by swerb » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:44 pm
A clinic. Andre Ward put on a clinic last night. What a fighter!
Ward is so smart. He is constantly doing the little things that make him so hard to fight. Moves is head and feet, and really hard to hit. A bull inside. Can just make fights ugly, and win the inside game against guys like Froch that are bigger and stronger than him. It's impossible to get comfortable in there against him. Froch's plan was to get off to a quick start, apply pressure, and dictate the tempo. Ward had him frustrated by the middle of the second round.
Ward is also very well trained. Virgil Hunter does a great job in the ring with him.
He is an outstanding fighter and seemingly an even better guy. Third best pound for pound fighter in the sport behind Manny and Pac Man right not for my money.
It is going to be very difficult to beat him for many of the same reasons its going to be hard for anyone to beat Mayweather. Bernstein mentioned that Andre said he watched a lot of tape of Mayweather leading into this one, and it showed. What a smart thing for Ward and his team to do. And he looked like Floyd last night. A lot of head movement, counter punching, and making himself very hard to hit.
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