Two questions about Andre Ward

That's true. The ref never told him to watch his head. If he had, Ward would have adapted. We are far from a disqualification here, because there were no warning at all (and that's shocking).

 

No. It's the punches that Ward keeps landing that is giving these guys so much trouble. Some of you fans are starting to look desperate for ways to convince yourselves that Ward isn't as good as you think he is. Yes, he is that good and he is going to keep beating your favorite fighters at SMW.

 

option 3 is the obvious one. I mean no way he gets DQ'd without even being warned or deducted a point. And obviously his headbutting resulted in a Technical Decision which is pretty weak so I'd say it lessened his win.

 

They're not Kessler fans, they're Calzaghe fans who are still bitter at the fact that Ward lessen Calzaghe's win over Kessler.

 

Na, we're boxing fans who dont like unfair advantages.

 

Nope.


Kessler was out of his league. Instead of fighting his average German cab driver, he was facing a young athletic American from California.


Kessler could have war a helmet into the ring and he was still getting his belts snatched.

 

Ward is going to win the supersix. WHO ****IN RAAAAAAHHHH

 

Me either. With Forrest's big right hand I see him possibly stunning Mosley but he's not the finisher a prime Mosley was so I don't see him really taking advantage of that. I too believe a kd wouldn't have happened if Mosley-Forrest 1 had no headbutts.

 

This is embarrassing. Does Froch's back of the head shots on Dirrell (Where there were at least 10-15 intentional rabbit punches) and MMA throwdown tactics lessen his "victory" over Dirrell. If it were in America could it have been a DQ?

 

Prety much sums up this shitty thread..

Yes Ward has a Head that goes along with his style.. As an opponent you know the head is a factor.. why not use the uppercut or get the **** out of tha way.. don't think that you can just stand there.. Ward advance toward his opponents taking up all the important real estate in close quarters sometimes it results in head butts because his opponents don't want to give that pivital position away.. While not trying to give that space away to a quickly advancing Ward they leave themselves in harms way.. What im sayin is Ward is going to put you in some uncomfortable spots.. the last 4 fight his opponents have been fustrated by his movments that knock them off balance, **** up their timeing, and make them loose punching leverage.. look at the tapes... Ward is good.. I wonder if Bute has a plan for his head..or will Ward switch up his style...?

 

Kessler got baby raped. The headbutts were a complete and total non factor.

 

Ward won by intentional headbutt, even the biased commentators said it was intentional. Ward refused to fight in the tournament unless he got all his fights in his home town with his personal referee and judges. Ward did not want Bute in the tournament. Will he leave Showtime if they ask him to fight Bute?

 

It's not Ward's fault that Kessler was to slow and flat footed to move out of the way, standing completely upright, not getting his punches off.

Now due to both fighters styles Ward would be completely aware that a clash of heads could happen when he stepped in, but so would Kessler.

There is a big difference between intentionally setting out to butt somebody rather than knowing your style could lead of a clash of heads, but thinking its though if your opponent can't do anything about it. Which is what was going on in the Kessler fight.