ok let me say i am AMERICAN and i was rooting for ward but am totally disgusted in what went on tonight ward hit and held , hit on breaks ,then held again ,lead with his head and pawed with his jab 10 times worst then vladimir ,that one head butt was soooo intentional he should have be DQed on the spot ,,i thought this was a boxing tournament not ufc i knew ward was dirty from the miranda fight but 2night he took it to a whole other level i am ashamed 2 be american right now (jk) the referee was one of the worst i have ever seen he basically made the doctor stop the fight
it was just a travesty really
americans always claim we never get a fair shake in european hometowns ,but when the hell do we give them one ? or even our own fighters ? (mallinaggi diaz ) i dont even know why i bother posting this since i am 100% sure ward has 10000000 fan boys by now compared to the 0 he had lasnight ,,
imo ward prolly woulda won either way kessler looked terrible 2night but 2 win in that fashion he should be ashamed
ill leave you all with this
the headbutts are not what the thread was started for. It's just the fact that ward used some dirty boxing tactics he held kessler around the waist with his glove and then kessler waited for the ref to break them but then ward would hit kessler while holding then ward would let go and be ready to punch kessler right after letting go of the hold. Also ward would let off one or two clean punches on kessler and then lunge in on kessler and then hold again.also holding his jab out is another thing. Ward had the edge in speed , he should have fought fair like honeyghan vs. Curry, he could have done that but instead he used questionable tactics. Ward is a great fighter but most refs would'nt have let him fight that way.
thank you
there are 0 rational posters in here
Another thing is i havent seen the fight and i didnt pick a winner because they have Ward fighting at home, But for a Hatton known hugger to be complaining about injustice of another fighter clinching is phucking ridiculous.
watch the fight there is no comparison between hatton and ward
hatton never hit on the break or held and hit as much as ward did in 1 round
Wow. What the **** ever. That shit goes both ways (nh). Taste of your own damn medicine.
What? i have nothing against hit and hold, it's a part of boxing.
It's the douches (who are mostly americans by the way) who call european fighters bums if they hit and hold. Yet your own fighters do the same and are labeled as great fighters, he schooled him. blah blah blah
Funny how the americans talk shit about Hatton for hit and holding but now their own fighter does the same he's AMAZING.
Exactly. American were talking a lot of shit about hatton for holding yet guys like hopkins and ward are worhiped.:wtf1:
The double standards are ****ing hilarious.
Ward was schooling him, but the fouls he got away with were just insult to injury.
As I've said before, I don't think that much of illegal tactics (most top fighters have their share of tactics they get away with and have to deal with from opponents), unless it's real extreme, a la Pedroza-LaPorte.
Another thing is i havent seen the fight and i didnt pick a winner because they have Ward fighting at home, But for a Hatton known hugger to be complaining about injustice of another fighter clinching is phucking ridiculous.
Well, Kessler wasn't going to win anyway, but I guess that's not the point of this thread. I agree with this thread. He got away with too much holding and too much headbutting. Some of them were ridiculously obvious.
Saying that, it is obvious Ward will never be popular. He is ****ing horrible to watch. He just clinches non stop like a bitch. God, there is nothing worse than a guy that does nothing but clinch to win fights and fight off the clinch.
It's meant to be a tool used to rest, turn a guy, get out of danger etc etc etc, not to win a whole goddamned fight by doing nothing more than clinching, punching during the clinch, punching off the clinch and then clinching off the clinch too!
:nonono:
All the people saying that the thread starter is a cunt for saying this stuff are the same people that used to bitch about Hatton being a clincher and nothing more.
Put John Ruiz and Ricky Hatton together and you get Ward, plus add a bit of Hopkins for the butting in there too.
Kessler's ****ed anyway. He looks done. I've never seen him look so shocking. Really bad.
ok let me say i am AMERICAN and i was rooting for ward but am totally disgusted in what went on tonight ward hit and held , hit on breaks ,then held again ,lead with his head and pawed with his jab 10 times worst then vladimir ,that one head butt was soooo intentional he should have be DQed on the spot ,,i thought this was a boxing tournament not ufc i knew ward was dirty from the miranda fight but 2night he took it to a whole other level i am ashamed 2 be american right now (jk) the referee was one of the worst i have ever seen he basically made the doctor stop the fight
it was just a travesty really
americans always claim we never get a fair shake in european hometowns ,but when the hell do we give them one ? or even our own fighters ? (mallinaggi diaz ) i dont even know why i bother posting this since i am 100% sure ward has 10000000 fan boys by now compared to the 0 he had lasnight ,,
imo ward prolly woulda won either way kessler looked terrible 2night but 2 win in that fashion he should be ashamed
ill leave you all with this
Who give a shit??? A Hatton nuthugger who is complaining about another boxer clinching, holding and hitting after a break??? You disqualify yourself with that hypocrisy..
ok let me say i am AMERICAN and i was rooting for ward but am totally disgusted in what went on tonight ward hit and held , hit on breaks ,then held again ,lead with his head and pawed with his jab 10 times worst then vladimir ,that one head butt was soooo intentional he should have be DQed on the spot ,,i thought this was a boxing tournament not ufc i knew ward was dirty from the miranda fight but 2night he took it to a whole other level i am ashamed 2 be american right now (jk) the referee was one of the worst i have ever seen he basically made the doctor stop the fight
it was just a travesty really
americans always claim we never get a fair shake in european hometowns ,but when the hell do we give them one ? or even our own fighters ? (mallinaggi diaz ) i dont even know why i bother posting this since i am 100% sure ward has 10000000 fan boys by now compared to the 0 he had lasnight ,,
imo ward prolly woulda won either way kessler looked terrible 2night but 2 win in that fashion he should be ashamed
ill leave you all with this
LMAO!! Go to 1:17.. YO THAT SHIT HAS ME DYING SON! LAMOAO!MM!OKNJKHGLJHKGF
The headbutts are not what the thread was started for. It's just the fact that Ward used some dirty boxing tactics he held kessler around the waist with his glove and then Kessler waited for the ref to break them but then Ward would hit kessler while holding then Ward would let go and be ready to punch Kessler right after letting go of the hold. Also Ward would let off one or two clean punches on Kessler and then lunge in on Kessler and then hold again.Also holding his jab out is another thing. Ward had the edge in speed , he should have fought fair like Honeyghan vs. Curry, he could have done that but instead he used questionable tactics. Ward is a great fighter but most refs would'nt have let him fight that way.
but how do you know the head butts were intentional? if you've ever laced up gloves then you know head clashes happen in every fight. of course there would be cuts, ward lumped the skin up good with the punches and jabs, a little smack will open something.
the slow mo replays
if that is accidental, its still such a shit way to fight, charging in head first like that, that it is a blatant foul, ward may not know for a fact he will nail kess each time but its a clear foul, every time.
the holding though was out of control, this ref was dave parris to ward's ricky hatton and kessler's kostya tszyu
Kessler got outboxed and lost to the better man tonight, that being said, Ward still fought dirty. Does Kessler have some legitimate gripes? Definitely, but it still wouldn't have changed the outcome of the fight.
ok let me say i am AMERICAN and i was rooting for ward but am totally disgusted in what went on tonight ward hit and held , hit on breaks ,then held again ,lead with his head and pawed with his jab 10 times worst then vladimir ,that one head butt was soooo intentional he should have be DQed on the spot ,,i thought this was a boxing tournament not ufc i knew ward was dirty from the miranda fight but 2night he took it to a whole other level i am ashamed 2 be american right now (jk) the referee was one of the worst i have ever seen he basically made the doctor stop the fight
it was just a travesty really
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