Brilliant performance by Andre Ward. Probably his best to date. Makes me wonder how the Froch fight might have gone had Ward not had a broken...
"You want me to fight him?" Teddy was a little over the top.
Boxing history is filled with these moments. They add so much to the sport. "You're blowin' it son" being a favorite of mine.
10-9 Ward 79-71 Ward. Dawson regretting the decision to fight Ward much more than his decision to lose a few pounds.
10-9 Ward 69-62 Ward. Let's see if Andre steps on the gas again.
Apples and oranges. Dawson challenged Ward for Ward's belts. Ward accepted at the full weight limit. Pac needed special clauses to...
Round for Andre 59-53 Ward
either that or Dawson volunteered to try to take Andre's belts. Maybe he should have fought a 154 pounder, you know two divisions down like...
Round Ward 49-44 Andre. Really good performance so far
...and the excuses start rolling in.
Hell of a pace here. Andre taking it to a P4P prime fighter. Dawson fires back. 10-8 Ward 39-35 Ward.
This is turning into a fight. 10-8 Ward 29-27 Ward.
Dawson keeping Ward at bay. Andre landing the only hard shot of the round. Round Dawson 19-19 Glad I took the over. Surprised it was 9 1/2
In England it would have been stopped already.
Dawson coming forward, Ward not getting inside. Whole lot of nothing. 10-9 Ward for landing what few punches landed.
