Ward thinks he could beat AJ

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  1. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    And you think a mid 40s Ward is gonna be speedy lol
     
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  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Ward should be calling out Okolie if he's looking for a British Nigerian HW opponent. Let's see how well he sells and how big a star he is he's fighting a fellow octopus/serial cheat whose hideously ugly style is almost as ugly, cowardly and dishonourable as Ward's is

    Remember when he said a rematch between him and Froch would do ''as least as much'' at Wembley stadium as Froch vs Groves did? Talk about delusional :risas3::facepalm:
     
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  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What i find strange is people hate Ward, and believe joshua would destroy him, especially an old inactive version of Andre, yet they don't want that fight to happen ? Wouldn't they like seeing Ward get a hole punched through him ? Could some of these Ward haters be worried that aj would look bad against a smaller slickster ? Lol
     
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  4. Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger Active Member Full Member

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    I would love to see it, but I don’t take it seriously. Ward has no intention of acting on this and Joshua isn’t going to be travelling to Oakland.
     
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  5. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Believe AJ beats Ward has nothing to do with hate. That's how children think. It's the fact he retired in 2017 and 75 pounds lighter than AJ.
     
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  6. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Even in his prime no one wanted to watch Ward fight, actually enjoyed watching his ugly spoiler zero honour cowardly style, or actually respects filthy dirty deck-stacking serial cheat spoilers who aren't 25% as good without their incessant fouling, spoiling and cheating and stacked deck. They might tell you they do but they really don't

    Imagine the heat AJ would receive if he forged a career from billy goat butting, elbowing, low blowing and holding like an octopus all night to greatly reduce the amount of punches his opponents landed on him, and he refused to ever travel outside his hometown or home country even once, expecting everyone to play by a set of rules he never dared do once, and also refused to allow any neutral judges for say Usyk I? I can assure you if he was given free licence to cheat like that it would've made things 100 x more difficult for his opponents

    He might not have deserved to win his gold medal but at least he came to fight and try and win it fairly, whereas, conversely, Ward came to hold, spoil, and cheat his way onto the podium, literally.. I kid thee not.. spending 50% of his semi-final holding onto his opponent like an octopus to prevent them from landing scoring punches. Where is the glory and honour in winning like that?
     
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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No they hate Ward AND believe joshuas destroys him. Aj destroying Ward is just logic. Ward wasn't even 190 in the ring and has been a decade inactive, but for some reason they don't want to see joshua KO Ward ? Its interesting. Perhaps aj wouldn't look as good as people think if he was forced to chase.

    I think Ward has a higher iq and could pose problems even if he eventually gets KO'd. I think joshua is overrated and would struggle with plenty of cruiserweights, but logically he should run through Ward
     
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  8. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who's "they"? :lol:
     
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  9. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    Can we stop with the nationalism please?
     
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  10. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    AJ has quick hands.
     
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  11. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You assume Ward haters love AJ. Most don't want to see it because it would probably be a terrible fight, maybe almost as bad as Wlad-Fury or any huggy bear Ruiz fight.
     
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  12. tragedy

    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Faster than prime Kovalev?
     
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  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    No, but he`s much taller and has a longer reach.
     
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  14. JusABoxinFan

    JusABoxinFan Active Member Full Member

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    Who's everyone.... Jake doesn't believe he can beat AJ, nor Canelo, and he didn't believe he could beat Mike Tyson either otherwise he would be paying them to "make it look competitive" in his bouts.

    Ward on the other hand was raised in the sport and feels he can still be entertaining, maybe even dominant is the ring. I see the logic in it, but we never know. Father Time is still undefeated, so we will see.
     
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  15. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't think Ward could beat Joshua, especially now. If say he didn't retire after Kovalev II and put in another 10-20 pounds I think his defensive ability, athleticism and smarts may make for an awkward encounter where Ward may win a few rounds but I don't think he has the size, strength, and power to beat Joshua. I would give him a much greater chance of beating a smaller guy like Wilder
     
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