Has Andre Ward Got A Suspect Chin ?

[Silkeyjoe]

Hope Froch gets another opportunity in the UK to fight ward, it will be a lot closer than the first fight and I'm certain after the Bute and Kessler performance that Froch will get off to a quicker start. Ward lost the later rounds against Froch so it's there for Froch to take if he can start fast.

I think if anybody can beat Ward it will be Froch.

Didn't Ward break his hand in the Froch fight? Would explain losing the later rounds

[erics44]

Hope Froch gets another opportunity in the UK to fight ward, it will be a lot closer than the first fight and I'm certain after the Bute and Kessler performance that Froch will get off to a quicker start. Ward lost the later rounds against Froch so it's there for Froch to take if he can start fast.

I think if anybody can beat Ward it will be Froch.

Didn't Ward break his hand in the Froch fight? Would explain losing the later rounds

Froch has won the later rounds in every single fight he has had, if scoring started at 9 then froch would be undefeated and very very hard to beat

if you look at wards last 4 in a selection of wards fights including froch and Bika it looks more like he is not as affective as fight wares on

I'm not saying this means froch will beat ward i am just saying the likelyhood is that if the fight gets on to 9+ rounds froch will finish stronger than ward whenever they fight

and i dont buy the injury having that much affect on the fight, it was too typical of both fighters history for there to be any evidence that it mattered

Ward just needs the headlines

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I also feel Froch has as good a chance as any ato beat Ward.

He looked like shit in their first fight because he still had delusions of being a good elusive boxer when all he needed to do was just work consistantly not trying to load up on silly hooks and upercuts like Hamed used to.

If he could go in to a rematch with the mentality to work, dont wait for Ward, dictate the pace and dont let Ward hold. Ward will tire as he always does and then as you said, he has to hope he has enough left in the last 3rd to really put it on Ward. Against a tough strong fighter like Kessler or Bika that isnt going to happen because they will still be there throwing with you to the death, whereas Ward will be vulnerable.

Its all ifs and buts but if kessler had started to work more in the 3rd their fight would have been a draw and depending on whos interpereting the rounds that were close, it could have gone to Kessler. In my eyes, Froch still hasnt proven hes the better man. One win a piece but he does have that strength and stamina to always give Ward problems late in a fight.

[erics44]

I also feel Froch has as good a chance as any ato beat Ward.

He looked like shit in their first fight because he still had delusions of being a good elusive boxer when all he needed to do was just work consistantly not trying to load up on silly hooks and upercuts like Hamed used to.

If he could go in to a rematch with the mentality to work, dont wait for Ward, dictate the pace and dont let Ward hold. Ward will tire as he always does and then as you said, he has to hope he has enough left in the last 3rd to really put it on Ward. Against a tough strong fighter like Kessler or Bika that isnt going to happen because they will still be there throwing with you to the death, whereas Ward will be vulnerable.

Its all ifs and buts but if kessler had started to work more in the 3rd their fight would have been a draw and depending on whos interpereting the rounds that were close, it could have gone to Kessler. In my eyes, Froch still hasnt proven hes the better man. One win a piece but he does have that strength and stamina to always give Ward problems late in a fight.

the fight was extremely close in denmark and, even tho each round was a battle, froch won reasonably comfortably in england as far as winning the rounds goes

i would be happy to watch it again, i think froch is on top at the minute