After seeing Andre Dirrell getting robbed in the UK it's easy to see why Ward won't..

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  1. Chibuku

    Chibuku I'm awesome Full Member

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    Andre Dirrell went to Nottingham to fight Froch. Froch hardly landed a shot. He was so slow and his shots could be seen coming 2 weeks before he fired them. Andre Dirrell was so slick and accurate. He clearly beat Froch yet the judges gave Froch the victory. Even after the fight Froch himself said he was not the judge and was stammering when he was asked about the robbery.

    After seeing such a screw job and many other people getting robbed in the UK it's easy to see why Ward will not travel. He fully knows he would most likely need to knockout Froch to get a draw. If you ever listen to anyone in the UK talking they seem to think the home town fighter should automatically get the decision, even their commentators. If you watched Chilemba-Bellew 1 fight, Bellew thought he should have had the decision because he was the hometown fighter. How screwed up in the brain do people have to think that hometown fighters should get the decision?

    In a way I understand why Ward will not travel. He's the better fighter by miles but all Froch will need to do is make sure he doesn't get knocked out and he will get the decision.

    Look at the Kessler-Froch fight, one judge gave Froch 118 score. I know people getting screwed all over the world but Russia and the UK are the worst followed by Germany.
     
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  2. skoorydookatron

    skoorydookatron Active Member Full Member

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    Mate just stop the biggest robberies happen in America and on a much more regular basis and it isn't even close.
     
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  3. Robney

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    There are much more and worse robberies in the US as in the UK.
    The Hall score was pretty bad recently, but Dirrell had merely himself to blame being overly negative.
     
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  4. Ripper11

    Ripper11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah they fought last time in the US and the cards were already too close in favor of Froch. I don't blame Ward for not wanting to go there
     
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  5. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    America's judging is easily the worst.

    Dirrell would have won if he hadn't spent all night looking like he was trying to avoid fighting at all costs.
     
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  6. skoorydookatron

    skoorydookatron Active Member Full Member

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    Oh and the Brit judge had Ward vs Froch by the widest margin total fail thread
     
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  7. Chibuku

    Chibuku I'm awesome Full Member

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    That's the problem with England. They score just for moving forward and not exactly landing shots. Ward is not considered to be aggressive but he's accurate. In the UK they will say 'Ward is negative' and give all the rounds to Froch just for coming forward and getting hit. Boxing is not really appreciated as the emphasis is on work rate and moving forward.
    Of course there are rare times when the right decisions are made like when Bradley fought Witter but generally any foreigner fighting in the UK basically needs a knockout.
     
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  8. Ripper11

    Ripper11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dirrell fought too scared, but he still won 114-113.

    Then the referee was biased in the fight taking a point away from Dirrell and never doing anything to Froch who was fouling constantly through the fight
     
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  9. turbotime

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    Dirrellevent wanted none of Cobra's BBC
     
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  10. skoorydookatron

    skoorydookatron Active Member Full Member

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    Enlighten us all to these robberies that you speak of.
     
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  11. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    As one poster already pointed out, the British judge in the Froch-Ward fight was the only one who produced a realistic scorecard.

    The number of robberies in America is vastly higher than in the UK. It's not even close.

    You say British judges score on aggression but I don't even know what most US judges score on. A lot of the cards are so atrocious, I can't actually imagine what they've been watching.
     
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  12. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good
     
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  13. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Youre not from Michigan youre from California, and youre white

    Dirrell won that fight going away. Easy work. Horrible robbery
     
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  14. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    Dirrell could have won that, officially, if he had more confidence in his abilities.
     
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  15. skoorydookatron

    skoorydookatron Active Member Full Member

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    What does some ones skin colour have to do with anything
     
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