Should Ward have been disqulified against Kessler?

[yoz]

Yes, without doubt.

[Capaedia]

Warnings -> deduction -> DQ

It wouldve been fair, but Ward wouldnt have done it enough to get DQ'd if the ref had been better.

Ward took advantage of a **** ref. Kessler would never beat him but as a fan of Ward, i cant honestly appreciate that fight


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This is why he loves his hometown advantage. The ref turns a blind eye and he gets his W. That's all that matters right?

[Xyei]

Those headbutts were not intentional, Ward simply closed the distance and clinched often to nullify Kessler's offense, Kessler couldn't do much to Ward between those headbutts, if he could he wouldn't have lost by wide technical decision.

It's been a while since I've seen the fight but there was definitely one headbutt that I can recall being completely intentional. He charged in like an excited billy goat. Kessler should have started throwing subtle elbows when he rushed in with his head.

[KlownvonnomaD]

Headbutts left, right and centre.
Should have had a few warnings and probably a point off.
But it ain't up to Ward to ref the fight.
It's up to the ref to stop the dirty tactics, not the fighters.

[PACnPBFsuck]

He wasn't warned. The perverted thing about it, was that it was Kessler who was told by the ref. that he was about to be DQ'ed.

That was the single worst referee performance in the last decade.

Obviously you've never seen Mares vs Agbeko 1

[Doctor_Tenma]

None were intentional that I can remember, even then, all the warning or point deductions in the world wouldn't have made it close, Kessler got schooled, think people need to move on. Another thing, if Kessler felt victimized then he should have taken it upon himself to fight dirty.

Gonna re-watch the fight again, it's been that long.

[New England]

i know that trashing ward is in right now, and that hugging on froch's generous manhood is enjoyable.

still, we've got to make sure we mention that kessler initiated a ton of those clinches himself, and he played along with virtually all of them.

unless one guy is herculean strong, it takes two to clinch. you can keep your hands free and continue to punch if you want to.

[#1Assassin]

DQ'ed? Please..

A point taken away would have been appropriate, two would be a stretch but not out of the question in denmark. A DQ would be absurd anywhere, there werent as many headbutts as kessler fans and ward haters want to pretend there were. Also some werent any more wards fault then they were kesslers but people just blame ward for all of them regardless.

Headbutts or not ward outclassed kessler in evey area, it wasnt even competetive. Obsessing over a few fouls that werent called doesnt change the fact that ward is ten times the fighter kessler ever was and would dominate him anywhere under any circumstances. Anyone who denies that is just delusional.

[Barry Allen]

Those headbutts were not intentional, Ward simply closed the distance and clinched often to nullify Kessler's offense, Kessler couldn't do much to Ward between those headbutts, if he could he wouldn't have lost by wide technical decision.

This right here. The viking warrior was just outclassed.