has Andre Ward EVER been in a good to watch fight??!!!

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  1. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    No.
     
    Cafe, Mar 11, 2014
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  2. dellboi94

    dellboi94 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ward vs Bika, Ward vs Dawson, Ward vs Rodriguez, Ward vs Froch. I enjoyed all those fights, the only fight I didn't like was the Kessler fight because it was so messy.
     
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  3. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    yes, he's boring. i still watch his fights... but i dont pay for them.

    the same clowns who claim youre not a boxing fan if you dont watch for his skills, are the same clowns who call tim duncan boring, and the irony is always lost on them.
     
    bandeedo, Mar 11, 2014
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  4. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Show me where Ward head butted or held Froch or Dawson?
    Only thing I saw hitting Froch's face were Ward's jabs, hooks and straight right.

    His breakdown of Froch and Dawson were Boxing works of Art.

    You don't know **** about boxing! :-(
     
    SweetSciGuru, Mar 11, 2014
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  5. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Defense, punch, hold, in that order usually makes for boring fights and Ward is a master at it.
     
    divac, Mar 11, 2014
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  6. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Dawson
    Kessler
    Froch
    Rodriquez

    All good fights to watch
     
    emallini, Mar 11, 2014
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  7. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Well that was easy. 3:41 in the slow mo replay just for you, Ward makes sure to hold Froch's left arm tight to work inside. :lol:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLcpUpHezkQ


    I could most definitely find several other spots in the fight where he holds in similar fashion to gain an advantage. It's time for dinner though.

    :deal
     
    drozzy, Mar 11, 2014
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  8. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not so easy after all. That's not holding.
    That's good old fashioned In-fighting.
    If it were blatant holding, the ref would have called him for it.

    What's funny is Euro fighters allow those tactics and have no offensive or defensive reaction plan to stop it.
    Keep watching and see what Ward does when Froch attempts to do the same to Ward.
    Ward is inside AND WORKING. That's called inside fighting, not to be confused with real holding like we saw Loma do to Saildo.

    I guess you''re going to say the ref didn't warn Ward because he was a Pro-Ward ref. :lol:
     
    SweetSciGuru, Mar 11, 2014
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  9. rapscalion

    rapscalion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch, Kessler, Dawson (even though he was a member of the walking dead in that fight)
     
    rapscalion, Mar 11, 2014
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  10. Stefan Johnson

    Stefan Johnson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well, I'm not a fan of hit, then hold, and after the ref breaks the two fighters, hit and hold again.
     
    Stefan Johnson, Mar 11, 2014
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  11. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    all i can say is that some ppl like chess....others like checkers. i've always preferred chess myself.
     
    daprofessor, Mar 11, 2014
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  12. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Show me your version of "blatant holding" in any fight. Loma was clinching Salido when it got up close and rough. A clinch is not "blatant holding" where fighter A holds fighter B in a certain way to gain an advantage.

    If holding an arm tight to work inside is not "blatant holding", I don't know what is.
     
    drozzy, Mar 11, 2014
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  13. woombox

    woombox Active Member banned Full Member

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    So you don't watch boxing to be entertained? Do you watch movies to be entertained or after a good film, you just say, "I really appreciated that movie".
    That steak you just ate, I bet it wasn't delicious, it was "I really appreciated that steak''. "That chick has an ass I really appreciate" etc, etc, etc.
    "I'm going to buy this PPV because I really appreciate being able to pay the $50!" :rofl
     
    woombox, Mar 11, 2014
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  14. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    I like chess as well, just dont like to see the players sit and take an hour to make a move.
     
    divac, Mar 11, 2014
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  15. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He is boring...that's why he can't draw a crowd.!!!!
     
    fistsof steel, Dec 29, 2015
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