What Andre Ward and Sven Ottke have in common

[Syf]

You honestly think Ward would not have dominated Kessler even in Denmark? Ffs that was a 10-0 wipe out at the time of stoppage.

Ward may have been DQ'ed in Denmark..

be realistic.

5+ headbutts, and sneaky elbow shots, and a bunch of holding...against the dane on his home turf would NOT fly the same way it did in Oakland.

[Tmann400]

Sure. I agree Ward is very fast and has every boxing skill imaginable. Even if the referee was fair, there was no way Kessler would have won a decision last night.

But I also know Kessler has decent handspeed and one-punch KO power, and Ward's been knocked down and hurt by clubfighters in the past.

So without the holding and headbutting, like it or not, there was definitely a chance Kessler would have won by KO.

well of course he had the power to do it but he couldnt ever put a combination together because ward had him resetting every two seconds, that is what happens when you put a basic (yet highly skilled) boxer in with a very versatile, unorthodox switch hitting boxer.

[black.ink]

Ward didn't let Kessler get into a rhythm. A great factor on his behalf. I didn't like the 'dirty' tactics from Ward though and there wasn't any need for it. He could have beaten Mikkel fairly too though, so you can't dicredit this win.

[Shattered Jaw]

That's true Ward may have ben D/Qed in another country. How on earth you can cut up an opponents face so bad from head-butts and not receive even one warning it beyond me.

[Joe2608]

I think his boxing skills won him the fight rather than his head. It was clear Kessler couldn't deal with the speed and movement of Ward.

But yeah i think he should fight in other countries just like all the others in the tournament, it does give him an unfair advantage.

[P.WILL]

Ward clearly dominated an overmatched opponent

[The Hammer]

Ward didn't let Kessler get into a rhythm. A great factor on his behalf. I didn't like the 'dirty' tactics from Ward though and there wasn't any need for it. He could have beaten Mikkel fairly too though, so you can't dicredit this win.

I think Ward relies too heavily on dirty tactics and it will be interesting to see how well he does with a neutral referee. But it will likely never happen, since Ward insists all his fights will be at home.

[larry x]

jesus christ....man cut the ****...ward beat kesslers ass..give him some credit...people will stoop to any level to discredit a fighter..how can you call yourself a boxing fan??

[Dorian]

He would have still won sadly but, it's a shame he is the only one who doesn't want to leave his state, coward move.

[larry x]

where were these threads when dirrell and taylor had to fightin germany???