The Hyping of Andre Ward

You do realize that Froch is a notoriously dirty fighter right?

And frankly Froch could have went in there with knuckle dusters and still lost

 

Excellent, fair post

 

He couldn't. He can't fight with Andre on the inside. He couldn't adjust so he couldn't win. Styles make fights and Carl would never beat Ward, barring a freak injury or heart attack. Carls a very good fighter and funto watch, buthe has never been the best guy at smw. It doesn't matter how many excuses his fans make or how much you wish it wasn't true. That's just the way it is. Andre also beat every common super 6 opponent easier than Carl did. Accept reality. Id rather watch Froch than a Ward fight myself, but its pretty clear that Ward is #1 at smw.

 

Im saying stuff like that happens all the time.

It happens in boxing

 

There is a difference between fighting dirty and inside fighting. Sometimes Ward toes the line, but he was relatively clean against Froch, who incidentally, hit Ward well after the bell with his cleanest shot and tried to rabbit punch him multiple times. But even factoring out the inside game, Ward was easily beating Froch on the outside. Ward is just a better fighter than Froch, he's too quick and too technically sound for him. That said, Ward does deserve criticism for effectively wasting his prime with his promotional disputes, and at this point, even though everyone knows his talent, he probably should be removed from any P4P lists due to inactivity.

 

Yeah, he really messed up his career. You only get one chance at your youth. He'll probably be all bitter at the buisiness when he's older. He never can accept the fact that he is not the big draw in most fignts. If he had taken whatever was offered to go to Canada and fight Bute, then had done whatever it took to fight Froch again in England, he'd be in such a better place assuming he won. He is destroying his career with his own stubborness.