Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Andre Ward v. Allan Green
by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 5:26 PM EDT
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PrintTonight at 10pm EDT on Showtime, Andre Ward puts the WBA super middleweight title and his undefeated record on the line against Allan Green, closing out stage two of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. A win for Ward puts him in charge in the tournament standings, while a win for Green turns every third stage fight into do-or-die for all six competitors.
| ANDRE WARD "S.O.G." |
ALLAN GREEN "Ghost Dog" |
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Main Event |  |
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| Record: | 21-0 (13 KO) | Record: | 29-1 (20 KO) |
| Age: | 26 | Age: | 30 |
| Hometown: | Oakland, California | Hometown: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Height: | 6'1" | Height: | 6'2" |
| Reach: | 73" | Reach: | 73" |
| Ranks/Titles: | Bad Left Hook #2, Ring #2, ESPN #1, BoxRec #4, WBA |
Ranks/Titles: | Bad Left Hook #9, Ring #8, ESPN #6, BoxRec #10 |
| TV: | SHO - 10pm EDT | Venue: |
Oracle Arena - Oakland, CA |
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This PPV is £5 here in England.
That’s a really excellent, good-value price for a fight like this. Amazing to think we pay less for Ward-Green than you guys would have to for, say, Holyfield-Botha.
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
We get ripped off even on the shows that are truly PPV worthy. The difference in pricing is stunning.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s quite astonishing. The fact of the matter is that if Sky charged 40 quid for a PPV here, there would be very very very few purchases. By only charging 15 (and I say ‘only’ laced with irony) they can sell shitty fights like Khan-Barrera and Haye-Valuev to a much larger audience. Heck, Haye-Valuev sold 1,000,000 units. If HBO were to lower their prices to maybe 30 dollars, surely they’d be able to at least double, if not triple their buy rate?
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jun 19, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably not, honestly. Haye is, as far as I can tell, a genuine major star in the UK. The only notable stars in boxing in America are Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Nobody else is even close. And if you go pound-for-pound, so to speak, I don’t think Mayweather or Pacquiao compare to the level of star Ricky Hatton was in the UK.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, you’re probably right. I guess the major difference between American fans of Floyd or Manny and British fans of Hatton is that whilst those two might have some diehard fans who follow them everywhere, the vast majority are casual fans (because you have so many more top boxers in the States), whereas Ricky Hatton had a huge diehard fanbase AND attracted masses of casual support too.
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jun 19, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not that we have so many more top boxers in the States, it’s that nobody gives a shit about any of them. We get excited when the third-rate ESPN network shows a clip of a weigh-in for anything that doesn’t involve Pacquiao or Mayweather.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Part of this is we have constant media media media media on so many other sports stars. Boxing ate its own tail long ago in the States and turned off a lot of long-time fans.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Its a similar scenario here, though. The sport pages in the press are taken up daily by 5 to 10 pages of football (at the moment, we get a daily 12 page football supplement in every major newspaper) and then 2 pages of cricket and/or rugby. The only time the boxing ever makes it in is for a British fighter in a world title fight, or the Jewish Chronicle provides updates on Dmitry Salita and Yuri Foreman. Heck, BBC barely even mentions British title fights on its website.
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jun 19, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I think maybe the difference, to me, is in the way Sky treats its Friday Fight Night and the way ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights is treated here. Though the fights are of similar quality — and really, ESPN2’s are probably better most of the time — Sky presents every fight as if it matters. Which is part of the fun for me, but their commitment to the product is different.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I prefer “Ghost Dog.” Partially because I like that movie. It’s insane.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I really liked Roger Ebert’s review:
Yeah, here’s this hit man, he lives like a samurai, he gets his instructions by pigeon, blah . . . blah . . . and then they start talking about the performances and how the director, Jim Jarmusch, is paying homage to Kurosawa and “High Noon.” But the man is insane! In a quiet, sweet way, he is totally unhinged and has lost all touch with reality. His profound sadness, which permeates the touching Whitaker performance, comes from his alienation from human society, his loneliness, his attempt to justify inhuman behavior (murder) with a belief system (the samurai code) that has no connection with his life or his world. Despite the years he’s spent studying The Way of the Samurai , he doesn’t even reflect that since his master doesn’t subscribe to it, their relationship is meaningless.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Frigging Brilliant Movie SC
I turned my missus onto it and she’s watched it at least 5 times .
