i find it funny how people assume ward will be to "tough" for dirrell

[SplitSecond]

despite dirrell having fought froch and abraham, who are probabley twice as strong as ward, and very dirty, esspecially froch and have iron chins
so they are not only rougher than ward, they are also twice as tough

it seems that everywhere dirrell goes, a fighter will beat him(froch, abraham, ward) because they are simply too "tough"

[Gorilla Dogs]

despite dirrell having fought froch and abraham, who are probabley twice as strong as ward, and very dirty, esspecially froch and have iron chins
so they are not only rougher than ward, they are also twice as tough

it seems that everywhere dirrell goes, a fighter will beat him(froch, abraham, ward) because they are simply too "tough"

ward woops dirrells ass


froch is overrated, get over it

[Afactor4]

Froch isn't dirty in the way Andre Ward is dirty. Andre Wards dirtyness, much like Bernard Hopkins, is heavily incorporated into his actual fighting style.

Froch's dirtiness is just a "hey **** you" or "come fight *****" dirtiness. Nothing disguised about it.

[frankenfrank]

despite dirrell having fought froch and abraham, who are probabley twice as strong as ward, and very dirty, esspecially froch and have iron chins
so they are not only rougher than ward, they are also twice as tough

it seems that everywhere dirrell goes, a fighter will beat him(froch, abraham, ward) because they are simply too "tough"

Ward got a gold medal in 178 while Dirrell got a bronze in 165 , and Ward is even younger so you can't blame it on Dirrell being less matured. Ward's recent win against Alan Green only solidifies it , but he never really beat Kessler as the fight was ended as a result of a headbutt , should not count as a win.

[frankenfrank]

Froch isn't dirty in the way Andre Ward is dirty. Andre Wards dirtyness, much like Bernard Hopkins, is heavily incorporated into his actual fighting style.

Froch's dirtiness is just a "hey **** you" or "come fight *****" dirtiness. Nothing disguised about it.

I agree. You can also add Lloyd Honeyghan , Kendall Holt and Evander Holyfield to this list.

[Afactor4]

Oh yeah how can I forget this masterpiece.

[SplitSecond]

Ward got a gold medal in 178 while Dirrell got a bronze in 165 , and Ward is even younger so you can't blame it on Dirrell being less matured. Ward's recent win against Alan Green only solidifies it , but he never really beat Kessler as the fight was ended as a result of a headbutt , should not count as a win.

who did ward even fight in the olympics?

dirrell was the one fighting all the prospects

[bojangles1987]

It's not that he's too tough, it's that people assume Ward's dirty fighting will throw Dirrell off, he has tended to fight very negatively when someone is rough with him. Ward has the skills to complement that, and so a dirty fighting Ward beats a negative Dirrell. That's what I'm assuming anyway.

[SplitSecond]

It's not that he's too tough, it's that people assume Ward's dirty fighting will throw Dirrell off, he has tended to fight very negatively when someone is rough with him. Ward has the skills to complement that, and so a dirty fighting Ward beats a negative Dirrell. That's what I'm assuming anyway.

ah, someone hasn't watched enough dirrell fights, so you assume fighting dirty is what turns dirrell negative? are you just saying that because of the froch fight?(i know, obviously you are)

but no, rough fighting isn't what gets him running, fearing your punch is what does

[bojangles1987]

ah, someone hasn't watched enough dirrell fights, so you assume fighting dirty is what turns dirrell negative? are you just saying that because of the froch fight?(i know, obviously you are)

but no, rough fighting isn't what gets him running, fearing your punch is what does

It's not just the Froch fight, or I wouldn't be saying it. Dirrell has shown that he is an ugly fighter when things get uncomfortable. It happened against Froch, it happened when Abraham turned the heat up( and no I'm not talking about the illegal punch, that was definitely legit), he fought scared against Curtis Stevens, and you can damn sure guarantee Ward is going to make things uncomfortable for Dirrell.