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Stevenson will be clinched, elbowed, low-blowed and head-butted into defeat. But I think he will give it back to Ward in a very ugly fight with some point deductions.
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Ward would have to find a way to kill Stevenson's body. Because if he goes on the inside and tries to head hunt he'll an unexpected left uppercut or left cross. Stevenson is very good at slipping punches both on the inside and the outside, and he does it while countering with lightning fast bombs from all sorts of angles.
The good thing for Ward is that he's a switch hitter, so maybe he can confuse Stevenson by switch hitting a lot. He didn't do it a lot against Kovalev, in the first fight he only did it on the inside and in the second he did it for like half a round or so.
He'd have to switch hit a lot against Stevenson to keep him thinking and off balance. If he's too busy thinking and too off balance then it means he isn't throwing as much as he would like to. You want to limit Stevenson's work rate coz every punch from that guy takes something out of you.Comment
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i dont know, stevensons 39 now though so hes getting on. one things for sure, ward doesnt seem interested in testing himself against stevenson, seems more concerned about fighting someone that stevensons already whooped....Comment
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I've got Ward but I wouldn't be surprised if Stevenson won by KO. He has a real lightning bolt of a straight left hand and a very large puncher's chance. If it goes the distance with no knockdowns then Ward wins but I think there is about a 30 percent chance Stevenson knocks him out. Stevenson is an accurate and deadly puncher and Kovalev was able to catch Ward with a bomb so maybe Stevenson can do likewise. Stevenson is a good finisher. There is also a chance Ward wins by KO as he seems to be hitting harder these days and Stevenson doesn't have a great chin.Comment
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Ward might beat him just as easily as you say but he should fight him next if a fair money offer is made for Ward to fight him on neutral ground. Stevenson has been the light heavyweight champion for many years. He is the man to beat at 175 just as much or more than Ward. For Ward to ignore him is a bad look in my opinion. I don't expect Ward to fight him in Canada but a fight in New York or Nevada should be made if it can be made.Originally posted by Bad_Guy View PostComment
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For a guy who probably has more losses than wins Darnell Boone is one very dangerous SOB.Originally posted by DuckAdonis View PostComment
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How many years ago was that? You are aloud to improve in boxing you know.Originally posted by DuckAdonis View PostComment
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Stevenson is a dangerous fight for anyone even wardComment
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Why should Ward fight him when Stevenson has been cherry picking and looking to cash out now? You're not the man to beat if you duck the top contenders for years. The fact that ESPN has Adonis ranked higher than Ward is laughable. If I were Ward, I would take a tune-up then fight Beterbiev or Gvozdyk. Let Stevenson sit on his WBC belt, continue to fight bums, then retire.Originally posted by boliodogs View PostComment
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I question if Adonis actually wants any big fights. He's steered clear of any legit names since the first Fonfara fight & the best guy he's fought since then is a greatly diminished Fonfara the 2nd time around. Disappointing career. Won't be surprised if he loses to some random guy before he finally fights a tip top guy. I suspect once he does lose he'll fight whoever to attempt to cash out as best as possible from the L on.Comment
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