This guy was P4P number 2 for ages LOL Nigel Benn's win over Gerald McClellan> than Ward's entire career. James Toney's win over Michael Nunn> Ward's entire career. The guy is an uninspiring snake oil salesman. Never got anyone off their feet, doesn't put asses on seats and he sure seems to have cold feet! The way this guy acts like he is a superstar is laughable. Absolutely NOBODY wants to see him fight, NO ONE! Also my glass jaw detector is off the charts when Ward is in the ring. There will be glass on the dancefloor if he ever steps up to Kovalev, or when GGG is ready to go to 68. :deal :deal :deal
What does that make Froch, Kessler, and Abraham managing to squeeze out a combined 8 rounds, at best, off Ward? Hmm. They must really suck.
Make a contribution to the debate you big Muff! Don't make me wax you like Boone almost waxed Ward. If only Boon hadn't have run out of waxing strips at the final moment, Andre's hoop would be bare and we wouldn't have to deal with another defensive fairy.
If you take away Froch and Kessler its pretty average. The Abe win is nothing special. Abe is a blown up middleweight that any B level fighter could outbox.
ESB is a forum where Carl Froch is considered a great (laughable) and Ward comprehensively embarrassed Froch. Yet Ward is overrated? Ward is one of the better supermiddleweights of all time. Outside of Jones, there's no other supermiddle I'd take over him with confidence. That's not overrating him, it's simple truth. Boring fighter, boring personality, but highly effective and highly talented. Having said that, he IS pretty shook of facing Kov, and I think he'd lose to Kov.
He'll no.. The man could have retired after the super six.. Arguably the best tournament of recent times, and he won easily.. We're all sad at what happened after, but he's far from overrated... He has to be injury plagued though, to be Mia like he's been..
Maybe its just because I have been watching boxing for a long time. The first fight I remember seeing as a child was Arguello vs Mancini. I'm not saying that Andre Ward is over rated. IN my eyes he just isn't all that special yet. C'mon wins over two C level fighters in 3+ years? But thing may change.