Andre Ward vs Edwin Rodriguez Prediction and Discussion Master Thread

This Rodriguez has a lot a machismo about him :D. Despite getting hit with big shots all night. First thing Ward has go do is venture out into another location, where the opponent can win a fight with him in other ways besides a KO or vicious beatdown. You're not gonna win on a scorecard against Ward in southern cal. I would like to see Ward take a risk and go to Vegas or AC.

Nobody at SMW wins more than 1 round off Ward.

Sergio Martínez ‏@maravillabox 2h @andreward #2 P4P. Lineal champs respect lineal champs. Pound for pound fighters respect pound for pound fighters.

Sergio Martínez ‏@maravillabox 2h @andreward #2 P4P. LOL, joke of the day. Ward is just average, watch how he will NEVER get a PPV. His style is just boring and lame. I'm glad to see most fans are acknowledging this now. I don't like Floyd but you won't see me complaining about his P4P status at all. But come on, Andre Ward is not even in the top 10 in my honest opinion. Hell, I don't like Sergio but he has earned being in the top 10 despite of what I might think of him avoiding Triple G. Ward just hugs his way into victory, just disgraceful.

Sergio Martínez ‏@maravillabox 2h @andreward #2 P4P.

I thought Ward did great. When you consider the long layoff, coming back from an and injury and Rodriguez coming in overweight. Ward got the job done in dominating fashion!!! Rodriguez is a real good fighter but Ward made him look average.

What?! They where all over the Gamboa hype train. They haven't been pushing Rigo b/c he can and will get the pace of a fight to an absolute crawl. I was too emotional about Cuban decends

But HBO want to quit Rigoundaux, I believe its because of CUBAN decents. What?! They where all over the Gamboa hype train. They haven't been pushing Rigo b/c he can and will get the pace of a fight to an absolute crawl.

Before the fight Rodriguez was NOT considered a D -type fighter. Ward puts on a clinic and wins the fight easily and now Rodriguez is garbage. Ward is back and I didn't see any ring rust. He won nearly every round in a dominant effort, good stuff from Ward. As amateur Edwin Rodriguez never fought in international level. He does not know what jab is. For me p4p is US biased ranking. Klitcho for example has much more titles and defends. You can say it is not titles, it is exciting that p4p boxers brings. Ok but why Timothy Bradley was almost destroyed in 2 rounds by Provodnikov. Rigoundaux or Kovalev is much more exciting to watch than Andre Ward to my mind. But HBO wants to quit Rigoundaux and Kovalev is not given opponents like Bernard Hopkins or Adonis Stevenson.

Ward was lucky dude schit the bed trying to make weight. :lol1: On schedule.

They are fast, Maidana is slow. Best Maidana can hope for is some bodyshots. Maidana isn't so slow that he can't land shots, f ucking hell talk about underrating Chino. Maidana always lands his shots, maybe except for Devon but that was his worst Performance and he had no Main trainer on fight night and for the last 4 weeks of fight camp. Garcia and Ariza will make sure the Best Maidana shows up on DEC 14th

Dunno about all that...Broner is stationary. Fighters that have had success against Maidan have been mobile or they caught Maidana when he was less well-rounded, i.e, Alexander and primed Khan. Broner is stationary and Maidana will eventually find a way to land. Broner will realize that these punches hurt more than in past fights. Broner is one of the best at protecting his head. I don't see Maidana getting to him there. He'll have to work the body hard imo.

They are fast, Maidana is slow. Best Maidana can hope for is some bodyshots. Dunno about all that...Broner is stationary. Fighters that have had success against Maidan have been mobile or they caught Maidana when he was less well-rounded, i.e, Alexander and primed Khan. Broner is stationary and Maidana will eventually find a way to land. Broner will realize that these punches hurt more than in past fights.

Edwin Rodrigez D- type of fighter, doesnt know what jab is, uses forbidden punches on the back of the head, misses too much. And strange that nobody criticize that. Ward spent 12 rounds with him, Kovalev would destroy him before 3 or 4

I can't stand Broner...he is the worst. I feel Maidana will be more of a challenge than people think he will be. Maidana takes his career pretty serious and although he may be less skilled or athlethic than Broner is, there comes a point where your disrespect for proper training comes back to haunt you. Broner has gotten tagged up in every fight I have seen but it has always been against weak, smaller opponents. He is much bigger than Maidana even but Maindana will be the strongest puncher he has ever faced by far. If Rees, Paulie, and Ponce can tag him, I have no doubt that Maidana will be able to find him as well. Broner may win but Maidana has more will than he does and is not as one-dimensional as Broner thinks he still is. They are fast, Maidana is slow. Best Maidana can hope for is some bodyshots.

What a brilliant performance.

That's exactly how I'm going to feel when I place money and points on Broner when he fights Maidana. Can't stand the prick but I bet with my mind not my heart. I can't stand Broner...he is the worst. I feel Maidana will be more of a challenge than people think he will be. Maidana takes his career pretty serious and although he may be less skilled or athlethic than Broner is, there comes a point where your disrespect for proper training comes back to haunt you. Broner has gotten tagged up in every fight I have seen but it has always been against weak, smaller opponents. He is much bigger than Maidana even but Maindana will be the strongest puncher he has ever faced by far. If Rees, Paulie, and Ponce can tag him, I have no doubt that Maidana will be able to find him as well. Broner may win but Maidana has more will than he does and is not as one-dimensional as Broner thinks he still is.

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