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Andre Ward is a complete fighter, people say he has no power but he can knock out world class opponents, He has the stamina to go the distance, He is durable and can take Jake La Mottaesque abuse in the ring but his great foot and head movement prevent that from needing to happen, Lets be honest the guy has a great set of whiskers, He is a "Complete" fighter, The real deal.
I think against someone like Marvin Hagler who was a horrific power puncher with a good jaw someone who could take punches to through punches but could be outboxed, outworked and outmaneuvered , Andre Ward would have taken him to school and back.
Ofcourse because Hagler is a name from the past everyone or almost everyone is going to be all over Haglers nuts because he is a name from the past, People falsely assume because someone had glory in the past years of boxing they are better than a fighter of similar calibre from todays era, This is just totally flawed thinking. Take Rocky Marciano, I think he was grossly and still is grossly over-rated, People fail to take account of the blatant corruption that happened in those days and little attempt was made to hide it. Could it be that names from the past had it easier because they did not have the technology and tough training regimes of the modern era? Or that they had their Mafia bosses ply the commissioners and referees with women, alcohol and envelopes full of cash??
I think against someone like Marvin Hagler who was a horrific power puncher with a good jaw someone who could take punches to through punches but could be outboxed, outworked and outmaneuvered , Andre Ward would have taken him to school and back.
Ofcourse because Hagler is a name from the past everyone or almost everyone is going to be all over Haglers nuts because he is a name from the past, People falsely assume because someone had glory in the past years of boxing they are better than a fighter of similar calibre from todays era, This is just totally flawed thinking. Take Rocky Marciano, I think he was grossly and still is grossly over-rated, People fail to take account of the blatant corruption that happened in those days and little attempt was made to hide it. Could it be that names from the past had it easier because they did not have the technology and tough training regimes of the modern era? Or that they had their Mafia bosses ply the commissioners and referees with women, alcohol and envelopes full of cash??
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