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ward never gave the fans and exciting night, not one (low blows and headbutts don't count) and that's crucial to the way people remember you in boxing. more limited fighters like gatti and ward are way more brought up into boxing conversations than andre is (one even got a movie awarding an oscar to christian bale).
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There was a whole lot more than just accidental headbutts in his win over Kessler.
No question he is a great fighter, between his Olympic gold medal and the undefeated pro career across two weight classes. He didn't have the longevity that other all-time greats had and that will lower his standing a bit, but he certainly isn't out of place being mentioned in the same sentence with guys like Aaron Pryor who had a similar number of fights.
It's a shame that Golovkin ducked him otherwise Andre would have added another nice feather in his cap.
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Originally posted by Dean_Razorback View Postward never gave the fans and exciting night, not one (low blows and headbutts don't count) and that's crucial to the way people remember you in boxing. more limited fighters like gatti and ward are way more brought up into boxing conversations than andre is (one even got a movie awarding an oscar to christian bale).
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Originally posted by PunchyPotorff View PostToo many flaws to be considered anything more than a solid fighter. Nothing amazing. COULD have been amazing if he hadn't fouled the living daylights out of many of his foes thru the years. But he chose to ignore the rules I guess. And of course since he was the anointed golden child olympian, he got away with it almost always.
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Originally posted by Dean_Razorback View Postward never gave the fans and exciting night, not one (low blows and headbutts don't count) and that's crucial to the way people remember you in boxing. more limited fighters like gatti and ward are way more brought up into boxing conversations than andre is (one even got a movie awarding an oscar to christian bale).
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