Mikkel Kessler vs Andre Ward:Who will wins?

[blegit]

I'm not liking going against Kessler in the first round of the tournament but I think Ward is going to win in honest fashion. I think these two are the best of the bunch, although I'm with Youngblood on Abraham(he's capable of changing everything). Ward is one of those guys who just wins. I mean Andre Ward has never lost a boxing match ever, in the amateurs(at least not open class) or the pros. But somehow he is never the favorite(amateur continental tournaments, Olympics, Miranda...) It may not be prolific, fan favoring, or pretty but Ward just wins. He didn't exactly get a good draw but I think he will eke this one out somehow.

[HattonTheHammer]

I'm not liking going against Kessler in the first round of the tournament but I think Ward is going to win in honest fashion. I think these two are the best of the bunch, although I'm with Youngblood on Abraham(he's capable of changing everything). Ward is one of those guys who just wins. I mean Andre Ward has never lost a boxing match ever, in the amateurs(at least not open class) or the pros. But somehow he is never the favorite(amateur continental tournaments, Olympics, Miranda...) It may not be prolific, fan favoring, or pretty but Ward just wins. He didn't exactly get a good draw but I think he will eke this one out somehow.

The jump from amateur to pro is huge. Yes natural talent can be spotted early in the ams but its also a common fixture that a future hall of famer could conceivably lose to a complete also ran!!!

[Rantcatrat]

I'm not liking going against Kessler in the first round of the tournament but I think Ward is going to win in honest fashion. I think these two are the best of the bunch, although I'm with Youngblood on Abraham(he's capable of changing everything). Ward is one of those guys who just wins. I mean Andre Ward has never lost a boxing match ever, in the amateurs(at least not open class) or the pros. But somehow he is never the favorite(amateur continental tournaments, Olympics, Miranda...) It may not be prolific, fan favoring, or pretty but Ward just wins. He didn't exactly get a good draw but I think he will eke this one out somehow.

Yes, but other than Miranda, who has Andre beat amateur or professional of elite stature?

[blegit]

I'm not liking going against Kessler in the first round of the tournament but I think Ward is going to win in honest fashion. I think these two are the best of the bunch, although I'm with Youngblood on Abraham(he's capable of changing everything). Ward is one of those guys who just wins. I mean Andre Ward has never lost a boxing match ever, in the amateurs(at least not open class) or the pros. But somehow he is never the favorite(amateur continental tournaments, Olympics, Miranda...) It may not be prolific, fan favoring, or pretty but Ward just wins. He didn't exactly get a good draw but I think he will eke this one out somehow.

Yes, but other than Miranda, who has Andre beat amateur or professional of elite stature?

Well, in the pros he is still on the rise so I can not debate that. Plus, you have to start somewhere. You don't come out beating the elite. But in amateurs Umm, Ward won the Olympics! (In a weight class above his own)Thats "the" all world class competition tournament. Thats the tournament of national champions. Also in his amateur run Ward beat most fighters of note from 165 to 178 in the U.S. He beat everybody he faced. Won every tournament he entered. You can question his pro resume but his amateur resume is undeniable.