How many boxers have knocked Andre Ward down so far?

[TredKiller]

he was only knocked down by them, but he was never really hurt.

[dstew]

i dont think hes been knokced down again by anyone else...but its kind of hard to tell how strong someones chin is that early in his career..i mean he took some flush shots from miranda and wasnt fazed even though miranda isnt that good of a fighter he still had alot of power

Ward didn't really take flush shots from Miranda, he was able to roll with them for the most part to lessen the impact. They looked like good shots in real time, but going back and watching it again, it was pretty clear they were not landing flush.

This isn't so much meant to take anything away from Ward's chin as it is a testament to his defensive skills.

[hookoutofhell]

i think its fair to say then if kess lands he might hurt him but he will definitely get his respect.

i bet secretly the likes of kess, direll and ward were all hoping for froch, that guy is the weakest of all the titlists.

direll looks like a good fighter to me, he can switch seamlessly from orthodox to southpaw and has a great jab and good handspeed.

[Tmann400]

Ward didn't really take flush shots from Miranda, he was able to roll with them for the most part to lessen the impact. They looked like good shots in real time, but going back and watching it again, it was pretty clear they were not landing flush.

This isn't so much meant to take anything away from Ward's chin as it is a testament to his defensive skills.

good post. and your are right about that which i think alot of people are overlooking is ward's defensive skills..and he gets better at them everytime i see him fight

[βetamax]

http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxin...s-over-raheem/

Kolle’s one chance to get into the fight got away in the first round when referee Johnny Callas disallowed an apparent knockdown. Ward was in the process of tripping over his own two feet when Kolle landed a couple of admittedly ineffectual punches. Ward got hit and Ward went down and it should have been ruled a knockdown.

Summary of the rest of the fight:

Given the one-sided nature of everything that happened subsequently, it might seem nitpicking to dispute the ruling, but it did represent a three-point swing, and whatever momentum Kolle might have picked up at that point was lost forever.

The only other time a fighter hit the deck came in what proved to be the final round, when Ward landed a left-right combination and promptly fell over backward.

Ward, who otherwise dominated from start to finish, said he had viewed tape of Kolle and wasn’t surprised that he was able to consistently beat him to the draw.

“He had decent speed, but I knew mine was better,” said Ward. “He’s a tough cookie. Physically it wasn’t a problem, but I knew I’d have to be mentally prepared for him.”

Ward had outlanded Kolle 153-59, including a whopping 50-8 advantage in jabs when the ringside physician rescued the Minnesotan by indicating to Callas that he had had enough. (Kolle was unable to close his eye, and the doctor feared a fractured orbit bone.)

Kolle remonstrated, violently shaking his head in disagreement with the stoppage, but he could hardly disagree with the outcome.

No sooner had the bout was halted, Ward walked across the ring and d****d his gloves around Kolle’s neck and hugged his vanquished foe.