WARD vs KESSLER

[amat]

Did you miss the posts about the holding and the ref only stepping in once ward was done throwing?

Yes or a no will do

Even when there wasn't any holding Kessler was still being out classed

Did you see the same fight man? when Kessler went forward he got hugged, whenever he caught that Hopkins clone he got hugged again. I ain't buying this shit, the fight was a disgrace

Are you serious kel? how often was it that Kessler was making an honest attempt to cut off the ring on Ward? I'd say after the second round he gave up. Ward eventually just started standing in front of him, and he still beat him.

[Kel]

Even when there wasn't any holding Kessler was still being out classed

Did you see the same fight man? when Kessler went forward he got hugged, whenever he caught that Hopkins clone he got hugged again. I ain't buying this shit, the fight was a disgrace

Are you serious kel? how often was it that Kessler was making an honest attempt to cut off the ring on Ward? I'd say after the second round he gave up. Ward eventually just started standing in front of him, and he still beat him.

Are you all on drugs?

I said he was getting hugged everytime he got near or Ward missed, I said sweet fuck all about him cutting off the ring.

[Gandalf]

Did you see the same fight man? when Kessler went forward he got hugged, whenever he caught that Hopkins clone he got hugged again. I ain't buying this shit, the fight was a disgrace

Are you serious kel? how often was it that Kessler was making an honest attempt to cut off the ring on Ward? I'd say after the second round he gave up. Ward eventually just started standing in front of him, and he still beat him.

Are you all on drugs?

I said he was getting hugged everytime he got near or Ward missed, I said sweet fuck all about him cutting off the ring.

I see where you are coming from. It was not an enjoyable fight to watch and was full of the most blatant types of spoiling possible. It made me laugh when Ward said "I'm not a dirty fighter". Sorry, young chap but you are! In fact you are a very dirty fighter and not very subtle either.

The referee was far too leniant and should have cut it all out much sooner. By the time he started taking any notice Kessler had been butted yet again and been bear hugged for about the 100th time.

It's a shame so many of these super six fights appear to be allowing fighters to dive in waist first and hold on to the area just above the opponents groin or else just dive on to the floor in an effort not to be hit. There needs to be more action taken against fighters who spoil the flow of fights by holding or butting excessively.

Ward did alright, but I can't help but feel Kessler didn't do all his homework. The commentators mentioned that he used no southpaw sparring partners at all. That is a big NO NO right there. Hopefully Kessler can come back and show us what he is able to do, because he just wasn't quite there today.

[Kel]

Are you serious kel? how often was it that Kessler was making an honest attempt to cut off the ring on Ward? I'd say after the second round he gave up. Ward eventually just started standing in front of him, and he still beat him.

Are you all on drugs?

I said he was getting hugged everytime he got near or Ward missed, I said sweet fuck all about him cutting off the ring.

I see where you are coming from. It was not an enjoyable fight to watch and was full of the most blatant types of spoiling possible. It made me laugh when Ward said "I'm not a dirty fighter". Sorry, young chap but you are! In fact you are a very dirty fighter and not very subtle either.

The referee was far too leniant and should have cut it all out much sooner. By the time he started taking any notice Kessler had been butted yet again and been bear hugged for about the 100th time.

It's a shame so many of these super six fights appear to be allowing fighters to dive in waist first and hold on to the area just above the opponents groin or else just dive on to the floor in an effort not to be hit. There needs to be more action taken against fighters who spoil the flow of fights by holding or butting excessively.

Ward did alright, but I can't help but feel Kessler didn't do all his homework. The commentators mentioned that he used no southpaw sparring partners at all. That is a big NO NO right there. Hopefully Kessler can come back and show us what he is able to do, because he just wasn't quite there today.

Just pissed off I stopped up another 4 hours to see it and it was a shit fight. Ward won the fight, it was just me and my high hopes for a good fight that left me unsatisfied with his spoiling bullshit tactics and a shit ref.

Real let down

[Rantcatrat]

I thought Ward would win so this isn't a big surprise to me, but I agree that Ward fought a very Hopkinsesque style. He held at every chance possible. Kessler just couldn't adjust. He didn't know how to handle it. Funny thing is this is probably great for Froch because Froch may be able to come into their fight with a psychological advantage. Did Kessler's right hand ever reach Ward's chin?

[Manuel "Chubby" Medina]

I thought Ward would win so this isn't a big surprise to me, but I agree that Ward fought a very Hopkinsesque style. He held at every chance possible. Kessler just couldn't adjust. He didn't know how to handle it. Funny thing is this is probably great for Froch because Froch may be able to come into their fight with a psychological advantage. Did Kessler's right hand ever reach Ward's chin?

I believe that Ward was punchin and Kessler was holdin during the clinch...