Andre Dirrell: I’m taking charge in 2012

By Boxing News - 01/03/2012 - Comments

Image: Andre Dirrell: I'm taking charge in 2012By Scott Gilfoid: After an impressive earth shattering 2nd round knockout win over Darryl Cunningham last Friday night, Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) is ready for big things in 2012 in getting back into things and finding his way back to the top of the division where he belongs.

Dirrell said this on his twitter page: “I’m just glad I’m back; definitely ready to take charge in 2012.”

Dirrell knocked Cunningham down with a beautiful left hand to the head in the 2nd round of their fight and followed it with a short hand that put Cunningham down for a second and final time. That was Dirrell’s first time fighting in over 21 months dating back to March 2010. If that’s how good Dirrell looks after that much time away from the ring, then just imagine how good he would look if he were off even longer. But seriously, Dirrell was very impressive out there in taking apart a very good fighter in Cunningham and looking great in the process in front of a U.S audience on Showtime.

Dirrell now is resting and thinking about who he wants to fight next. He didn’t have any big names in mind when interviewed by Showtime after the fight but did say he wants to fight IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute at some point. What Dirrell needs is quality contender to add to his resume for his next fight. I think some good scalps would be the likes of James DeGale, George Groves, Adonis Stevenson, Edwin Rodriguez, Rudy Markussen, Glen Johnson, Peter Quillin or Librado Andrade. Any one of those guys would be great for Dirrell’s next fight.



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