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. " Hunter S Thompson.
BLH Scoring for tonight? I’m down to be a judge if we want to give this a go again.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 5:33 PM EDT reply actions
We might try that out again sometime, but as I said before, an Allan Green fight isn’t going to be the fight to do it.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
It's funny comparing UK and US boxing shows
Last night, you had Teddy Atlas commentating, at home we get, well, Spencer Oliver or Nicky Piper. Somehow doesn’t sound the same does it!
by Phill on Jun 19, 2010 5:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I think Spencer Oliver’s great! He knows his stuff, and he trains a mate of mine in his gym nearby!
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jun 19, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
If you are going to the fight
And you see someone in a suit, fedora, and silver tie, that’s me. Come by and say hi.
Main event at 7:10 PT. I am one of like 20 ppl here at the arena right now.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 7:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Undercard fights start at 5. I have no idea how they are going to fit in 6 bouts in 2 hours.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 7:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Probably will have some run after the main event is over. Or hope that nit many go the distance.
by Hoosier_ on Jun 19, 2010 7:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
They’ll have some go after the main event if they have to.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Usually one or two of them are swing bouts
They always overbook on purpose, in case the undercard fights run short.
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SPOILER ALERT! WARD-GREEN OUTCOME REVEALED!
Just wanted to warn you guys…..fight ends with Ward nailing Green in the 10th with a straight left after a wide, wild right by Green. Ward follows up with a right hook and it’s all over. This is after Ward toying with Green after the 5th round.
I’m just saying.
SECOND SPOILER ALERT! POST FIGHT INTERVIEW WITH ALLAN GREEN!
“sniff…sniff…ooh man I never been hit that hard…sniff…..I didn’t see that hook…..sniff…ooh man ooh man….sniff I’m getting all Arreola on my ex-fans…sniff”.
He has fans?
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He is a god in Oklahoma, but then again, so is Barry Switzer….
by FrankinDallas on Jun 19, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Is he really “a God” in Oklahoma? I mean I know he’s from there and fights there fairly frequently but it’s never seemed like he was making much money from it. If he’s a God in Oklahoma, Troy Rowland is a God at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids, MI.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
He is married
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Jun 19, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
who? Switzer or Green? I saw Switzer at the Pacman-Clotty fight and he was not attended by a wife or girlfriend. He was sitting up front with Jerry Jones and Bob Arum and Troy Aikman.
My wife, who abolutely hates football and never watches it, loved Switzer and watched him on TV in post game interviews because she always felt he would someday twist off on camera and go psycho. He let his grandchild play with his handgun for god’s sake!
by FrankinDallas on Jun 19, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Barry Switzer’s someone I’d really like to drink with and listen to his stories. He’s out there.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he was awesome in any given sunday when he said.. he touch an official….
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
First fight
Podrezov v Dunham – Podrezov wins a majority decision. I had it 39-37 in a completely unimpressive fashion.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 8:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Worst boxing nickname in a while, Billy “the Billy goat” Bailey.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 8:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
lol
Could be worse. At least his nickname isn’t “Beetle”
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Bailey v Tucker
UD for Mark Tucker. I had 77-75 for Bailey. Tucker looked awful and the crowd is quite displeased withthe decision.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 9:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
If Green doesn’t stop Ward than he needs to score a knock down or two. It’s pretty obvious he ain’t winning a close fight in Oakland
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Jun 19, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Based on what homeboy is saying off the Tucker-Bailey fight looks like there of to a bad start.
