Are Andre Ward and Terrence Crawford Underrated?

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  1. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In favor of flashier favorites? Please discuss . Thank you.
     
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  3. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Ward, probably.

    Crawford, ability wise yes but not in greatness. His opposition was **** poor the majority of his career.
     
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  4. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In Wards's defense I would invoke the Rocky defense, you can only beat the boxer in front of you.
     
  5. BCS8

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    Pretty sure they are unrelated. Ward has those Droopy Dog eyes.
     
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  6. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ward's origin story is pretty interesting.
     
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  7. NoNeck

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    He looks the same as his dad.
     
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  9. ThatOne

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    A white amateur 15-0 boxer who emulated Ali and a crack addicted mother.
     
  10. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Ward? no

    Crawford? incredible skills but average opposition
     
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  12. NoNeck

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    His dad was on heroin but had the good sense to hand Ward over to the boxing coach.
     
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  13. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Ward easily defeated Kessler, Abraham, Froch, Dawson, Kovalev ... thats pretty decent competition .. he was a great fighter who got out early ... I'm no Crawford scholar but the clinic he put on vs Canelo was exceptional .. that said m Canelo was never a true 168 pound fighter and maybe Crawford has become a tiny bit overrated as if he beat a Roy Jones at 168 which he did not .. that said both Ward and Crawford were exceptional boxers.
     
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  14. mr. magoo

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    Yeah I think they both probably are.
     
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  15. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    The fact that people are claiming Ward is even overrated is so absurd I can only shake my head. It is incredibly noteworthy how dismissive people are of Ward's career on a forum where we had a serious discussion on the p4p ratings of Wladimir vs Tommy Hearns. Yes, Ward is completely underrated, and with an almost proud breed of irrationality. Crawford, maybe gets more respect for what he did, but it seems rather begrudging, if not distastefully begrudging, so I say both are underrated.
     
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