Does andre wards shithousing tarnish his career?

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  1. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield was a head butt maestro and he is venerated on here.
     
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  2. C.J.

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

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    Yeah & both were the same receiving gift wins they did not deserve against good competition eg
    Calzaghr- Hopkins & Ward- Kovalev 1 & !!
     
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  3. C.J.

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

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    True !! It was Holyfields head butts that finally drove Tyson to the Ear biting scenario
     
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  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    bending the rules in the ring is generally seen as either clever or cheating. I'd go with calling it dirty/cheating, largely, but its crazy to say its never the smart thing to do too in million dollar deals. In life, no single rule about life ever works.

    Generally though I am Messi over Ronaldo. Personally I think video playback tech could have a use in boxing to overturn missed major fouls.

    Personally then I admire wards ability but scold his tactics, especially when largely unnecessary - he'd have beaten kessler and kovi (2) without being dirty.
     
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  5. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    I'm dying, you guys are butthurt as ****. :jaja-no:
     
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  6. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    what do you disagree with?
     
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  7. Pacman Power

    Pacman Power New Member banned Full Member

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    So a guy who beat
    Mikelle Kessler 9 years ago.
    Carl Froch 7 years ago
    Arthur Abraham 7 years ago
    Chad Dawson 6 years ago
    just recently started fighting top competition?
     
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  8. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    the super six you mean
     
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  9. Pacman Power

    Pacman Power New Member banned Full Member

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    Did the super six happen recently?
     
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  10. iii

    iii Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nope ...never been Banned & as far as I know I don't have Dissociative identity disorder...so deal with sonny...Ward is an out & out cheat!
     
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  11. Pacman Power

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    But Weeks didn't DQ him for rabbit punching and headlucking
     
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  12. gmurphy

    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    Put it this way
    All of wards fights are dirty grappling affairs.
    Never seen a dirty kovalev fight apart from the ward ones.
    The head locks and rabbit punching were to discourage wards grappling game and protect from headbutts.
     
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  13. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    Good point Herol, i agree.
     
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  14. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    I met Ward once,

    I went to shake his hand,

    He headbutted me and kicked me in the balls,

    Then he started dancing around holding his hands up,,

    The whole time with those freakin droppy eye lids wtf is up with those freakin eyelids???

    Why not get them pulled up a inch?
     
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  15. Pacman Power

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    I think what you meant to say is that Kovalev resorted to this tactic because he can't fight at a close distance. Despite all his cheating he still 0-2 against Ward.
    The great ones always find a way to win. That's exactly what did. And he put an emphasis on it in the second fight by doing this! Enjoy!
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