Entries tagged with "Andre+Dirrell":
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Ward is young and hungry. He still has lots to learn. But Ward is a smart fighter. He won’t trade with Abraham because he doesn't have to...
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"Top athletes at this level, there’s not much to separate them," said Froch. "So to go looking for a knockout would be naïve and a bit stupid...”
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Froch’s legacy will always be compared to recent fellow world super middleweight champion, the retired, undefeated Joe Calzaghe…
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Exaltation for one of the combatants will be temporary, because the challenge ahead will be even greater than the vanquished threat…
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Relying too heavily on statistics runs the risk of losing sight of virtually everything that cannot be reduced to numbers…
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Ward may appear to be a little less confident, a little less cheeky than Froch, but it’s more a question of style than of substance…
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Froch is the stalker, the hunter, his heavy hands and bad intentions focused on one thing—hurting Ward before putting him out of his misery…
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If Ward starts fouling, using his head and elbows as if they were fists, Froch said “I will foul him right back…”
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When asked if they can be “universally regarded as the best” without having fought Lucian Bute, Ward and Froch found unanimity…
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The Super Six World Boxing Classic has revealed hard truths, pro and con, about each and every competitor…
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Froch has stumbled, lost, and struggled to make it to the tournament finals and Ward has breezed his way through barely losing a round…
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