Andre Ward...appreciation thread

[Redd Foxx]

If you honestly think that the vast majority of folks, here and in other places, bashing on Andre Ward aren't the same folks who are going to be around to talk about the coming Russell-Escandon fight or will be *****ing about the record of the guy who ends up fight Artur Beterbiev in his tickover fight, you're fooling yourself.

There's nothing "casual" about any of that, whether they aren't knowledgeable to talk boxing technique or not.

Floyd's PPV audience was largely compromised of folks who saw him elsewhere (WWE, DWTS), tuned in during the initial 24/7 run and subsequent 24/7 editions (and were drawn by the spectacle), or caught something that Floyd said in an interview somewhere, with the rest having seen him fight or tuning in for having seen his opponent fight.

Casuals aren't watching Russell and Beterbev in tune-ups. It's not clear what you're going on about but if you're trying to say that hardcore fans sometimes bash on Ward too, then ok, sure. I never said that hardcore fans don't bash him.

[1hourRun]

Thank you for exposing these casuals ignorance in scoring, they needed a lesson in the Sweet-Science ; its boxing not Punch-Out.

[-Kev-]

His resume shows he's not afraid of any pro boxer, yet his detractors still make believe he's ducking one way or the other

First it was "He won't fight him, he'll retire. If he fights him he gets KO'ed"

Now it's "He won't fight him again, he'll retire"

Smfh, just stop, go outside and have some fresh air before speaking ill of this man

[Weltschmerz]

rather than going off on a name calling rant, why not make your case?

I made my case, with my initial post in this thread. Short and sweet.

Why even come to this thread if you are just going to cry through the entire damn thing?

As if you never cry about anything here

[Citizen Koba]

It seems like "casuals" on boxingscene love KO's. Shouldn't Jacobs and Wilder also be loved?

Jacobs is at 88% KO ratio, with Golovkin at 92%. Deontay Wilder is at 97%

Everyone loves KOs man, and I like all 3 of the fighters you mentioned, despite the fact that they've all got less than stellar resumes. Doesn't mean I don't like more technical or crafty fighters too even though that ain't to everyone's taste. I do think the dismissal of people who don't like the same fighters or styles as 'casuals' - as in implying that we/you have some kind of special insight to be a bit of a cop out though. Whilst there are clearly plenty of trolls and fanboys on the forums (some of them indeed supporting the exact same fighters as yourself) there are also plenty of knowledgeable and informed posters who just don't happen to share your tastes.

[billeau2]

... Oakland is a nearly 600 mile drive away from Las Vegas; yes, there is an airport there, but that's still a nearly 90minute flight if you catch a non-stop.

90 minutes is nothing to me, having lived in the Bay Area many years...For someone else it may be a real inconvenience...its relative. In Northern Nevada people drive 3 hours to go to a nice Basque restaurant without a second thought...in LA its also customery to drive a distance...Yet if someone is from Philly they probably arent going to drive into New York for dinner lol.

Residents of the area do not consider a flight to Oakland a big deal. The people who have the money to buy tickets will buy a ticket in Oakland. There is a tremendous amount of activity regarding these flights. Nobody that I know would do that drive for various reasons...you fly.

[billeau2]

Andre Ward gonna put half this forum on suicide watch when he wins more convincingly against Kovalev the next time around.

Nope.

"Andre Ward butted Kovalev thats why he won."

"Andre Ward was lucky...Kovalev was weight drained."

etc etc etc.

[siablo14]

Yepp and the sog himself got outlanded haha

Where the punches cleaner though?

[billeau2]

Where the punches cleaner though?

You will also notice that many here do not count body punches. They have not come up in the sport when there were great body punchers.

[Chollo Vista]

Everyone loves KOs man, and I like all 3 of the fighters you mentioned, despite the fact that they've all got less than stellar resumes. Doesn't mean I don't like more technical or crafty fighters too even though that ain't to everyone's taste. I do think the dismissal of people who don't like the same fighters or styles as 'casuals' - as in implying that we/you have some kind of special insight to be a bit of a cop out though. Whilst there are clearly plenty of trolls and fanboys on the forums (some of them indeed supporting the exact same fighters as yourself) there are also plenty of knowledgeable and informed posters who just don't happen to share your tastes.

That's fair..............