Andre Ward Joins Andre Dirrell as Another Dirty, Spoiling Fighter

Lamm · Nov 22, 2009

Handwrapped said: ↑

England is its own continent.. So Hatton isnt european...!!

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patsch:rofl

nipplefloss · Nov 22, 2009

Cool2008 said: ↑

The ref was biased for sure
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An unbiased ref wouldn't have let Ward continue to hit Kessler in the face, obviously. He should have broken them up sooner, like before the fight ever started, to prevent Kessler from looking completely outclassed.

doubleplaidinum · Nov 22, 2009

BlueApollo said: ↑

Bullsh*t. Dirrell runs like an amateur, Ward fights like a pro.

Kessler hung on for dear life as often as Ward initiated clinches. The butts were unfortunate, but also a product of Kessler's robotic upper body movement.
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:thumbsup ward utterly neutralized kessler. he could have fought him any way there is and still mopped him up. ward is one of the smartest fighters out there. he knows exactly what he's doing and it sure as hell isn't dirty.

stfu and give the guy some credit for beating (sorry, embarrassing) the guy everyone was picking as the favorite.

doubleplaidinum · Nov 22, 2009

nipplefloss said: ↑

An unbiased ref wouldn't have let Ward continue to hit Kessler in the face, obviously. He should have broken them up sooner, like before the fight ever started, to prevent Kessler from looking completely outclassed.
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:rofl

punchdynamo · Nov 22, 2009

doubleplaidinum said: ↑

:thumbsup ward utterly neutralized kessler. he could have fought him any way there is and still mopped him up. ward is one of the smartest fighters out there. he knows exactly what he's doing and it sure as hell isn't dirty.

stfu and give the guy some credit for beating (sorry, embarrassing) the guy everyone was picking as the favorite.
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I thought the ref was biased as well, though not to the degree that he could've changed outcome of the fight. I just laughed when I heard "Quit holding him Mikkel.."

Anyway, you can still criticize aspects of the fight while still giving Ward credit. It is what it is.

bald_head_slick · Nov 22, 2009

paulfv said: ↑

As we found out in the Andre Dirrell-Carl Froch bout, the current crop of American super-middleweight contenders likes to hold their opponents. A lot. Why throw and dodge punches when you can, like Dirrell, simply run away? Or, like Ward, heabutt and cut your opposition into submission?

The Americans have talent. But until this junk stops, American fighters are not going to get the respect they deserve.

Dirrell suffered the fate he deserved and lost his bout with Froch. Ward, however, was rewarded for his headbutting and excessive clinching and that is not something which the sport should permit.

Tonight could have been the Andre Ward Coming Out Party. Instead it turned into the "This Ref Sucks and Andre Ward Is a Dirty Mo Fo" event.

That's a shame, and it hurts the sport and its legitimacy. Very unsatisfying fight and the second fight of the tournament so far to leave a bad taste in fans' mouths.

Showtime and those involved in the tournament have to get better refs and make sure this kind of thing does not happen in the future, no matter where the bout is fought. Only Abraham-Taylor had a clean ending and after three fights, that's not good enough.
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Sorry that the Americans actually know how to box...

klion22 · Nov 22, 2009

paulfv said: ↑

As we found out in the Andre Dirrell-Carl Froch bout, the current crop of American super-middleweight contenders likes to hold their opponents. A lot. Why throw and dodge punches when you can, like Dirrell, simply run away? Or, like Ward, heabutt and cut your opposition into submission?

The Americans have talent. But until this junk stops, American fighters are not going to get the respect they deserve.

Dirrell suffered the fate he deserved and lost his bout with Froch. Ward, however, was rewarded for his headbutting and excessive clinching and that is not something which the sport should permit.

Tonight could have been the Andre Ward Coming Out Party. Instead it turned into the "This Ref Sucks and Andre Ward Is a Dirty Mo Fo" event.

That's a shame, and it hurts the sport and its legitimacy. Very unsatisfying fight and the second fight of the tournament so far to leave a bad taste in fans' mouths.

Showtime and those involved in the tournament have to get better refs and make sure this kind of thing does not happen in the future, no matter where the bout is fought. Only Abraham-Taylor had a clean ending and after three fights, that's not good enough.
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