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Jun 19, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Bailey was the hometown fighter
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Tucker's from the redneck part of Maryland
But he was the favorite coming in.
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He wasn’t the undefeated prospect though
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Jun 19, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m talking about Bailey
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Jun 19, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
…well I guess it could be bias, but he most likely won’t win a decision because he isn’t good enough to win a decision against Ward.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s good enough. At least in his own head. I’m gambling he’s right
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Jun 19, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you see in Green that Kessler didn’t have? That’s not a baiting question, either, I’m genuinely curious. I actually don’t dislike Allan Green, but I don’t think he can win a decision over Ward because if the fight doesn’t get fiery I don’t think he can keep up with Andre’s superior skill set. I do think he can stop Ward if he’s on his game and he gets the opening and capitalizes on it. I actually think Green is pretty good the 25% of the time he’s truly at his best, but not on Ward’s level as a complete package.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Green is obviously more skilled than the one-dimensional Kessler. His problem is he’s content with just going through the motions. Which is an irritating problem. But I can’t see him coming at anything less than 100% focused tonight. I mean he’s talked about constantly being avoided (which is bullshit. I blame his manager’s inexperience for that). Well here’s his big chance. He’s talked to good of a game to not come out with his best.
Another thing is I think Kessler came in a little over confident against Ward. Ward was still a question mark coming in. Kessler I think expected him to fold against him. Only to find out (along with the rest of the world) that Ward really is a good fighter. Ward ain’t a question mark no more. Unlike Kessler, Green knows that coming in
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by Violent Demise on Jun 19, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
crazy odds?
I’m seeing Ward -1100, Green +600? I like Ward to win, but that’s a great price for Green. (Apologies if betting talk is unwelcome here)
People can talk betting here. It’s as much a part of boxing as anything. Those odds are…actually about what I’d expect. This fight is no-win for bookies on paper. Green is 30 but still unproven (and thus unpredictable, potentially), Ward is red-hot.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
They could have shown at least one undercard fight
Broadcast is slated for two hours. At least 45 minutes of which will be spent recapping past super six action. 20 minutes for fighter entrances and about 15 for post fight analysis. They could reduce the fluff and put on some undercard fights instead.
There’s nothing worth showing and considering Ward’s not exactly neon dollar signs at the gate (and Green ain’t gonna help) I’m sure nobody was too keen on dividing up any more TV money. Showtime’s probably technically overpaying for this as it is.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
True
Im currently watching UFC waiting for the fight to begin and their undercard is pretty damn entertaining. That boxing cant put together at least one fight worth televising is sad.
It’s not that they can’t, it’s that they usually won’t. The 7/31 Golden Boy PPV looks good though.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Chambers v Alatorre
Chambers by wide UD. He was a bit tenative in the first rounds but then Chambers got cut and it was essentially a shut out after that. Chambers has Paulie like power though…
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 9:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
7:15 is when the fight is scheduled to begin. Pretty decent crowd here and there are no Green fans at all. Maybe his family but that’s it.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 9:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
yes
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Wards next fight there too? I thought I heard that all hsi fights were in Oakland
"It's Manuway or the Highway" - tlo
yep
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably
But there will be a fight over it. But at the end of the day, everyone makes more money if Ward-Dirrell is in Oakland.
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Last I’d heard Shaw said they were OK doing it in Oakland.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotcha
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he’s a very stupid man
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-Sonny Liston
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by sonofapsycho on Jun 19, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m guessing he might try to muscle a crappy Darchinyan fight onto the card.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
FWIW
The original contract doesn’t stipulate locations. They’ve been agreed to in the back room, but they’re not set in stone. Still, unless they can get someplace in Vegas to fork over money for it, there’s nowhere else it makes sense to have Ward-Dirrell other than in Oakland.
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I think you get 1
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
yea its 1 each
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-Sonny Liston
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by sonofapsycho on Jun 19, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
this lesbian show looks awesome
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-Sonny Liston
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I liked that promo for the Tudors finale. Great old person makeup. Hardly noticeable!!
