Has Ward ever fought a slick boxer?

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  1. Hammer Hands

    Hammer Hands Active Member Full Member

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    Wards resume is very good but has he ever fought anyone that has speed and slickness? His style has worked against guys like Froch and Kessler, but how would he handle a less predictable and quicker fighter?
     
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  2. Ducklerr

    Ducklerr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's Andre Ward, so I'll go out on a limb and say he'd be perfectly fine.
     
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  3. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super One™ banned

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    No he and Dirrell ducked each other.

    He will get a boxing lesson from superior technicians such as James DeGale, George Groves and Rocky Fielding :yep
     
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  4. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    Dawson. No?
     
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  5. Ducklerr

    Ducklerr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We were looking for non-zombies.
     
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  6. Hammer Hands

    Hammer Hands Active Member Full Member

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    IDK, crowning Ward as an elite fighter without seeing him against a slick black fighter is premature. Awkward guys like Bika and Boone really gave him trouble, imagine if those guys had speed and defense...

    I think Froch, Kessler, and Abraham are all good fighters, but they are not elite movers, and they are slow and predictable. Ward built his resume off euro fighters, and I just don't see his style working against everyone.
     
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  7. Ducklerr

    Ducklerr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Does the slick fighter have to be black? I stopped reading after that.
     
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  8. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    These people are clowns.
     
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  9. Ducklerr

    Ducklerr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's getting worse every day.
     
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  10. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Andre Dirrell asked for more money from Showtime/Super Six to continue on against Ward for "Round 3" after he beat Abraham. When they held him to his contract, he simply sought out Dr. Shaw Hi and decided to retire from a brain injury. Now, magically, brain injury doesn't exist and he's back fighting. Hmm...
     
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  11. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    After KTFO6, they all disappeared.

    I was hoping we would be so lucky this go around. But no. It seems to have had the opposite affect. Only riled em up and got em mad.
     
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  12. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's got the winner of DeGale v Dirrell right there, if he can still make 168lbs.
     
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  13. Super Hans

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    ....and part of the reason why Dirrell ducked is because Ward steadfastly refused to be anything other than the home fighter. Shock.
     
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  14. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Ward can adapt to any type of fighter.
     
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  15. Jake LaMotta

    Jake LaMotta Lights Out Full Member

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    Ward would beat any type of fighter and any fighter in history
     
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