Thread: Ward !

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by walrus

Originally Posted by Master

That ref was brilliant otherwise that fight would have turned ugly. Wish he was at the Wlad fight.

You said it. We need more refs than that. That would have been an UGLY fight.

Commentators were having a go at him for taking too long and taking the limelight, but what he did had to be done. He also said he was punched so had to take a moment to get his head right. I like him, but can't remember if he has done other big fight.

I was trying to figure that myself. He has done other Ward fights I believe. I would like to see him ref a Hopkins fight.

Originally Posted by powerpuncher

Originally Posted by Dia bando

Originally Posted by powerpuncher

i still dont get the concept of wanting a fighter to change their style to entertain you. its called boxing. either you like it or you dont. thats like saying i like college football but only when i watch oregon and baylor because they put up a lot of points. anybody else is boring. that means that you dont actually like the sport which is fine but then i say dont come on a boxing message board and complain about it.

Complain about Ward, remember this sport we watch is called Professional boxing, when I go
to live boxing I expect some entertainment, there is a saying one mans crap is a other mans
gold.!!!, the fighters you like is to your individual taste.

The thing is this is my opinion, other people have there's I've seen plenty of crap bout of boxing,
your on the wrong wave length, thinking I don't like the sport.

im saying that you seem like a casual fan of the sport. like i said, if somebody so good who always wins with ease isnt good enough for you then i dont know what to tell you. because i love boxing, i appreciate all styles as long as the fighters who use that style are good. i can obviously say that some fighters are boring because they are C class fighters but when it comes to an A class fighter, i never think that they are boring.

Casual fan am I, facts are I have watched boxing in the 60's with my late father, also my son
has boxed, I have been to many professional and amateur shows trained my son 4 times a
week for about 6 years. I look forward to watching Ward, as much as I look forward to suffering
from piles.

Originally Posted by Dia bando

Originally Posted by powerpuncher

Originally Posted by Dia bando

Originally Posted by powerpuncher

i still dont get the concept of wanting a fighter to change their style to entertain you. its called boxing. either you like it or you dont. thats like saying i like college football but only when i watch oregon and baylor because they put up a lot of points. anybody else is boring. that means that you dont actually like the sport which is fine but then i say dont come on a boxing message board and complain about it.

Complain about Ward, remember this sport we watch is called Professional boxing, when I go
to live boxing I expect some entertainment, there is a saying one mans crap is a other mans
gold.!!!, the fighters you like is to your individual taste.

The thing is this is my opinion, other people have there's I've seen plenty of crap bout of boxing,
your on the wrong wave length, thinking I don't like the sport.

im saying that you seem like a casual fan of the sport. like i said, if somebody so good who always wins with ease isnt good enough for you then i dont know what to tell you. because i love boxing, i appreciate all styles as long as the fighters who use that style are good. i can obviously say that some fighters are boring because they are C class fighters but when it comes to an A class fighter, i never think that they are boring.

Casual fan am I, facts are I have watched boxing in the 60's with my late father, also my son
has boxed, I have been to many professional and amateur shows trained my son 4 times a
week for about 6 years. I look forward to watching Ward, as much as I look forward to suffering
from piles.

im surprised you can be that involved in boxing and still dislike it so much

Originally Posted by powerpuncher

Originally Posted by Dia bando

Originally Posted by powerpuncher

Originally Posted by Dia bando

Originally Posted by powerpuncher

i still dont get the concept of wanting a fighter to change their style to entertain you. its called boxing. either you like it or you dont. thats like saying i like college football but only when i watch oregon and baylor because they put up a lot of points. anybody else is boring. that means that you dont actually like the sport which is fine but then i say dont come on a boxing message board and complain about it.

Complain about Ward, remember this sport we watch is called Professional boxing, when I go
to live boxing I expect some entertainment, there is a saying one mans crap is a other mans
gold.!!!, the fighters you like is to your individual taste.

The thing is this is my opinion, other people have there's I've seen plenty of crap bout of boxing,
your on the wrong wave length, thinking I don't like the sport.

im saying that you seem like a casual fan of the sport. like i said, if somebody so good who always wins with ease isnt good enough for you then i dont know what to tell you. because i love boxing, i appreciate all styles as long as the fighters who use that style are good. i can obviously say that some fighters are boring because they are C class fighters but when it comes to an A class fighter, i never think that they are boring.

Casual fan am I, facts are I have watched boxing in the 60's with my late father, also my son
has boxed, I have been to many professional and amateur shows trained my son 4 times a
week for about 6 years. I look forward to watching Ward, as much as I look forward to suffering
from piles.

im surprised you can be that involved in boxing and still dislike it so much

I don't dislike boxing, just Ward and Hopkins this moment in time.

Heard an interesting thing about Ward and his lack of knockouts. He is a converted orthodox fighter. So, he leads with his dominant hand, his left hand. His jab therefore is really a straight lead and basically his power punch. Even though he had surgery on his right hand before this fight, if you notice, he still didn't use it much. Basically, he doesn't have a powerful overhand right to follow his jab, like most orthodox fighters possess.

Originally Posted by Rantcatrat

Heard an interesting thing about Ward and his lack of knockouts. He is a converted orthodox fighter. So, he leads with his dominant hand, his left hand. His jab therefore is really a straight lead and basically his power punch. Even though he had surgery on his right hand before this fight, if you notice, he still didn't use it much. Basically, he doesn't have a powerful overhand right to follow his jab, like most orthodox fighters possess.

If that true (not that im doubting), that would mean his third punch is probably his money punch. In which case, his style is killing him. He should be throwing more combos more and setting that punch up instead of jabbing then lunging and wrestling after 1 or 2 shots. Its not easy to plan 3 punches ahead on most fighters, but him not trying is doing himself a disservice though. His fear of dangling his chin out there long enough to throw those shots and possibly get clipped like early in his career probably have him spooked.