andre ward- does inactivity/weak opposition matter?

[Madison Boxing]

can top fighters go years without fighting anyone who can fight back (e.g andre ward), yet raise their game when it matters against a top fighter like kovalev? Or does five years of fighting noone with a pulse reduce a fighters skill levels that significantly? i.e is ward going to be the same ward who was fighting world level opponents in the super six? Please discuss...

[Kigali]

can top fighters go years without fighting anyone who can fight back (e.g andre ward), yet raise their game when it matters against a top fighter like kovalev? Or does five years of fighting noone with a pulse reduce a fighters skill levels that significantly? i.e is ward going to be the same ward who was fighting world level opponents in the super six? Please discuss...

You gotta change your avatar before you go there.

Ward is younger than GGG with a far better resume.

[1g5a22]

We'l see..

Same with Haye. I don't think hes going to be very relevant again. Surely fighting Briggs can't prepare you for Fury or Joshua. Regardless of his previous years.. Inactivity must take its toll!

[Madison Boxing]

We'l see..

Same with Haye. I don't think hes going to be very relevant again. Surely fighting Briggs can't prepare you for Fury or Joshua. Regardless of his previous years.. Inactivity must take its toll!

yeah, in other sports that i follow 'match fitness' is a massive thing i.e you only get to be your best by facing quality opposition that tests you. I think the same must apply to boxing too.

[-PBP-]

We will find out November 19th

[PK3434]

We'll see (this also applies to Mikey Garcia). I haven't really watched more than a couple rounds of any of Ward's last 3 fights because they were uninteresting and unwatchable (to me), but there are some people that swear he has lost some movement and his technique doesn't look as sharp.

But I do think he has a good chance to beat Kovalev. It is a 50/50 fight in my opinion. Can Ward take a flush shot from Kovalev? Can Kovalev hit Ward clean enough to cause any damage? Can Ward take advantage of Kovalev's habit of jumping back to reset himself after throwing a couple power shots?

But the most important question is what the ref will let/will not let Ward get away with?


Also, Kovalev needs a full camp with John David Jackson...I believe he has only used DJJ for the 2 weeks in each of his last 2 fights. Against Ward, that **** won't fly.

[therealpugilist]

You gotta change your avatar before you go there.

Ward is younger than GGG with a far better resume.

even he hasnt fought a former world champion in years and still has more wins over champions, and is younger...with less fights

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[therealpugilist]

We'll see (this also applies to Mikey Garcia). I haven't really watched more than a couple rounds of any of Ward's last 3 fights because they were uninteresting and unwatchable (to me), but there are some people that swear he has lost some movement and his technique doesn't look as sharp.

But I do think he has a good chance to beat Kovalev. It is a 50/50 fight in my opinion. Can Ward take a flush shot from Kovalev? Can Kovalev hit Ward clean enough to cause any damage? Can Ward take advantage of Kovalev's habit of jumping back to reset himself after throwing a couple power shots?

But the most important question is what the ref will let/will not let Ward get away with?


Also, Kovalev needs a full camp with John David Jackson...I believe he has only used DJJ for the 2 weeks in each of his last 2 fights. Against Ward, that **** won't fly.

to me he, looks like he makes precise moves and tightened his defensive moves......less excessive movement and more purposeful ones


looks like he has evolved and fights more cerebrally than physically if you get my drift.

[Madison Boxing]

even he hasnt fought a former world champion in years and still has more wins over champions, and is younger...with less fights

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You gotta change your avatar before you go there.

Ward is younger than GGG with a far better resume.

where have i mentioned ggg. Thread is in relation to ward v kovalev.

[Madison Boxing]

We'll see (this also applies to Mikey Garcia). I haven't really watched more than a couple rounds of any of Ward's last 3 fights because they were uninteresting and unwatchable (to me), but there are some people that swear he has lost some movement and his technique doesn't look as sharp.

But I do think he has a good chance to beat Kovalev. It is a 50/50 fight in my opinion. Can Ward take a flush shot from Kovalev? Can Kovalev hit Ward clean enough to cause any damage? Can Ward take advantage of Kovalev's habit of jumping back to reset himself after throwing a couple power shots?

But the most important question is what the ref will let/will not let Ward get away with?


Also, Kovalev needs a full camp with John David Jackson...I believe he has only used DJJ for the 2 weeks in each of his last 2 fights. Against Ward, that **** won't fly.

But the most important question is what the ref will let/will not let Ward get away with?' Yeah i agree with that, ref is a massive factor in this fight