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
sour cream and fruity pebbles, yo
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i’m going to start a petition to bring steve albert back full time. hell id take al albert any damn day over gus.
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-Sonny Liston
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I hear that.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
now apparently he's "Mean" Allan Green
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Blah
How about Allan Staresatfeet Green?
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Or
Allan “Cantpullthetrigger” Green
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allan “h.e. pennypacker” green is a winner for me.
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-Sonny Liston
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by sonofapsycho on Jun 19, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Fire the sound guy
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fire the play-by-play guy
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I need to email Ted Sares and tell him Rona Mitra is starring in a new Sunday night TV show. She plays a horny housewife…..vampire.
Desperate Twilight
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m in the minority, but I think Ward comes in tonight a bit overrated, largely because I think Kessler doesn’t have much left in the tank, and Ward looked netter in that fight than he really is. I expect this to be far closer than many expect. Hell, I’ll call it: Green TKO 10.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I love how he has all his belts hanging in the back of his closet
Like where you would go hang your regular belts for wearing pants.
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Belts mean so much that Andre Ward keeps them just above his shoes
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jdj is wasting his time with this dude.
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
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This is an ego-versus-ego fight. All the way.
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OT
But thanks to Scott and everyone else who turned me on to The Wire. Just got done with Season 3 today.
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it's the baaaaalls
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
skip season 5
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-Sonny Liston
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by sonofapsycho on Jun 19, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, Green’s got his mean mug on for sure.
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God damn I hate S.O.G. as a nickname.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
That's classy on the robe
I really dislike a lot of things about him, but as a person, he’s tough to dislike.
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thought so too
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Ref’s instructions, then we’re off.
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What the hell is Gus talking about?
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it's his "read quotes" routine
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Ward-Green R1
God, I hate when Gus Johnson reads quotes before the fights.
Ward with a quick left, Green just misses a right counter. Ward jabs to the body. And again. Ward gets into the clinch, and Green is complaining of a headbutt right away.
Left hook Ward, but Green eats it and tries to fire back. Jab to the body by Ward. Green isn’t leading any of the action at all and his counter attempts look a step slow. Really awful looking left hook attempt by Green. Ward is staying back, moving in now and again, and controlling the fight in the first round. Heads come together again.
Ward makes him miss the left hook again. Ward with a brief surge, but nothing big. Green looks really slow compared to Ward. Really slow.
Ward 10-9
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10-9 Ward
Green was busier, but the three jabs to the body that Ward landed were the best punches of the round.
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R1 10-9 ward
Awkward round. Ward certainly showing respect for Green’s power.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Can't say I agree with that kind of scoring
Though we all know it happens sometimes
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Ward-Green R2
First minute of this round is more of the same. Heads may have come together yet again. Short right from Green, but didn’t get a lot of zip on it. Maybe it’s just me but neither of these guys seem, uh, “in the zone.” They’re both a little lazy in there. Ward with a right, goes to the body, Green shoots a left hand in as Ward tries to back off.
Left hook Ward. Potshot Ward. Ward turned it on at the end.
Ward 10-9
Ward 20-18
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20-18 WArd
Ugly round until the last minute, but Ward turned it up near the end
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R2 10-9 Ward, 20-18 Ward
Still an ugly fight.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I predict a LOT of ugly fights in Ward's career
Smart fighters tend to fight ugly a lot. See: Hopkins, Bernard
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Green looks completely uncomfortable inside
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I would pay extra money to Showtime if I could push a button to just turn off Gus Johnson
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30-27 Ward
Still ugly, but easily the best round so far. But the ref is letting Ward get away with a lot of holding and hitting.
