Andre Ward's 4 major mistakes

**Sugar Adam Ali** · 08-01-2015, 01:48 AM

Ward >>>>>> Jackson

**The Problem Child** · 08-01-2015, 01:50 AM

Ward makes a LOT of mistakes, that's why he keeps ducking Gennady and Kovalev. The coward is disgusting.

**BOMB ZQUAD** · 08-01-2015, 01:51 AM

he can beat golovkin, he will never beat kovalev

**Boxing1836** · 08-01-2015, 01:55 AM

the size and strength advantage that ward usually had at 168 would not help him at all with kovalev. he cant try and grapple him because it wouldn't matter as much with his size being equal to kovalev. real interesting match up

**Redd Foxx** · 08-01-2015, 01:58 AM

Originally posted by megh50

Trainer John David Jackson says that Andre Ward makes four major mistakes. I curious to know what people think they are, and will Kovalev be able to exploit them. (see link below)

TRAINER JOHN DAVID JACKSON SAYS ANDRE WARD MAKES 4 MAJOR MISTAKES; INSISTS SERGEY KOVALEV KO'S HIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn1xm-8bwFM

Ward had made a career out of silencing doubters. To say "major mistakes" is just ignorant based on Andre's fights thus far. If anything, Kovalev is rife with mistakes (leaving jaw exposed and arms extended) but he's still a sight better than anyone he's fought so you can't take much away from him. Ward causes guys to make mistakes and puts then in situations they don't know how to cope with. Case in point, his body jab. If they respond to it, they get countered. If not, they eat body jabs. There's no smarter boxer than Ward right now.

**HitBattousai** · 08-01-2015, 03:46 AM

Originally posted by Redd Foxx

Ward had made a career out of silencing doubters. To say "major mistakes" is just ignorant based on Andre's fights thus far. If anything, Kovalev is rife with mistakes (leaving jaw exposed and arms extended) but he's still a sight better than anyone he's fought so you can't take much away from him. Ward causes guys to make mistakes and puts then in situations they don't know how to cope with. Case in point, his body jab. If they respond to it, they get countered. If not, they eat body jabs. There's no smarter boxer than Ward right now.

While I agree that it's hard to justify a statement of Ward making "major mistakes" in the ring, I would argue that the body jab you mention would probably something Kovalev would target. Anytime it looks like Ward will throw a body jab, I'd tell Kovalev to step in and throw a chopping right hand. Stepping in reduces the power of the jab and as Ward ducks about the same when he throws the jab to the body, the chopping right hand is a good punch to counter that jab. Kovalev might get countered by something else(like a left hook upstairs) if Ward sees it coming but Ward isn't a puncher and if you're hesitant to throw against him he will pick you apart anyway. If Kovalev hits Ward in that position, he likely drops him.

**HEND** · 08-01-2015, 04:02 AM

I think it's a bluff.
Sorry but if there's a fighter out of Mayweather about I can't recall any major mistakes then it's Ward.

**fighter1234** · 08-01-2015, 04:07 AM

Once Ward beats him they will say Kovalev is slow and flat-footed. Ward is the next Floyd when it comes to getting credit for beating fighters people say he will duck.

**bojangles1987** · 08-01-2015, 06:09 AM

I'm sure Ward does make mistakes, no fighter is perfect. It's a question of whether you can exploit Ward's mistakes better than he can exploit yours.

I want this fight so freaking bad. It's so incredible.

Andre Ward's 4 major mistakes