Froch vs. Ward - Saturday fight/chat thread

[0james0]

Ward goes straight into the mythical top 5 P4P for me now

[Master]

Hopkins said he never wants to fight Ward, they seem to get on.

[Gandalf]

Hopkins said he never wants to fight Ward, they seem to get on.

It would be like two rams battling for a mate. Bits of brain popping out everywhere.

[Rantcatrat]

http://video.boxingscene.com/filess/...tInterview.wmv - class act after the fight is Froch.

[Rantcatrat]

The fight went exactly as expected. Literally, the wise old bookies in Vegas got it 100% correct.

Am I the only one who wasn't super impressed by Ward last night? This was elite level boxing and I give all the credit to both guys in the first instance. It's just the last fight of his magnitude at super middleweight was Calzaghe versus Kessler and as soon as Calzaghe adjusted, it was pure domination. I never felt that happened last night. For example, I didn't see Froch hurt by one punch the whole night. Ward beat Froch clear but it wasn't a domination. Also, when Ward got hit, which wasn't often, Froch's punches seemed to affect him. To me his chin is still a question mark. He also seems open for an uppercut and like he'd have trouble with speed. He clintches a bit too much for my taste too. The eleventh and twelfth rounds weren't fun to watch because Ward clintched the whole time.

I really think the main problem I have with Ward is he has no power. It's one thing for a 37 year old Joe Calzaghe to have trouble getting guys out of there because his hands have been weakened by the game or Bernard Hopkins in his 40's not having concussive power, but Ward is in his prime and he has no power. Ward would win a lot of fans if he worked on getting more leverage into his punches. I don't buy the fact that power is born not taught. Maybe to an extent, but you can work on it to make yourself somewhat more powerful.

Although it could be devastatingly boring to watch, Dirrell seems like a bad style match up for Ward. Maybe Ward will stop Anthony Dirrell in his next fight and we'll get to see Andre Ward versus Andre Dirrell in his next fight.

[shza]

Also, when Ward got hit, which wasn't often, Froch's punches seemed to affect him.

I didn't see that *at all.* Ward's clean shots actually hurt Froch more than the other way. But neither guy was ever seriously hurt.

[LobowolfXXX]

Ward goes straight into the mythical top 5 P4P for me now

That'll be nice to see. I've long felt he was underrated on the P4P rankings (probably because his style turns off a lot of people).

[Rantcatrat]

Ward goes straight into the mythical top 5 P4P for me now

That'll be nice to see. I've long felt he was underrated on the P4P rankings (probably because his style turns off a lot of people).

Lobo - frankly, he is a very, very good boxer, but he lacks power. When he was winning on the scorecards big going into the 10th round, he should have tried to get Froch out of there; instead he did the exact opposite and clintched his way to victory.

[LobowolfXXX]

Ward goes straight into the mythical top 5 P4P for me now

That'll be nice to see. I've long felt he was underrated on the P4P rankings (probably because his style turns off a lot of people).

Lobo - frankly, he is a very, very good boxer, but he lacks power. When he was winning on the scorecards big going into the 10th round, he should have tried to get Froch out of there; instead he did the exact opposite and clintched his way to victory.

Ever heard of Willie Pep?

[Rantcatrat]

Ward goes straight into the mythical top 5 P4P for me now

That'll be nice to see. I've long felt he was underrated on the P4P rankings (probably because his style turns off a lot of people).

Lobo - frankly, he is a very, very good boxer, but he lacks power. When he was winning on the scorecards big going into the 10th round, he should have tried to get Froch out of there; instead he did the exact opposite and clintched his way to victory.

Ever heard of Willie Pep?

What does that mean?