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Ward-Green R3
Some pretty spirited clinch wrestling to start the round. Uppercut from Ward gets Green’s attention. Ward digging around on him when they tie up. Right hand Ward. Ward pressuring Green onto the ropes, digging away in the clinch. Digging the forehead into the chest. Green just standing there. Ward strays a little low, but the action doesn’t stop. Ward is just physically bullying Allan Green and not letting him do anything. Right hand Ward. Green nailed to the body now. he looks absolutely lost in the ring. Absolutely lost. Ward is pounding on him.
Ward DRILLING to the body. Green has no clue what to do with him. He’s not even trying to get off the ropes. Just letting Ward lay on him and punish him. Green trying to throw back a bit, but can’t do anything. What the hell is Green even doing? What’s he hoping to accomplish here? Ward lands several shots to the body.
Green goes to the corner looking like someone just told him his dog died.
Ward 10-9
Ward 30-27
You could even score that 10-8. Green did nothing.
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30-27 ward. Phonebooth clinic.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 10:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
R3 10-9 Ward, 30-27 Ward
First really clear round of the fight.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
somewhere mike mccallum is smiling.
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-Sonny Liston
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I guess Ward IS snatching a lot of body
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Hey, Green actually landed a punch
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Ward-Green R4
Tarver is really taking Green to task, calling the excuses that are sure to come if this keeps up.
Ward looks very confident now, and loosened up. Right hand by Ward, and Green hurls his body toward Ward’s so he doesn’t get pinned on the ropes with nothing to do again. But to no avail — Green’s back on the ropes. Ward lets him off. Green is completely outclassed by Andre Ward so far. They’re not even in the same league.
Right hand Ward, now digging to the body again as they get close. Left hook by Green lands nicely! But Ward doesn’t back off, coming right back on him and taking the initiative again. Green with a little right hand near the bell. Better for Green, but it would have been hard to do worse than R3.
Ward 10-9
Ward 40-36
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R4 10-9 Ward, 40-36 Ward
But Green did start to land some late…
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
40-36 Ward
Mostly a dominant round for Ward again, outside of the two punches Green landed, which were probably the best punches of the round but not enough.
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40-36 ward. Nice punch by Green that round tho.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 10:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ward-Green R5
Even when Ward isn’t so clearly outclassing Green, he’s just so much better. The way he’s able to move and make Green think forever, with thinking too much being a problem for Green as it is. Mixing it up a little more, but Green still failing to find any real rhythm. Right hand Ward. Green overthrows when he DOES think there’s an opening, landing nothing and getting hit with a loopy left in the process. Andre still has not gone southpaw. No need to.
Right hand Ward! Green will have another minute to think this over.
Ward 10-9
Ward 50-45
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50-45 Ward
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R10 10-9 Ward, 50-45 Ward
This is a pretty dull fight. Can we just get to Dirrell-ward already?
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
50-45 ward. Booing the mom. Keep it classy Oakland.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 10:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Green looks a little wobbly
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ward is giving green another colonoscopy here
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by sonofapsycho on Jun 19, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
R6 10-9 Ward, 60-54 Ward
Green might wanna, you know, fight.
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Ward-Green R6
Green gets put back on the ropes, and Ward punishes him to the body some more. Allan Green really needs to do something totally different than what he’s done so far. Ward with combination shots! Green buckles ever so briefly! Now he’s tying up again.
Ward starting to throw BIG shots to the head, really putting the pressure on. Green is out of his depth in a big way. Right hand! Left hook! Ward hammering him on the ropes! Green’s looking around like he wants out. I think he’s mentally collapsing here. RIGHT HAND! Ward again bullying and demolishing Allan Green. Just beating the crap out of him.
Left hook lands clean. And another, that one even better. Green shakes again as he gets off the ropes and is hit. Green looks completely overwhelmed by Ward. WICKED left hand by Ward! Green is mentally done.
Ward 10-9
Ward 60-54
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60-54 Ward
But I wouldn’t complain if you called that a 10-8 round
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Oh...
Why didn’t they find someone else besides Green for the tournament, he’s getting tooled.
