King Arthur Abraham is going to brutally KO Ward

I'm pretty sure he will if Green and Miranda could. That still doesn't mean he'll win as Ward has a solid beard. His body endurance I don't know of but Abraham needs to go there and I'm sure he will land some shots on Ward especially if Ward tries to come inside recklessly and/or rough up Abraham.

Duran? Armstrong? Frazier? Ward has a case for being the best inside fighter for a young star but of all time he isn't above the three a mentioned and a long list of others.

He has a better chance than many people give him imo especially if Ward wants to try to bully him around. Overall it depends on what Ward's strategy is and he should utilize angles and use lateral movement similar to what Froch did but Ward may do better as he's a sharper fighter.

 

Abraham will put Ward on ***** Street

 

Whilst I'm not sure I'd be confident enough to pick Abraham, I think he has a better shot against Ward than he did against Froch and Dirrell.

Ward, whilst a very good fighter, leaves himself too wide open. I don't see a very good defence there and, unlike Dirrell and Froch, I don't think he's that elusive either. He was hit enough times against Bika who, although difficult because he's unorthodox, isn't an overly accurate puncher. Froch, because of his punching style and size, was never really in range for Abraham and managed to wear him down with great body shots, which is something Ward hasn't shown yet. However, watch when Ward lunges in how wide open he is. I don't think those attacks will work against the tigh defence and if Abraham unloads when Ward is there, he will land. Dirrell is far trickier than Ward to land on and his range, again, gave Abraham problems.

Range is basically the way to beat Abraham. Froch, because of his size and agility, ensure he was never really in range for Abraham and he didn't know how to close the gap because his jab isn't good enough and he doesn't know how to cut off the ring. Dirrell, because of his athleticism, is hard to close down and Abraham couldn't do it then. Ward, however, is a different fighter altogether because he does lunge in. He's not slippy, he doesn't run, he isn't awkward. He's not weak defensively, no, but he is a target which is something that Froch and Dirrell weren't.

The one factor which leads me to hesitate on picking Abraham is Ward's ability to adapt and change his style. I'm basing my prediction on Ward's and Abraham's recent fights but that's hard to do with Ward because he has many different styles and the chances are, we'll see a new one when he fights Abraham. However, I think the sort of attacks he's used recently, will lead him into some trouble against Abraham. If he doesn't stop that, he may get knocked out.

It's a good fight anyway and I don't think it's a formality. Ward's style isn't like Dirrell's or Froch's and he's not as hard to find. He's more like Taylor, so we'll see how it goes. I don't think it's a formality like some would assume. Abraham is always a threat, he won't have as much trouble landing and it's a make or break fight: If he loses, he's done but if he manages to knock Ward out, that'll be an enormous statement.

It may not be the excellent fight it was post-Kessler and Taylor, no, but it's still intriguing. I don't think the Dirrell or Froch fight really proves anything because Ward is a different fighter altogether. Different strengths and different weaknesses.

 

Ward will adapt to anything Abraham can produce, he wont fight entirely like Dirrel or Froch but i see him fighting of mid-distance using the same punch combinations that they used to bring him against the ropes.

I really dont think Abraham will bring anything to the table other than power so it will be an easy fight for Ward

 

1st point - Pascal is not that great. Straight frontrunner, and he is exposed now. Bad Chad would have KO'd him if it wasnt for that intentional headbutt (go watch the replay if you dont believe me). Dawson will rip his head off in a rematch, as will hopkins. All you have to do is avoid his early attack then game over.

2nd point - Calzaghe beat an old roy who still managed to sit him on his ass. Same with hopkins. No way in hell ward would have let either one of them do that.

3rd point - Ward punked down bika more than calzaghe did.

 

Gonna be golden seeing you again in 3/4 years. Bookmarked, ready to go.

 

Abraham cannot deal with southpaws, nor can he deal with a good jab. Ward has both (and can fight conventionally too, however he is better imo when he is southpaw).

 

Of course. He calls every single boxer a glass jaw. That way, when a KO happens, he says: I said it! I said it!

If Williams has a glass jaw, howcome Martinez didn't knock him out in the first fight? A glass jaw is a glassjaw, it is supposed to act the same way in any fight.

46-0 made that prediction BEFORE the first Martinez-Williams fight and guess what? It didn't happen. Williams stayed on his feet. You won't fool me kids.

 

Wrong. That is called good inside fighting. Watch his fights again. I know its hard sometimes to know what is going on in the ring. I forgive you. He is always inside cause of his footwork. Your dumb.

 

May I come in? Bute is the one who solved Bika the best.

 

So why did abraham hit him when he was down? Look at abrahams face right after he did it. He had that 'I know I was going to lose, but **** it I am going to wreck his career' face. You guys are terrible. Dirrel was killing him with the jab. Abraham is too dumb, too timid to actually pressure Dirrel which is how you beat him. You think ward is not going to pressure abraham? lolz...

 

I was the first to predict this!!!

Ward has not shown outside skills yet. Can he copy the Froch style? Then why didnt he fight bika on the outsaide when it forsure looked like he was struggling inside? If Ward fights AA like he fought Kessker, bika and Green, then its KO time!

 

So this guy is the messiah of boxing huh? Well check this out. I predicted a quintana win over williams, and then predicted a williams win in the rematch. Let me dig this up:

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36641

oh bam. what what?

 

Headbutting and clinching every 2 seconds is good inside fighting? Andre Ward the best inside fighter you've ever seen? And you're calling me dumb?! :blood

You are seriously deluded my friend.

 

lol you must be so proud Nostradamus