Comments Thread For: Andre Ward: Edison Miranda Was Biggest Puncher I Ever Faced

[Kigali]

ward definitely was wobbled several times in that fight but dont worry he used his patented grabby hands to get through it

It's hard to name one Brit/UK fighter that doesn't have "grabby hands"...

[bigjavi973]

Fantastic interview.
“He hit me with some shots and I was like ‘wow’ but I was able to walk through it because Virgil, before camp started, looked me in the eye and said ‘taking a punch, some of it is physical but a lot of it is mental. Make up your mind right now that no matter what this man hits you with it is not going to be enough’."

Pretty awesome stuff.

[twosweethooks]

This will be no chicken running affair .

K is gonna come after Ward with great power and somewhere he will land the big shot. Not One of Wards previous opponents comes close to Kovalev.

But I have to say the best advice is what we read "it ain't enough tonite"

The ONE who has the key is Kovalev and this is what makes this a great fight !

You can forget Mayweather he was a chicken runner. These guys put may into the shame or sham basket along with the media who bought it !

Sat nite ain't gonna be skip to my Lou my darling so all you girly boys that dress up in pink that love runners and think that's real boxing better got the hell out da way

This is life and Death
Can the boxer ward off destruction??
He can win if he does but if he can't and Kov power is enough there will be an internal melt down til the final blow turns out da lights

[r1onnie2]

Yes Miranda is/was an absolute murderous puncher. Ive watched him work over sparring partners many many times. You can always tell how hard a fighter hits by the sound of their shots. His shots sound like a fastball hitting a catchers mitt even in the gym

People tend to forget how Miranda busted up Abraham and broke his jaw.

[goldenbear]

People are putting too much emphases on Kov power..

I have Ward winning this fight and could even be by knockout. When I look at both guys I see a lot of flaws in Kovalev. I'm not going to get specific but I see Kovalev having a very bad night if these flaws aren't fixed and I mean very bad night unless some how his power bails him out which I don't believe it will because he's not a one hitter quitter like Tyson and Ward doesn't really take massive punishment.

[Guest]

Kelly Pavlik showed us how to deal with Miranda the exciting way, by knocking him the **** out.

Ward showed the boring safe way by hugging holding and punching for 12 rounds.

[Tobi.G]

I was a big fan of Miranda and Abraham back then and when they fought it was a bittersweet experience for me. Both these guys had tremendous power without a doubt and where animals at 160 in their prime. Miranda still had impressive power at 175 but he didnt have the skills, defense and chin to hang there and his best days where over anyway. Abraham lacks skill as well but his defense is solid and hard to crack. The guy has never been knocked out and he has been in some fights he had no chance at all. Having said all that i think Kovalev not only has more power than both of these guys as a naturall hard hitting 175 pounder, he is also faster and much more skilled. Of course Kovalev has never been in against someone like Ward but Ward has never been in with a guy like Kovalev as well. Thats what makes this fight so intriguing.

[THC]

Of course Kovalev has never been in against someone like Ward but Ward has never been in with a guy like Kovalev as well. Thats what makes this fight so intriguing.

I think the former is more apt. I remember Kessler, a skilled puncher-boxer, being the favorite at the start of the Super 6 tournament; and IIRC he was favored to beat Ward. The way Ward won made me puke but ultimately he did neutralize any weapon Kessler might have had that night.

I think this is what will happen on Saturday (hopefully without the clinching and head butting). I don't know if Kovalev is prepared to overcome the type of frustration he will have to endure when he fights Ward. John David Jackson will need to have several game plans and maybe change them up during the bout because Ward will be constantly re-adjusting. The question then becomes, can Kovalev make adjustments?

Anyway, yes, a highly intriguing fight. I also hope it does decently on the business side.

[Nicoya415]

ward definitely was wobbled several times in that fight but dont worry he used his patented grabby hands to get through it

thats what a smart fighter does