They tried to get Bika in there, but he priced himself out
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d love to see Ward try this shit on Sakio Bika. Not that Ward wouldn’t still win, but Sakio would drool over the chance to do some sloppy inside slugging.
Well, he’d surely fight Bika differently.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW, all of this so far was just way too predictable
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Shut out ward. Ko might happen on the ropes.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 10:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well
At least Green knows that a Tadooahnippah fight would be big in Oklahoma.
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I doubt Green shows up.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering about that
The sort of damage Green’s taking could knock him out of the tournament. Particularly because Ward doesn’t seem interested in pressing for the KO — he’s giving Green just enough time to recover so that he can hurt him more.
It’s not the damage I’m worried about, it’s the fact that Green is going to go home and sulk. He’s getting completely embarrassed.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
whos gonna replace him?
easy 1st defense of Kessler’s title
by Curtis72094 on Jun 19, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Ward-Green R7
Ward is really bouncing and throwing hard now. He knows he’s in complete control. Another flush right lands on Green. Green just stands there like he doesn’t know what to do. I mean he looks third-rate in there with Ward. This is an obscene mismatch at this point. He’s totally wasting Allan Green. Jab and a right by Ward. Green continues to just look at him.
Now Ward goes southpaw. Ward shoots a right to the body. Southpaw is when Ward generates more power. But now right back to orthodox before he can do much. Ward dominates another round.
Ward 10-9
Ward 70-63
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Oh STFU Gus
Ward is NOTHING like Sugar Ray Leonard, other than both being black US Olympic medalists.
Anyway, 70-63 Ward.
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Give me his address.
I’ll take care of him.
by Blacklegend on Jun 19, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
R7 10-9 Ward, 70-63 Ward
Sugar Ray Leonard, Gus? Really?
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Wards versatility and well roundedness are astounding
As well his intelligence in knowing how to use them.
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I had someone on another section of SBNation tell me that Ward isn’t a “boxer”. He’s just a “combination puncher”.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
He can be one
But he can be a lot of other things too. He’s fought at least six different ways this fight. Obviously the inside ropes fighting has been the most effective and prevalent, but every time Green starts to catch on to something, he changes things up.
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The one guy Ward reminds me of is Shane Mosley when Mosley was back in his prime. Able to do a ton of things very well.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
What kind of boxer would ward classify as?
He’s tooling green in the clinch at will.
lotta Holyfield in Ward
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Lotta Holyfield and Hopkins both
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he uses his head just as much as holy
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by sonofapsycho on Jun 19, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he defies class outside of just "boxer"
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Ward-Green R8
I’ve run out of things to say about this. Green doesn’t belong in the ring with Ward and any reputation Green has has been built simply by his own hype. Ward is punishing him and Green has absolutely no clue how to combat someone on this level. Ward is putting it on him on there.
Uppercuts are landing, and Green’s back on the ropes with 40 seconds to go in the round. Right hand and left hook from Ward. Green might as well quit. I’m serious. Unless he’s going to just go buck wild and try to turn this into a pier sixer, he’s got no hope.
Ward 10-9
Ward 80-72
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Great, it’s thundering. I’ve lived here for two months and been through more tornado sirens than the rest of my life combined.
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I’m in Valparaiso, IN now.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
This spring has been very stormy.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Try Oklahoma in the 90's
you can see tornadoes in the distance through your apartment window.
by Blacklegend on Jun 19, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
80-72 Ward
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R8 10-9 Ward, 80-72 Ward
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Green has no heart.
He’s just too tentative.
Ward-Green R9
Green lands a jab, so Ward lands a better one. Ward simply bulls Green back to the ropes. Nothing happens this time, but he just walked him right over there. Right hand Ward. Right hand Ward. Back to the body. Green continues being dominated. Right hand Ward, uppercut by Green stings Ward! But Ward just WALKS HIM BACK TO THE ROPES.
The ring savvy of Andre Ward is impressing me for a second straight fight. He’s incredibly smart in there. RIGHT HAND WARD! Green getting battered as the gavel lands, but he’s trying to hang on. And he manages.
