As a Ward fan it's a bad fight

[Derranged]

James Prince had his men beat up poor old Leonard Ellerbe, put him in hospital.

https://pound4poundireland.wordpress...-james-prince/

Tell me the truth.. You're that Canadian Black dude from "Vegan Gains".

[The Hammer]

Tell me the truth.. You're that Canadian Black dude from "Vegan Gains".

Now you've revealed who I am.

[Derranged]

Now you've revealed who I am.

So you value the life of a squirrel over Wladimir's?

[JAB5239]

As a Ward fan it's no great shakes. As a Boxing fan it is what it is. Do we really need to point out how many times in history this has happened? Lets not pretend this is the first time this has ever happened though. If need be I'll dig up the stats. Should he fight more? Yeah, I think so. Should he fight better comp leading to a superfight? Maybe, but you need to look at it from a business point and than make the comparison compared to what has happened and how things are now? Ward is still one of the best fighters in the world. Right or wrong he is leading up to a superfight everyone wants to see.

[Jewish-Reptile]

You cannot have different standards for different fighters Scottie.. Brand is a Wade type opponent and he isn't the guy you want to fight when you are going into the biggest and toughest fight of your career.. As a guy who likes Wards boxing abilities, I expect him to face better opposition than the Brands of the world.. I am licking my lips at the Ward-Kovalev clash and the next #1 p4p guy after the fight, but you cannot get credit for who you are going to fight next. You only get credit for who you have fought or fighting now..

It is a shyt fight, yet it is a means to an end. He'll stop him the Oakland boys will love it, a knock out, and they'll follow their son to Vegas to support him. He's following the blue print set by everyone else yet he's being pulverised for it.

[JAB5239]

It is a shyt fight, yet it is a means to an end. He'll stop him the Oakland boys will love it, a knock out, and they'll follow their son to Vegas to support him. He's following the blue print set by everyone else yet he's being pulverised for it.

Of course it's a means to an end. That is Boxing today. Do,t like it? Than whine and cry about EVERY FIGHTER that does it. Dont blame the fighter, blame the orgs and politics of the sport. It's the fans that act like one fighter who does the same thing is beyond repute, but the next guy isn't that p*sees me off.

[deanrw]

It is a pointless fight for 2 reasons. Fights like these can postpone near future fights. All it takes is one headbutt or one bad punch landed on top of a head. #2 it is a learn nothing fight.

I am not sure how brand fights, but if he has a dirty streak in him it could ruin November

[soul_survivor]

Ward would do himself a favor by looking impressive. I know it isn't his style, but he should be looking to knock Brand the **** out. Ward needs a nice KO on his highlight reel.

He should've done this against any number of journeymen he has faced. This should be a fight where he simply makes a statement. A brute KO of a smaller, guy who is old and not even world level.

[JAB5239]

It is a pointless fight for 2 reasons. Fights like these can postpone near future fights. All it takes is one headbutt or one bad punch landed on top of a head. #2 it is a learn nothing fight.

I am not sure how brand fights, but if he has a dirty streak in him it could ruin November

Dean, I've got nothing but respect for you. The way I look at it though is ANY fight is different than sparring. A fighter needs to stay sharp even if we know he can win. Could it possibly ruin the Kov fight? Of course. But I would rather my fighter take a slight risk than go into a fight cold with only sparring. Its a different world today. Guys don't fight often enough or against the best comp. Business wise I think Andre is doing the right thing. As a fan...I would rather bring back the days of fighters getting in the ring more often and fighting tougher comp. Just my two cents.

[Daddy T]

its a joke of a fight, but at least kovalev is next