SOG The Book of Ward coming soon 02 June 2023

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  1. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    This is coming out on the 2nd of June 2023. The story of one of the greatest fighters of the era SOG Andre Ward:[url]
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  2. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Lol trying to make Ward interesting with some fancy pants story telling. Nah.

    Probably one of the most forgettable under the radar champs of all times and yes he was BORING.
     
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  3. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    The top end of his resume is nuts

    -Kessler
    -Froch
    -Kovalev

    Would have been really interesting to see him in there with Bivol, Gvozdyk and Beterbiev.
     
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I’m actually interested in seeing this documentary. Ward still doesn’t get his dues even after he retired. Although I admit that Ward is someone that I was never truly fond of back when he was active but I have slowly grown to appreciate him more later on. His skills were undeniably great despite being a bore to watch at times.
     
  5. ertwin

    ertwin Active Member banned Full Member

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    Joke of a fighter. Active same sex ball busting actor that became a pro boxer.
    I dont really get why he hast more popular, all the people keep saying boxing loses fans to mma, but he was really utilizing thai and wrestling tools in his boxing game
     
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    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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  7. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Will be watching for sure.
     
  8. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Now if Billy Goat Ward called himself "The Dirtiest Player in the Game" like Rick Flair did, instead of the blasphemous S.O.G. I could understand it. That would be far more appropriate . Who the heck wants to read that load of old codswallop
     
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    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    "How to Low blow, Headbutt and pay the refs on your way to the HOF"
     
  10. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Cardboard personality with zero charisma, dirty fighter, awful ESPN commentary, corporate yes-man. I pity the soul who watches this.
     
  11. Johnny1987

    Johnny1987 Active Member Full Member

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    Overrated fighter trained by an overrated trainer, punch me in the balls
     
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  12. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    All this hate lmfao! I love it!
     
  13. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    If mayonnaise was a boxer it's name would be Andre Ward.
     
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  14. MorvidusStyle

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    Imagine retiring when you had the chance to fight Canelo. Hopefully he can explain that and also why he kept saying he'd fight Joshua but wouldn't even fight Beterbiev.

    When you have to grapple and butt and low blow and duck below the waist as much as Ward did, it's evidence he didn't have the boxing skills he or his fans claimed.
    For instance, basically everyone Ward faced boxed without those tactics. Why is that?

    One reason Ward resorted to these methods is that he had such poor power for a big-cutting 168lb fighter. He was clearly big at the weight but relatively feather-fisted.
    Froch was quite a bit smaller but clearer hit much harder, for example.

    Take that second Kovalev fight where Ward hit Kovalev with a haymaker on the chin and couldn't even drop him. Kovalev wasn't iron-chinned and yet it only stunned him. After that Ward just starting going for the low blows, as we know.
    He couldn't even properly stop Paul Smith, who was a middleweight Groves stopped with one hook.

    Ward struggled to hurt opponents and didn't have the pure boxing skills to beat them clean so he fought dirty.
     
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  15. Curlew

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    Should have retired before losing to Adonis Johnson.