves credit for carrying the act through almost 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I'm not sure what to make of the claims he faked it (the fact he and his family seemed unable to remember the name of the neurologist allegedkly treating him was interesting) - if he did, he deserves credit for carrying the act through almost 2 years. The most fascinating thing about the whole incident was that Showtime 360 video with the family when all of a sudden Grandpa just out of the blue starts talking about needing a lawyer present ?// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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