a throwback fighter
Mickey Ward was a throwback fighter, a true warrior who never threw a punch just for looks or to impress the judges. He lost a lot of decisions in his career, but only to good boxers who landed a few more punches. Ward usually stalked his opponents, looking to land that big left hook. The 1st time that I saw him was back in the late 1980s when he was still very young, with only 1 or 2 losses. It's been too long and I can't remember his opponent. It might have been Mike Mungin or Frankie Warren. He also lost to another true warrior, Harold Brazier a little bit later. I missed that fight but you can be sure that it was dynamite, a couple of real fighters standing toe to toe and trading shots. When Ward lost it was usually just a case of being outlanded by a slick boxer or outworked by a well-conditioned fighter like Frankie Warren. We will miss him. I'll take 1 Mickey Ward over 10 slick boxers like Zahir Raheem or Pernell Whitaker, guys who care more about impressing judges than entertaining boxing fans.
Originally posted by RunWithKnives
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