Ward 10-9
Ward 90-81
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R9 10-9 Ward, 90-81 Ward
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 10:59 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
90-81 Ward
If there’s one good thing I can say about Green, he doesn’t seem to cut or swell. He’s been hit with lots of butts and punches, and looks like he’s walking out of a swimming pool.
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There's a special circle of Hell reserved for Jim Gray and Gus Johnson
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8th or 9th? Those are the spots for malicious sins.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Both MMA and Boxing fans want to see Gus BURN…
by Blacklegend on Jun 19, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Or as someone here once said
If I die, I’ll know I’m in Hell when Jim Gray walks up to me and asks me “How does it feel to be dead?”
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R10 10-9 Ward, 100-90 Ward
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 11:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ward-Green R10
I’m getting really tired of watching Green do his best to turtle up on the ropes. That’s been like 35% of this fight. Ward bullies him through another round and ends it beating Green’s ass. Green stares at him with blood pouring from his nose, like Andre Ward should be sorry for landing yet another punch a quarter second after the bell. Green’s done. He’s just thinking up excuses and wondering how he can lose the least face when he pulls out of fighting Kessler.
Ward 10-9
Ward 100-90
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I hope CompuBox releases the official numbers for this fight. I just wanna see 11th round punch output.
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No Compubox, they're not on Showtime
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Ah forgot about that. Damn.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll try to dig up the SportsMedia report if I can.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw some kind of punch tracker while I was walking around before the fights. So the numbers do exist.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 11:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ward-Green R11
Ward continues making Green look bush league. Green has fallen for every single thing Ward has done in this fight. Every damn thing. Ward stalking Green now and just firing away. Gus thinks, with 1:12 left, that Green hasn’t thrown a punch in this round. He might actually be right. He definitely hasn’t thrown one with purpose.
Ward just sort of smacking Green around at this point. Green is hopelessly overmatched. Green constantly looks like he’s pissed off and wants to do something, but knows he can’t, so he just stews and thinks about it, and does nothing.
Ward 10-9
Ward 110-99
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R11 10-8 Ward, 110-98 Ward
Green wasn’t even trying.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 11:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Green looked like batters who get down 0-2 in the count to Stephen Strasburg; befuddled.
In 9 at-bats this season where Strasburg has jumped out to a 0-2 count, he’s K’d all nine batters.
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Ward-Green R12
Ward comes out throwing in a round he could literally just spend jogging. Body work from Green. Lead right by Ward. Jab by Ward. Green ties up and tries to wait this thing out. Green is just trying to stay as far away from Ward as possible. He hasn’t even sort of tried for the last few rounds. Left hook Ward lands. Green responds by standing completely still.
Ward with another couple of shots inside as the fight’s end draws near. Complete domination by Andre Ward.
Ward 10-9
Ward 120-108
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R12 10-9 Ward, 120-107 Ward
Tempted to score that one 10-8 also. Putrid performance by Green. He needs to go away.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 11:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hail a new gun fighter.
Ward’s my new favourite fighter, the kid can really fight on a technical level. What a treat to watch someone that can really fight on the inside , it’s a lost art in boxing. His outside work is excellent as well . Very , very versatile , he gives more looks a round than most modern fighters do in a career. The Dirrell fight will be very interesting because Dirrell has the best style in the super 6 to trouble Ward in my opinion . Green showed the same lack of grit against Miranda . Tarver is spot on . Cheers Blokes.
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LOL Franklin
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I will genuinely be surprised if Allan Green fights Mikkel Kessler. I mean, he should, and it would make sense because he’s not going to get a bigger payday, but I don’t think he has it in him.
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If Green drops out
They should just bring Taylor back
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Oh fuck all yall
Better than RJJ???
Y’all REALLY forgot!!!!
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 19, 2010 11:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Back to Friday night fights for Green
Whatever you say about Jermaine Taylor he never fought like Green did.
