Andre Dirrell out of the hospital, brain scans negative
by Scott Christ on Mar 28, 2010 1:28 PM EDT
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Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com reports that for the most part, Andre Dirrell appears OK after a hospital visit resulting from last night's DQ win over Arthur Abraham in Detroit:
"Andre was just released from the hospital. He tested negative in the brain scans. We did the urine tests. The commission was there," [promoter Gary] Shaw told BoxingScene.com.
Dirrell was knocked out when Abraham landed a roundhouse right as Dirrell was prone on the canvas after slipping on a mat logo in the 11th round. He won the fight by disqualification.
It's good news that he's negative on the brain scans, which means he's probably not in quite the awful shape some feared. What I mean is, I'm guessing his boxing career is no longer in doubt, and I don't think his injuries are quite as serious as plenty of things you'll see caused by legal action in the ring. This is a pretty standard in-and-out time with the hospital that boxers go through after their fights, and with the brain scans being negative, he's quite probably out of the woods on the worst.
He's going to be OK, and he'll make his next fight with Andre Ward later this year (or early next year, the way this tournament is unraveling and with Ward not fighting Allan Green until June 19).
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Andre did great in this fight. Nearly pitched a shut out, and put on the sort of fine boxing display I thought he would. It was much better, much less defensive fight than I think many people expected. Too bad it had to end on such a cheap shot. Glad to hear he is okay.
"I fought Sugar Ray so much, I’m surprised I’m not diabetic."
-- Jake LaMotta
A negative brain scan means no sign of bleeding.
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Mar 28, 2010 3:14 PM EDT reply actions
So?
Did he have a concussion or not? I would literally be shocked if he did not have at least a minor concussion….
It’s basically impossible that he didn’t have a concussion, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to a brain bleed or permanent damage.
"I fought Sugar Ray so much, I’m surprised I’m not diabetic."
-- Jake LaMotta
A brain bleed means he never fights again. A concussion does not mean that.
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Mar 28, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He has to have had a concussion, really, but the fact that he’s out of the hospital already probably means it’s not as serious as folks might have feared. No permanent damage is the big deal here.
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by Scott Christ on Mar 28, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
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