Froch vs. Ward - Saturday fight/chat thread

[Mars_ax]

This will be a good fight no doubt about that!

As a Carl Froch fan I really hope he can muster out a victory this saturday but on paper Andre Ward is way to good and should record an easy victory but as we all know boxing ain't always about who's the better fighter... sometimes its about who has the better tactics. I mean if Froch can pressure Ward early i can maybe see Froch defying the odds.

I got faith in the Cobra!!

Ward is a 3-1 betting favorite, but despite the inflated odds, I believe this fight will be competitive. I really don't see Ward being the better man, overall these 2 are evenly matched, it might come down to who wants it most.
It could just be me, but although Ward won a Gold Medal in boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics he doesn't seem all that popular here in the States, I also doubt that he has a very big fanbase.

Frankly, I hope Froch kicks his ass, but i'd settle on a decision.

He sells well in Northern California.

Yeah, in front of his homies. There's just something about Ward that turns fans off, part of it has to do with his fights not being entertaining, that S.O.G. bullshit and/or him being so full of himself. Even though Ward works hard on being "charismatic" and articulate, I can't ever see him being popular with most boxing fans.

[ninjaspy3]

This will be a good fight no doubt about that!

As a Carl Froch fan I really hope he can muster out a victory this saturday but on paper Andre Ward is way to good and should record an easy victory but as we all know boxing ain't always about who's the better fighter... sometimes its about who has the better tactics. I mean if Froch can pressure Ward early i can maybe see Froch defying the odds.

I got faith in the Cobra!!

Ward is a 3-1 betting favorite, but despite the inflated odds, I believe this fight will be competitive. I really don't see Ward being the better man, overall these 2 are evenly matched, it might come down to who wants it most.
It could just be me, but although Ward won a Gold Medal in boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics he doesn't seem all that popular here in the States, I also doubt that he has a very big fanbase.

Frankly, I hope Froch kicks his ass, but i'd settle on a decision.

He sells well in Northern California.

Yeah, in front of his homies. There's just something about Ward that turns fans off, part of it has to do with his fights not being entertaining, that S.O.G. bullshit and/or him being so full of himself. Even though Ward works hard on being "charismatic" and articulate, I can't ever see him being popular with most boxing fans.

Certain fans, apparently. I have no problem with him. I hope he goes on to have a good career. I guess it would be more exciting if he had more power in his punches but everyone can't be blessed with that.

[Truth]

I don't see it being very competitive, wide UD for Ward.

[Mars_ax]

I don't see it being very competitive, wide UD for Ward.

I don't buy it, Froch may lose, but he's not going to be dominated, Ward ain't no fucking Mayweather.

[LobowolfXXX]

I don't see it being very competitive, wide UD for Ward.

I don't buy it, Froch may lose, but he's not going to be dominated, Ward ain't no fucking Mayweather.

He doesn't have to be Mayweather. He's better than post-Pavlik Jermain Taylor, and Taylor was heading to a clear UD if he could have stood up for 3 more minutes.

[Mars_ax]

I don't see it being very competitive, wide UD for Ward.

I don't buy it, Froch may lose, but he's not going to be dominated, Ward ain't no fucking Mayweather.

He doesn't have to be Mayweather. He's better than post-Pavlik Jermain Taylor, and Taylor was heading to a clear UD if he could have stood up for 3 more minutes.

That's your best argument, If Taylor hadn't gotten KTFO by Froch in a fight over 2 1/2 years ago he would have won a UD? Too fucking funny.

Lobowolf. ~>

BTW, Jermain was only up on 2 of the 3 scorecards before he got wrecked, so it would have been a SD at best..

[LobowolfXXX]

I don't see it being very competitive, wide UD for Ward.

I don't buy it, Froch may lose, but he's not going to be dominated, Ward ain't no fucking Mayweather.

He doesn't have to be Mayweather. He's better than post-Pavlik Jermain Taylor, and Taylor was heading to a clear UD if he could have stood up for 3 more minutes.

That's your best argument, If Taylor hadn't gotten KTFO by Froch in a fight over 2 1/2 years ago he would have won a UD? Too fucking funny.

Lobowolf. ~>

BTW, Jermain was only up on 2 of the 3 scorecards before he got wrecked, so it would have been a SD at best..

My bad on the UD/SD. Another argument might be last year's loss to Kessler, whom Ward beat handily. The LOL is the suggestion that one need be MAYWEATHER to beat Froch handily. Then again, it depends what you mean by "dominated." I don't think Ward is going to hurt him, but if he wins, say, 117-111, I'd say that qualifies...you win 75% of the rounds, you dominated your opponent.

Maybe I'm badly misreading this fight. We'll find out soon enough. It certainly wouldn't be the first time. But I don't think it's going to be close.