LinusCaldwell
From The Eastside with Love
Andre Ward 
Andre Ward Retires #MissionAccomplished
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LinusCaldwell
From The Eastside with Love
The goat. Krackdagawd you wanna write a piece on him to post on the site?
krackdagawd
Inspire.
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.
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.
And with all of that said, NO ONE has become a mainstream star like Floyd in this era. Only Manny came relatively close, and a lot (most?) of his hype was built around Floyd anyway.
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).
at how ill it would be if he and Floyd stayed retired, both undefeated in seemingly good health on their OWN terms. Boxing fans are probably the most racist of all fans of sports that blacks dominate in. Cash out and say fukk 'em. Non blacks don't respect him and root against him anyway.
Mr. Leonidas
All Star
fam could you not do this here go make a thread where you can cry about the klansman damn
is this place even moderated
Why ya feelings getting touched son? Why you so butthurt? All I showed was Ward's knockout blow for the win. What did YOU see tho? Feeling guilty cac
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?
Mr. Leonidas
All Star
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.
LinusCaldwell
From The Eastside with Love
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.
Mr. Leonidas
All Star
I'll gladly write it. I truly admire and respect him as well, and blessed to have seen his last 2 fights live in Vegas.
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 far as your first point, I'm perplexed. You don't think Andre Ward is a super talented/skilled fighter?
Outside of Floyd and Hopkins, I'm taking Andre in the most skilled fighters of these past years.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.
AlainLocke
Banned
He didn't have the flashy defense of Floyd where dude would get swamped while not even getting touched.
He didn't have the flashy offense of Manny or GGG.
Dude for a casual is boring as fukk.
I personally don't find him boring...probably one of the most skilled and balanced boxers of all time...but I wanted to get someone into boxing...wouldn't show them a Ward fight
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