LinusCaldwell
From The Eastside with Love
Andre Ward
The goat. Krackdagawd you wanna write a piece on him to post on the site?
The goat. Krackdagawd you wanna write a piece on him to post on the site?
Ward didn't fight for a couple of years at a time when his star could've been the brightest, and he was a legitimate GREAT person and wasn't going to fake the bad guy role like Floyd. And unfortunately outside of Sugar Ray, Black fighters who are positive simply don't get the love they deserve unless they're in the heavyweight division.Damn. I'm a casual viewer, but why didn't Ward become a mainstream star like Floyd? Ward was one of the BEST P4P boxers.
Nope, we not doing this.Never was impressed by ward. he beat who was put in front of him, so cool... but he never was a game changer. No real competition around his weight class.
fam could you not do this here go make a thread where you can cry about the klansman damn
is this place even moderated
As a person, i dig him. so thats not an issue....Nope, we not doing this.
Let's make it clear... he CLEANED OUT his division. Then he moved up a division and took out the boogeyman in the division above him. The first he won, was controversial, could've went either way, sure (I gave it to Ward but never had any issue with those who thought Kovalev won or it was a draw), but then Ward came out and left NO DOUBT in anybody's mind who the better fighter was. Let's not try to make Kovalev out to be anything less than what he was, a dominant knockout artist, a puzzle that Andre Ward figured out.
Not to mention, Andre Ward probably gives the best life advice (through his boxing advice obviously) of any boxer I've ever seen (a lot of it because of the elegance and positivity of his speech).
As a person, i dig him. so thats not an issue....
And as a fighter, Andre ward is one that I find u have passionate ppl on both sides. I know his accomplishments. Hes beat the ppl put in front of him. even at times i thought he would lose. But i guess im just talking his actual skill, and the skill of the ppl hes fought.
Is he a guy that people say damn this guy is super talented? Like mayweather...Oscar. How Crawford is now. When Tyson, Evander was around.
U brought up the Kovalev fight... Do you think Kovalev is a special talent?
I know you truly admire and respect that man. That's why I asked.idk if I have the words for this
Rarely in boxing do we see a nikka who could fight in ANY style. Floyd was one of those guys and so was Ward and they both retired
Us footwork watching boxing nerds out here fukked up.
I know you truly admire and respect that man. That's why I asked.
Yes, Kovalev is a special talent. He's certainly a top ten P4P fighter, and was near the top of that list before the second Ward fight. And I don't think anyone else is beating him in that division personally, I think he handles Stevenson. And I openly root against Sergey for obvious reasons.As a person, i dig him. so thats not an issue....
And as a fighter, Andre ward is one that I find u have passionate ppl on both sides. I know his accomplishments. Hes beat the ppl put in front of him. even at times i thought he would lose. But i guess im just talking his actual skill, and the skill of the ppl hes fought.
Is he a guy that people say damn this guy is super talented? Like mayweather...Oscar. How Crawford is now. When Tyson, Evander was around.
U brought up the Kovalev fight... Do you think Kovalev is a special talent?
What was shaky about the second win? The alleged low blows? Let's be real here, Kovalev was finished after that shot in the middle of the ring. That first fight could've gone either way but the second fight solidified who the better fighter was.Plus he's retiring off of 2 shaky wins- 1st fight where he lost and got a gift. 2nd fight where he got a TKO off of 3 low blows Weeks missed. Now if you're a Stan you're gonna start spazzing and mash on your keyboard how I'm a hater. But you're wrong. Just calling it how it is. A easy win against Stevenson to become undisputed would have been my preferred route of retirement for him, but he knows his body and age. Still, a great career all things considered. Pound for pound. Ducked nobody. All heart.
Parry counters like that are pretty uniqueIm not over this
How the fukk did he counter with the same hand he blocked the punch with