I acknowledge that he's very hard to beat, but I can't stand him. I don't mind a good boxer, but he takes being boring to the extreme. At least Mayweather finishes his opponent when he can (see the brutal Gatti beating). Plus there's the butts and the hometown fighting... and the God-bull****.
This is True... Whats interesting about Ward.. He is continually getting better, cleaning up some of those ruff edges.. Im glad he is fighting away from Oracle, Vegas, Los Angeles/ the West Coast... At this point he doesn't sit down on his punches enough for him to stop anyone but in close quarters he inflicts damage..
Ward cheats in every way he can get away with, and in Oakland that is a lot. It is probably some kind of street smart surival mentality - win no mather what. I'd love to be a fan, if he stopped beeing the dirtiest top fighter in the game today.