Andre Ward has been fighting similarly to Hatton

[$partacus]

um no. not at all. Hatton couldn't box his way out of a paper bag. Ward put on an exhibition against Kessler

He outboxed malignaggi who isn't a bad boxer himself.

[The Hammer]

Ward doesn't fight like Hatton, who wasn't really dirty at all.

Hatton was a good inside boxer, while Ward is just DIRTY with his headbutts to his opponents' faces, hitting on the break, etc.

[GreatRubdini]

um no. not at all. Hatton couldn't box his way out of a paper bag. Ward put on an exhibition against Kessler

[jazluvr]

The way Hatton used to hold/get rough inside/jumping in

Then Hatton no longer was allowed to fight like that.

Anyone else notice this?

No, i haven't noticed...and who told Hatton he was no longer "allowed" to fight like that? What you've stated happen all the time in boxing and are permitted to a point...not illegal. Fighting on the inside is not prohibited.
Oh, this in addition to your post in another thread saying Ward has no power...

[jazluvr]

Ward doesn't fight like Hatton, who wasn't really dirty at all.

Hatton was a good inside boxer, while Ward is just DIRTY with his headbutts to his opponents' faces, hitting on the break, etc.

He beat Miranda pretty well, and Ward got headbutted on that fight early, but recovered well and went on to beat him down. He didn't headbutt him. And Miranda broke AA's jaw!

Yeah, i agree Ward used his head too much against Kessler, but he didn't even need to. He would have won that fight anyway, with no dirty tactics.

So far i seen of Ward, the only fight he used dirty tactics in was with kesslar, and SOME of them were a little borderline.

[lyricalether]

He dived in full force with his head which is much worse than any amount of clinching.

a headbutt..boo ***in hoo..coulda sworn there was an asswhoopin brewing BEFORE A HEADBUTT in that fight anyway...???

[Crazylegs77]

Ward doesn't fight like Hatton, who wasn't really dirty at all.

Hatton was a good inside boxer, while Ward is just DIRTY with his headbutts to his opponents' faces, hitting on the break, etc.

True, Thats a good point.

[$partacus]

a headbutt..boo ***in hoo..coulda sworn there was an asswhoopin brewing BEFORE A HEADBUTT in that fight anyway...???

This is what i don't get, people think it's OK to cheat if you're winning.

[jazluvr]

a headbutt..boo ***in hoo..coulda sworn there was an asswhoopin brewing BEFORE A HEADBUTT in that fight anyway...???

Yeah, there was...Ward was opening a can of woop-ass on Kessler w/o any dirty tactics. Take them out of the picture and you still have a Ward Victory.

[jazluvr]

This is what i don't get, people think it's OK to cheat if you're winning.

With respect to your post, most headbutts are really hard to call if they were intentional or not. Sometimes they are obvious. Other times just an accident.

I don't think it's ok to cheat if you're winning OR losing. Maybe some people do, but i would say a good boxing fan doesn't.