Ward on Froch

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  1. badlefthook84

    badlefthook84 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bit worrying for Froch i thought how easy he was getting tagged to the body against Kessler,hurtful punches too.
     
  2. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    God gets a capital G you ****in' heathen !

    Now Jesus hates you.
     
  3. SILVIO_DANTE

    SILVIO_DANTE Active Member Full Member

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    Trust me, and Kessler's not that fast

    Ward will be landing shots at will if they meet and Froch will be slugging at thin air
     
  4. WalletInspector

    WalletInspector Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    :lol:
     
  5. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    :good
     
  6. ClaudeRains

    ClaudeRains Member Full Member

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    I dunno. At least you know Froch isn't going to be taken out there easily. He is stubborn as a mule and it might become like Kessler v Andrade.
    Still questions over Wards ability to take a shot but more skilled men then Froch haven't managed to find a way to test it.
     
  7. Squareman

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    I been saying Ward is the best SMW since the early days when people said he was no good...

    ... by far the 3 best SMW’s in the world:

    1. Andre Ward
    2. Lucian Bute
    3. Carl Froch

    I’d take Froch to beat Kessler with ease in a rematch and possibly upset Bute... and also give Andre Ward the fight that a #2 SMW should.

    Just look at what Pascal done @ light heavyweight.
     
  8. Squareman

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    (Froch takes Calzaghe & Cleverly too)
     
  9. ClaudeRains

    ClaudeRains Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe beaten by Froch? Thats a reach imo.:huh
     
  10. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    I just think more from a style point of view he would have a lot of advantages. I think Ward could win in so many ways...he would mix it up, counter him on the outside on occasions. However i think the main plan and the way he would beat Froch would be to try and force him on the back foot and get him fighting backwards and second guessing himself.

    Andre would blindfold him and smother Carl's power. He would grab and rip him with short punches, especially hooks which he throws from different angles. Ward would be to much for Froch on the inside IMO. The kid really has that holding and spinning down to a T. He's like Bernard Hopkins in that aspect, The window for Carl would just be far to small IMHO.

    I think Ward adapts really well aswell and would have so many options on the table, if you were trying to pick the best style for Ward to look great against, it would be Froch. Ward knows when to punch, he knows angles, he even understands how to make it look like he’s doing more than he’s actually doing.
     
  11. ClaudeRains

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    Its hard to see how anyone can beat Ward at the moment. I agree on his versatility and skill set. The only potential ***** in his armour is he hasn't shown he can produce consistently at world level yet. That's not to say he won't but you never know.
     
  12. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In other words, I beat him and so will lord him.

    Ward was dirty as hell in that fight, though on the night he outclassed Kessler no doubt.

    I was surprised how clean Froch vs Kessler was. I think Froch would have been far better off applying his normal roughhouse stuff.

    Still, I guess he respected Mikkel, perhaps too much. Having said that, there's nothing wrong with boxing like gentlemen.

    Froch is perhaps at his best being as nasty as he can be, getting away with what he can, imho.
     
  13. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ward can believe in what he wishes, but taking the, 'Son of God' tag, especially for a religious guy, into the ring, is very crass at best, imho.
     
  14. BunnyGibbons

    BunnyGibbons Is Not About That Life Full Member

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    That's real interesting actually, hadn't considered before :good
     
  15. HMSTempleGarden

    HMSTempleGarden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you think?

    Ward has proven to me that he can fight dirty in the inside, but some how I don't think he will try that with Froch, he'll be more content to box him.

    Ward's chin hasn't really been tested yet, and Froch could do it, but he is too slow imo.