Is Andre Ward a dirty fighter?

[theIrish]

And why should he make an effort to stop? The referee would have allowed an earbite I'm sure.

Ou and your man is a fighter auf the Sauerlands which are the ****s of Boxing. Look how the robbed Karmazin last saturday.

@Topic i am not yet sure if he's a dirty fighter i think maybe he is just reckless let's wait and see his next fights.

If you are right he will use the same dirty tactics vs Green and Dirrell.

[BattlingNelson]

That's certainly an advantage - and a huge one. I guess he came with a heavy price. But it's not as if he's unproven on opposing turf. Ward was one of the best amateurs in recent times.

The am's mean some but not much. Proboxing is about one fight and is an entirely different ballgame. Let Ward fight a euro in Europe in the semis and should he win I'll defientely give a truckload of cudos.

Unfortunately this wont happen because as far as I know the semi's will be staged in the US.

[ИATAS]

Was Battling Nelson a dirty fighter?

Battling Nelson: Nelson was grotesquely tough. When he stepped between the ropes, dirty fighting took on a new meaning. His thumbs were inquisitive when it came to eyes, his knees often seemed to have a reflex jerk towards testicles, his forehead tended to make aim independently.

don't want this to get lost on last page

[BattlingNelson]

Was Battling Nelson a dirty fighter?

Battling Nelson: Nelson was grotesquely tough. When he stepped between the ropes, dirty fighting took on a new meaning. His thumbs were inquisitive when it came to eyes, his knees often seemed to have a reflex jerk towards testicles, his forehead tended to make aim independently.

Nelson was arguably the dirtiest fighter ever. Those where wild-west days however. No euperslow cameras. No replays and closeups and no colour.

I think I made a thread in the history section long agom about the dirty tricks of the old-timers. I'll link it to you if you're interested,

[IMDAZED]

The am's mean some but not much. Proboxing is about one fight and is an entirely different ballgame. Let Ward fight a euro in Europe in the semis and should he win I'll defientely give a truckload of cudos.

Unfortunately this wont happen because as far as I know the semi's will be staged in the US.

Maybe. If he keeps fighting top opposition, I doubt it matters.

[SplitSecond]

the mikkel fight aint the only one where he headbutts the guy, if you watched him while he was an up and comer those headbutts were still around

[BattlingNelson]

That's certainly an advantage - and a huge one. I guess he came with a heavy price. But it's not as if he's unproven on opposing turf. Ward was one of the best amateurs in recent times.

Do you think Ward isn't getting paid or what is it you're saying?

[fightfan_79]

Simple question.

Do you think Andre Ward is a dirty fighter?

Poll coming.

Short answer...No.

Against Kessler....he was jumping in behind his punches....I'm pretty sure the headbutt(s) weren't part of the gameplan.

Watch all his other fights....no dirty tactics, no headbutts....just boxing skill and adaptation....sounds familiar....

[El Jesus]

im sorry, nelson i think you are a good poster but for some reason you have this agenda against ward, and then you do this thing where you pose a question to which you basically know the answer too. Considering NATAS pointed out the obvious, TheGreatA once detailed in hilarious fashion just how dirty battling nelson was, yet you are asking an obvious question, ward is isnt dirty but he is tactical and wont be bullied. Its not like hes throwing low blows, intetionally headbutting etc, against Kessler he employed rough tactics, but ****, Kessler didint man up, im sorry, i was at that fight.

[boxing_pundit85]

Simple question.

Do you think Andre Ward is a dirty fighter?

Poll coming.

he knows he has tendencies to violate certain rules and he makes no effort to correct them. i think this makes him dirty. he argues that because it is not intentional(in the moment of a single foul), it isnt dirty. but by not correcting technical flaws in his style(leading with head), he knows that he will continue to break rules and gain an unfair advantage. thus he is actually intentionally breaking rules to some degree.