Comments Thread For: Andre Ward: The Hunter Returns

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Just who are the big stars in the U.S. pro boxing?

Mayweather Jr, Ward...
And, somehow: Broner, Bradley, Danny Garcia, B-Hop (outgoing)...
Anybody else?

Business turns to be tough these days...

Ward a big star? I think you're confusing P4P with popularity.


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[Bushbaby]

Ward a big star? I think you're confusing P4P with popularity.


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Outside of that guy being wrong about Ward being a star, pfp is just a popularity contest. It's not supposed to be, but it is. For example, there aren't more than 3 fighters in the sport today that anyone with fairly average boxing knowledge can legitimately say is better than Rigo, regardless of size.

But you can find the usual suspects talking about how boring he is and having fighters like Pacman or Broner rated higher. You can call Ward, Floyd, B-hop and Rigo as boring as you wanna, doesn't make the exciting popular guy better pfp. (Floyd not included in the last sentence as he is popular, everything else applies though).

[Foreign Soil]

P4P is overrated as hell any way you slice it. I wish it were done away with completely so maybe fighters can stop jumping around weight classes cherry picking fighters and just settle into one weight class and focus on dominating it.

[lazy]

I have been checking out Rodriguez, this will be a good fight!

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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Originally Posted by .:: JSFD26 ::.

Ward a big star? I think you're confusing P4P with popularity.


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Outside of that guy being wrong about Ward being a star, pfp is just a popularity contest. It's not supposed to be, but it is. For example, there aren't more than 3 fighters in the sport today that anyone with fairly average boxing knowledge can legitimately say is better than Rigo, regardless of size.

But you can find the usual suspects talking about how boring he is and having fighters like Pacman or Broner rated higher. You can call Ward, Floyd, B-hop and Rigo as boring as you wanna, doesn't make the exciting popular guy better pfp. (Floyd not included in the last sentence as he is popular, everything else applies though).

You're right about the popularity thing. And that's exactly what the RING is doing with their rankings. Just trying to generate hype behind these guys that don't belong there.


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[MDPopescu]

So Ward beat that trash froch with one arm and one shoulder. lol

Exactly.
Ward admitted only recently that he had the right shoulder problem since he was 12-13 of age.

[MDPopescu]

Ward a big star? I think you're confusing P4P with popularity.


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I'm not confusing anything.
Please try and explain Ward that he isn't a "big star".

[nacho daddy]

Exactly.
Ward admitted only recently that he had the right shoulder problem since he was 12-13 of age.

anyone fighting ward should insist on severe PED testing. we are to believe that one armed ward threw around froch like a rag doll. I believe froch was the strongest man in his division. the injury ward got can be traced to PEDs and how can he fight at top level with such an injury?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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Originally Posted by .:: JSFD26 ::.

Ward a big star? I think you're confusing P4P with popularity.


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I'm not confusing anything.
Please try and explain Ward that he isn't a "big star".

Big star can fight anywhere and generate numbers. Ward can only do numbers in his hometown.

Your standards for a "big star" must be pretty low if you think he's a big star.


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[BigZigga]

WARd!