Andre Ward vs. Rohan Murdock Nov 21 on Cotto/Canelo undercard

[NEETzsche]

IMO skillwise he is the best in the world


Now he has to get the rust off n reestablish himself


I favor him over everyone 160-175


Kov got the best shot at beating ward...very intriguing match up

if he's so rusty that he needs to fight paul smith, rohan murdock and azea augustuma, then how is he currently the best fighter in the world? if he was good enough to beat kovalev right now then he'd be fighting him right now, innit?

[titan m]

Looks like Andre Ward will probably fight Rohan Murdock, according to sources in the USA and Australia.

Rohan Murdock

- age 23
- super middleweight, but he'll need to move up to 175 for the fight
- has never even fought a decent journeyman opponent
- has never fought outside Australia
- rather slow-footed
- looks VERY limited and inexperienced
- throws 1 punch at a time and lacks handspeed
- you can see him on YouTube

This will be a very easy win for Ward. But is it honorable to put an inexperienced kid like Murdock in with him, or should they have chosen a tougher opponent?

Its not a good thing, putting smaller inexperienced fighters in with top guys just to make the top guys look good can be dangerous and even get somebody killed. If Ward is not ready for top guys again yet at least find a durable and proven journeyman.

[NEETzsche]

Its not a good thing, putting smaller inexperienced fighters in with top guys just to make the top guys look good can be dangerous and even get somebody killed. If Ward is not ready for top guys again yet at least find a durable and proven journeyman.

yeah hopefully it doesn't turn out like garcia-salka and quillin-zefara. those fights were totally unnecessary and potentially dangerous

[tredh]

I have to know the details behind the choice of this opponent. We all know its very rough to get a good named opponent on such short notice but damn this tough to even try to sell to the fans of boxing as being OK.

[therealpugilist]

if he's so rusty that he needs to fight paul smith, rohan murdock and azea augustuma, then how is he currently the best fighter in the world? if he was good enough to beat kovalev right now then he'd be fighting him right now, innit?

no....once again....he has to reestablish himself from being inactive....common sense bro


When fighters have long lay offs they have tune ups....duh


This isn't the most complex thing in the world ya know

[NEETzsche]

no....once again....he has to reestablish himself from being inactive....common sense bro


When fighters have long lay offs they have tune ups....duh


This isn't the most complex thing in the world ya know

if he needs a tune-up, then obviously it's because he's not at his best. we will only know whether he is back at his best when he fights a proper opponent. understand?

[HeroBando]

no....once again....he has to reestablish himself from being inactive....common sense bro


When fighters have long lay offs they have tune ups....duh


This isn't the most complex thing in the world ya know

Then tune up on those Cuban prospects that HBO wanted him to fight. This is a joke, and the guy is a SMW novice going up in weight

[Fetta]

If hes a SMW contender not sure what problem is. I read about the 3 fight deal ENDING with a possible Kov fight but dont see where this fight will be at LHW.

Some one have that info?

[HeroBando]

If hes a SMW contender not sure what problem is. I read about the 3 fight deal ENDING with a possible Kov fight but dont see where this fight will be at LHW.

Some one have that info?

He's certainly not a contender duh. You mean for Aussie regional belt? And it looks like Ward is dragging him up in weight

[Fetta]

He's certainly not a contender duh. You mean for Aussie regional belt? And it looks like Ward is dragging him up in weight

Article said contender, IDK, but i dont see where it says the fight will be at LHW. Do you have that info?