If Andre Ward had not ducked fighting in other countries during the Super Six

[Kingjames6Flee]

lol @ ducking venues in other countries

[krimzon]

kessler would headbutt ward to a tko victory anywhere outside oakland

[The Hammer]

Only idiotic fight fans bitch and moan over venues and locations. You got the fights you wanted to see out of the man and he beat everybody. Some of you just don't like that he whooped everyone's ass and choose to lie to yourselves by claiming that if he fought elsewhere, the results would be different.

Really?

Strange then that you criticize Joe Calzaghe for not travelling, even though he fought contenders in other countries like the US (twice) Denmark and Germany.

Home country advantage can be very important. Sometimes home refs help boxers either by protecting them (like Ottke) or letting them use illegal tactics (like Ward).

[The Hammer]

kessler would headbutt ward to a tko victory anywhere outside oakland

Kessler is an honorable man who doesn't need to resort to dirty tactics.

With a fair and impartial referee, Ward would have been disqualified in the Kessler fight.

[Showtime..]

Bute pre-Froch > Ward

[HAY-B]

when are folks going to realize that the super 6 tournament was designed to introduce the UK fighters to the America market. no one thought ward was going to win when it was created. Kessler was the favorite to win it all.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

when are folks going to realize that the super 6 tournament was designed to introduce the UK fighters to the America market. no one thought ward was going to win when it was created. Kessler was the favorite to win it all.

Obviously didn't work too well

[sugarsmosley]

i think ward would win anywhere, but can't lie ward-froch would've been cool to see in the UK

[damned1974]

Really?

Strange then that you criticize Joe Calzaghe for not travelling, even though he fought contenders in other countries like the US (twice) Denmark and Germany.

Home country advantage can be very important. Sometimes home refs help boxers either by protecting them (like Ottke) or letting them use illegal tactics (like Ward).

..or by stopping fights prematurely like a lot of Calzaghe's earlier fights.

[elfag]

**** off with all of that.

If he had close fights, then you could say yeah he benefited. But his fights werent even close, he wont them easy. He didnt need any ref or judge help. The location didnt matter.