Calzaghe vs Ward break down of strengths? Very even across board

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  1. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Ward was more versatile , had more dimensions and was the complete package. He was a better boxer and would win handily.

    Simplly throwing punches in bunches isn't going to cut it against a guy as crafty and smart as Ward . Joe could be swatting at air looking like a child trying to catch a butterfly in a jar.
    You saw glimpses of that when he fought a Hopkins who hadn't the legs or endurance no more to counter act the work rate.
    Ward movement and stamina is unstoppable and he would shut Calzaghe's game down and land with more significant and telling shots.
     
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  2. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    why does calzaghes punch output not work at LHW if you think it works at SMW?
     
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  3. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    Calzaghe easily schools Ward.
    As easily as he embarrassed Hopkins who did nothing but try to headhunter and quit.
    Remember the dry hump?
    Easy fight except for the flash KD in the first.
     
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  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    bare split decision, very easy.

    your evidence means ward beats him.
     
  5. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    Nah, American judges, easy 8-4 minus one knock down.
    Plus Hopkins was much cleverer than Ward, who should have lost the first Kovalev fight as per 80% of the people seeing it.
     
  6. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    lol. Ward resorted to low blow when he got outboxed.
    Calzaghe will turn Ward over and dry hump him too?

    Remember the bolo attempt but to get smacked by a jab for his trouble.
    Ward is no master boxer, he is a rough house tactician.
     
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  7. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    I want to debate you but you got booted lol
     
  8. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    na hopkins has half wards tank, so with full tank he does better than bare split decision.
     
  9. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    good thing beacause calzaghe aint going near kovalev.

    When kovalev came to Cardiff to easily ko Clev, joe suddenly temporarily cured hs fear of flying out of cardiff again
     
  10. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    yeh NO, he was ahead, and his last blow of the fight may have been low, whilst stoppage was happening.
     
  11. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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  12. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great thread!
    However, you forget the Dirty, cheapshot and cheating category, Which Ward wins hands down.

    The reason Ward beat Kessler easier was because of the third fist he keeping hit Kessler him. The old billygoat trick taught to him by Mr. Hunter
     
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  13. shanahan14

    shanahan14 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Didn't say that.

    Ward is bigger and better suited at LHW, I think his punches would have more of an effect at a higher weight which Calzaghe wasn't used to.
     
  14. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Calzaghe had been retired 5 years by the time Kovalev fought Cleverly.

    46-0 no blueprint son.
     
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  15. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Ahead by 1 point on 2 cards behind correctly by 3 on the third.

    The fix was already in.