Is Darnell Boone's performance vs Ward underrated?

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  1. MVC

    MVC Boxing Junkie banned

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    This is not a Ward bashing thread, he is one of my favorite boxers.

    1. Boone is the only man professionally to knock Ward down. Middleweight bout.

    2. Boone fought a great match that fight and although he lost, I thought he put on a great performance overall. Great defense in that fight, and really frustrated Ward with his lateral movements and feints.

    3. Do you think Boone showed us a blueprint to finding a way to beat Ward?
     
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  2. Chris Hansen

    Chris Hansen Member Full Member

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    Who?
     
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  3. Jaaames

    Jaaames Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Darnell Boone... Gave Andre Ward a tough fight.... Stopped Adonis Stevenson.. One of the best journeymen spoilers out there....
     
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  4. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    SOB Ward will always have his own personal referee, his ring, gloves, his judges, his commentators, his venue. He will only fight in his home town.............
     
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  5. qwert

    qwert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If I was a promoter, Boone is one journeyman I would not be keen to throw my hot prospect in with. Would be hilarious if he could KO Adonis again.
     
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  6. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Darnell Boone is a good solid professional fighter. His last 20 opponents have a combined record of 256-16, which is really incredible.
     
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  7. bailey

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    It has become a good performance in hindsight.
    I thought that D Boone won that fight. Ward did the chicken dance, went down and had to hold on. I thought Boone was chasing Ward round the ring landing the better shots for the last 3 rounds.
    There should have been an immediate rematch in a neutral location, with neutral ref and neutral officials
     
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  8. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    Ward was so green he pissed grass.
     
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  9. irishny

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    It was fought in Oregon..Ward is from California and Boone is from Georgia.
    It already was neutral.
     
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  10. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    The ref and judges were all from Oregon too. Can't get more netural then that.
     
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  11. Consu

    Consu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cmon you can live in your dreams but something like that never happens in boxing. Top prospect vs journeyman and you really think there could be a rematch in a neutral location with neutral officials? :nut Cmon seriously
    Can you give me one example?
     
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  12. Slothrop

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    Ward is half white. That should count for something in your book, right?
     
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  13. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I am aware of that
    Havent said the first fight was not neutral, but said an immediate return in a completely neutral situation should have been held
    You are right, it does not tend to happen, but I was just making a comment that a completely neutral return would have sorted the matter and given Ward a chance to show that it was just a bad night at the office
     
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  14. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    Ward got his ass handed to him by a D-level journeyman.
     
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  15. clutch94

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    Ward fought like a hotshot for his career until that knockdown. He'd even gotten rocked before in his 2nd fight for fukking around.
     
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