Comments Thread For: Andre Ward: I’m A Different Kind Of Warrior

[No1]

From the article :

"Ward believes it’s his fighting mentality that makes him a warrior, and his preparation that helps him avoid taking the type of punishment that is normally the case for the traditional in-ring soldier."

formulating your style with a jab and grab penchant

consistantly fighting right on or breaking the rules

crying like you did post-bika when a fighter employs the same things you always do

Warrior, just no.

Ward is a great fighter for sure. I'd love to see how he reacts when froch gets in his face and roughs him up!! I think he will have the mentality you listed. HE gives it out but when someone does it back he's a ***** about it!!

[Johnny_Roa]

War Ward! Soon to be #1 P4p

[Forza]

Ward is a great fighter for sure. I'd love to see how he reacts when froch gets in his face and roughs him up!! I think he will have the mentality you listed. HE gives it out but when someone does it back he's a ***** about it!!

The problem is when froch gets in his face to rough him up and batter him fighting inside, ward will just clinch up and hold on for dear life every single time.

[boxingfan76]

looking forward to this one.....

[The Hammer]

Ward is a fraud.

A real "Son of God" wouldn't use dirty, illegal tactics like headbutts to win.

And wouldn't hire Victor Conte to make his PED use undetectable.

[Ringlife]

It doesn't get any better than this at 168 Ward vs Froch can't wait for this fight.

[jazluvr]

Ward will beat Froch and then beat Bute. I'll bet on that.

[Dudley]

Ward is a fraud.

A real "Son of God" wouldn't use dirty, illegal tactics like headbutts to win.

And wouldn't hire Victor Conte to make his PED use undetectable.

TRUE TRUE.

I hope both keep it clean and have a good old barn burner! I want a fight that's good for boxing i want something that puts boxing back on the map! A match that makes boxing relevant!

[Mike Haynes]

If you don't stagger Ward repeatedly or knock him down, you don't win the round. Anything close (which is MOST of the rounds he fights) he gets the points. I mean, I've watched him stand there whiffing with jabs, run up on you head first, hold and hit, stand there and bounce around in front of you.....for 12 rounds......and get a 120-108 decision......while his pathetic, ignorant fans talk about the fight like he did some Neo from the Matrix type ****.

I think Bute beats them all easily.....I know that Ward crap ain't flying in Canada.

[Dave Rado]

Ward is a fraud.

A real "Son of God" wouldn't use dirty, illegal tactics like headbutts to win.

And wouldn't hire Victor Conte to make his PED use undetectable.

His "son of god" "I'm so holy" stuff is nauseating but irrelevant. I hate it just as much from Holyfield and Bradley and many other American fighters, but that's just American culture these days or a big part of it, and it should be irrelevant to boxing fans. And there is no rational reason for anyone to claim that his beliefs aren't sincere, although I dislike the sanctimonious way he expresses them.

And Ward does not intentionally butt. He leads with his head a lot, just like Hopkins does, and Bradley does, and Peterson does, and Holyfield used to do, and many other Hall of Famers and ATGs have done - but that's not illegal in itself, although it does increase the chances of an accidental headbutt occurring. But a good boxer should be able to negate those tactics, with uppercuts and lateral movement and clinching when necessary.

And Holyfield was just as sanctimonious about his religious beliefs, and led with his head just as much, and I've seen posts of yours in which you agreed that Holyfield is an ATG, so why the double standards in the case of Ward? If one is a fraud then both are.

As for the idea that Conte is still peddling PEDs, well if you seriously believe that, then I've a very nice second hand car I'd like to sell you. I agree it's not brilliant PR to use Conte though, but I don't believe you seriously think Ward is using PEDs. You're too intelligent to believe that.

Bottom line, Ward is one of the most intelligent ring generals in boxing, one of the best strategists, and one of the most skilled.