Has there ever been a stranger performance than Micky Ward-Alphonso Sanchez?

[OumaFan]

Micky Ward of all people pulls a Derrick Gainer for 6 or so rounds and then ends it with one left hook.

I mean its not surprising to see Derrick Gainer stink it out versus JMM cause its Derrick Gainer. Granted like Purist said that just proved that JMM wasn't good against movers.

Its not surprising to see Zahir Raheem fall all over the ring for 12 rounds and then get an IV.

But Micky Ward? Weird fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWj393iQ34Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnL9...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgnDM...eature=related

[OumaFan]

the question was more rhetorical than anything. I'm sure there's a list of stranger performances that can be produced. ICB

[amat]

Yeah there has to be a story behind that one, I'm assuming it won't be chronicled in the movie about his life coming up but yeah, that was one of the more bizarre fights ever considering who was fighting.

[Fenster]

I believe Ward was skint, had just had a $250,000 payday with Chavez fall through and was now getting just $10,000 to be bashed-up by the unbeaten prospect.

Think that would explain why his heart wasn't in boxing at the time.

[ICB]

Fenster is right when i was watching the fight, i heard about them mentioning about the JCC thing so that would explain it. The thing i love about this fight, is RJJ is saying about how he is glad he didn't pay for the fight. And all the commentators are calling Micky Ward this and that, then boom one of the best left hooks to the liver i've ever seen. And its over he makes them all look like idiots, in one of the greatest turn arounds in boxing history.

[OumaFan]

I don't even know if I'd say he made them look like idiots, he deserved all the criticism up to that point.

[oakleyno1]

this probably deserves a thread of its own but predictions on a prime ward vs a prime chavez?

one of the greatest fights of all time is mine lol.