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WARD-GREEN OFFICIAL SCORES
120-108
120-108
120-108
ANDRE WARD via unanimous decision
Still WBA super middleweight titlist
And he’s sealed to move on to the Super Six semis.
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Yes, yes. Jesus Christ is lovely. But tell me about the actual fight.
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He already has 4 kids too
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YES!
Andre Ward CONTINUES to preach that every fight is very, very tough, and all of his opponents were Sugar Ray Robinson.
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Well here comes Allan Green…
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… and the excuses.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Three training camps sapped him. Now 166 was lower than he expected, though before it was that he was so super focused on making sure he made weight.
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Green’s pitiful
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I think “pathetic” is the proper term.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
WHINING BIATCH!
aWWWW….three fights in 7 months…..ask Henry Armstrong about that! He’d fight 7 times A WEEK!
Allan Green threw 50 FEWER punches than Joshua Clottey did against Manny Pacquiao
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#1 vs #2 under most circumstances
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The Ring #1 and #2 have to fight or, in some cases, #1 and #3.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
So someone else would also need to pass Bute, or he'd need to fight and beat Bute after the tourney is over
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The only plausible way he could be Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Champion, at least in the tournament, is if jumps Bute in the next rankings and Kessler continues to win which would set up a rematch. It’d put Ward at #1 and Kessler at #3 but I still doubt that’d be a Ring Magazine Championship fight. He needs to, in all likelihood, fight Bute.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
No. He’d have to fight him again. The #1 and #2 have to fight. Either that or the #1 and #3 if the #1 has already beaten the #2 at some point.
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by FlyByKnight on Jun 19, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No
But if that happened, then he could be champ by beating #3, since he already just beat #2. They’re doing that with Dawson-Pascal, for instance.
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He never throws punches after the first couple rounds
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Usually he hurts guys enough early that they throw even less
Or he just does it plain ugly. Both Scott and I thought he drew with Tarvis Simms, and Simms took that fight on a week’s notice above his normal weight class. But he’s always had trigger problems.
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lmao
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Wow. Antonio Tarver has the BALLS to say that Danny Green is ducking HIM? The GALL to say that Danny Green is ducking HIM? Good God.
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He should fight Cunningham… maybe then Cunningham could get a US Tv date.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
Tarver doing anything other than broadcasting at this point is a bad idea
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Cunningham deserves a fucking break… and I dislike Tarver.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
Cunningham’s going to do OK for himself with the money over there. Way better than he’s ever done before.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh
Antonio Tarver announced he’s moving up to Heavyweight. Ugh.
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Ward simply took care of business. Sets up an interesting match between the dres.
by Waldo Rastel on Jun 19, 2010 11:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
AHHHHHH
I thought this fight was at 8:00 PM.
Oh well, Andre Ward is representing Hayward fantastically.
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Reading the text it was a total ass beating.
Sucks that Ward isn’t much of a KO guy.
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by SSreporters on Jun 19, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Green isn’t a world class fighter… but everyone knew that… even Green.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
How many points did Ward get tonight for this win?
by Phill on Jun 19, 2010 11:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
2
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by Scott Christ on Jun 19, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, here me out on this..
Is this a possible scenario? The two finalists in this tourney, who ever they may be, what happens if they draw, do their respective total points count, or do they fight a rematch? Or is it more straight forward than that?
by Phill on Jun 19, 2010 11:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Before the finals
There are tiebreaker rules. Not sure about the finals. If the finals are a draw, I suspect everyone would just agree to rematch.
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Cheers Brickhaus
I know it seems like a pointless question, but anything’s possible in boxing eh!!
by Phill on Jun 20, 2010 12:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The last time Showtime ran a super middleweight tournament, that exact thing happened. Jean Paul Mendy and Anthony Hanshaw drew in the final and…well, there you are.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 20, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t Hopkins lose his first fight to Hanshaw?
by Phill on Jun 20, 2010 12:29 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
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