I dont think Ward is a top boxer. That doesnt mean not a top fighter.

Todd498,

Swatted away?

Brilliant.

Yeah, let's stick to boxing, I've embarrassed you enough.


Andre did like to stack things in his favour.

He has a huge ego, and he was in a position to call the shots.

I can understand why you don't like him.

It doesn't matter.

He still has a great resume.

A resume that's superior to Sven's. And you can't hold Sven's resume in higher regard, just on the grounds that you hate Andre.

 

I honestly see your point, but what Andre does is in fact boxing. It's not brawling because there's control and strategy incorporated into the style he's perfected.

Brawling is chaotic and visceral...There's not a measured approach or real game plan, just madnesses that ensues for a brawler. The strategy for a brawler is a clustering of pressure and wild punches that aren't set up.

Is Andre's style aesthetically pleasing? Not really...he has moments, but there's a method to his offensive approach. It's crafty and difficult to anticipate. He likes the physicality of fighting so he wrestles a lot on the inside which wears on his opponents...it frustrates them and is physically as well as mentally taxing.

Is he dirty....I'd say he is, a little bit. I think his take on boxing is it's a rough sport and there's going to be times where butts, elbows and some punches that stray low, happen. The science behind the style Ward has is it's versatile. He's comfortable on the inside but has the skills, timing and savvy to operate on the outside.

When Ward is on his level, he's completely in control of where the battles in each round take place. One of the best ring generals in the sport, in my opinion. He will chose to make it a phone booth fight one half of the round, then reset and make it a fight at range that he controls.

Again, it's not very crowd pleasing because much of the tactics used are subtle and deliberately disguised. To most, it just looks like a lot of wrestling, holding and hugging. It's actually effective infighting. It really boils down to the minutia that gets lost and under appreciated in Wards style.

I get why it's hard to appreciate or acknowledge because we are visual creatures. We are drawn to beautiful things....women, cars, pictures....boxing. Ward's style is not what anyone would call, beautiful. But it's still art...It would probably be best compared to abstract art. Most people who look at a piece of abstract art think it's a mess...that it's ugly. But for a very small focused group who are art enthusiasts, they find it beautiful. They see this style art through a different scope

 

Lol....I get what you mean. Was just funny when I noticed it

 

I wrote that on purpose.

Ha!

I've just edited it.

Not that it will make any difference to Bailey.

 

Does he possess a better resume than Sven?

 

I think so. The super six Tournament was huge for Wards legacy. Then of course Kovalev.

 

Any decent poster doesn't need the 2-3 morons liking your posts. Now run along and stop cluttering the forum with your nonsense

 

Robin Reid stood in front of Ottke afraid that he would get disqualified if he landed a punch on his head.
Ottke used track sized rings so he could squirm and prance away from his opponents.
The names Ottke beat were all past their best when he fought them and he still struggled to beat them decisively.
He never once called out or even mentioned Calzaghe's name in all his post fight interviews.
When the demand for that fight was at its highest he packed up and retired.
Okke was a utter joke.

 

Oh I forgot the great Byron Mitchell lol maybe the best fighter on his resume but after Sven won a close split decision Mitchell went 4-9 with all the losses by KO. The rest is just you trying pumping to pump up the opposition. I will give him credit for his longetivity and cherry picking opponents and getting out of the game undefeated and seemingly with his health which is the smartest thing a fighter can do. Hopkins who you thinks Middleweight resume wasn't as good as him went thru a similar stage as Ottke but eventually fought better opponents something Ottke never did. Please go ahead and give us another long reply telling us how great his opponents were but while you do tell us why he had only 6 stoppages from 36 fights.As for your calling me an Alt account its just behind recent join date and post account as a pathetic response but I'm sure the mods are able to see by IP address or something if you would like to back up your **** with a wager?