It's clear from watching how Ward boxed here that he was constantly working and strategizing around his torn right shoulder. From the clinch work to the very simple lead jab style with little right hand usage. Even after surgery, it is incredible how much and how long an injury like that can linger psychologically. He's a true legend for still carving out a successful career with such a big hurdle ever present.
I know that everyone's entitled to their individual opinion. I absolutely respect that however I get so damn tired of critics complaining about Andre Ward's style of fighting. I mean really the guy just can't win. Publicly he conducts with intelligence and dignity. He won the Super 6 tournament so you can't say that he's ducking fighters. With regard to hitting and holding I see it this way. If he's in fact over clinching as some would call it then it's the responsibility of the opponent to stop/prevent him from doing so. Interestingly enough, I hear all of these criticisms but I don't hear defeated opponents adamantly calling for a rematch. I guess it's the holding and not those vicious left hooks.
Ali held against Foreman and Frazier especially when Joe was cutting the ring off. But to the "holding" complainers those we're classic fights. It's a damn tactic in boxing. You either prevent it or suffer and yes Sakio wanted a rematch against Ward but it was three years later. not immediate at all.
Lol. Every ref is s different. But to be fair, I don’t the outcome would have been that different for Hatton. Floyd was just too skilled, and too fast. That set up check hook finisher was just one example of brilliant and savvy trap setting.
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Andre Ward Controls that man.... my opinion is that when boxing enthusiasts realize boxing is as technical as jujitsu there will be a bigger appreciation for the things Ward does.... Him, Rigo, B Hop, Julian Williams and Floyd.... Craftsmen.
I want to go on record saying that if GGG comes up to Super Middle that Andre Will beat him. He's faced other big punchers in the game and has the knowledge to disarm who ever he faces...
Yup. Very tough to beat the guy who has multiple paths to winning a fight. I’d much rather fight a big puncher than a brilliant technical boxer who can literally take away everything that you want to do and take 12 rounds of consistent punishment. That can be worse than a knockout.
No one can convince me that the reff didn't deliberately helped Ward in this fight separating rhe fighters whenever Ward was being handled and roughed up by his opponent . He ward was a dirty fighter but the commentators excused ward for his transgressions , that's the thing when one Country is , in this case the USA has a monopoly on a sport. They through the officials determine who becomes champion . Its this monopoly and bias officiating and comontating influenced these other boxing entities to be in existence .
This is one of Ward's extremely impressive performances. Bika came with the right gameplan - rough up the boxer. Ward proves here that he can play the rough stuff too and out dirties Bika. Great stuff.
Ward should have points deducted for holding...ridiculous that referees let this type of rot go on. I don't understand why Bika wasn't complaining constantly to the ref. Aren't they trained to point out the obvious or doesn't their trainer have the right to speak to the ref?
This was definitely one of the rougher fights of Andre Ward's career, but he took care of business cause champions find a way. He had many ways to beat an oppositon, shielding his face with the gloves and rushing in to execute counter left hooks to the body, then following up with uppercuts on the inside, he was very crafty with his game plan as you see him striving. He jabbed to the body periodically, landed right hooks when Bika least expected it; he had great precision and his speed overcame the opponent -- great fight.
That little trick of Ward's where he follows straight after his opponent after they've broke regardless of whether he got the best of it or not. Just stays within a metre or so of them when they're trying to snatch a little breath. Must be a fucking nightmare. Bika was a good test for any fighter. Andre is real as fuck.
"being the champion gave him the win" sounds like you know deep down that Ward didnt win that fight. I mean, I gave Ward credit for taking that dangerous fight against Bika, but the bottom line is there is no way Ward won this fight. If you really forget the biased bullsh*t commentary and just score the fight, u ll have Bika as a winner.
Tarver wants to see 2 or 3 punch combinations after Ward throws jab. Coming from a guy who waited and waited to throw one hard right against Roy Jones and others. Never a high output guy demanding others take risk and be high volume.
Could be a case of styles make fights but wish Bika was more well-known because judging from this fight he's no slouch. Very slick and actually packs natural power, which was the edge against Ward. Ward had a very tough time handling someone like Bika and resorted to using dirty boxing and old-school clinching. I do feel bad for Bika but it's another aspect of the game that we all have to realize is actually part of the sport. For those that don't know there is an art to the clinch game and it spans years of knowledge but you could do a lot of dirty techniques too on the inside and it'd be a lie to say a fighter has never pulled off such techniques in their career to slide to a win, and for many in the sport they all know it as some kind of black arts thing. Many argue its control while others say its unfair (the clinch game I mean) because it segues into some pretty vile stuff. I say unless it's a very obvious punch to the nuts it's one aspect all fighters gotta prepare for. Even Mike tyson said if he had to fight someone LIKE Mayweather Jr. (for obvious reasons they can't fight, even if they were in the same era hahaha) he'd pull all the stops in dirty boxing to beat Mayweather. Holyfield's known to pull it, Cesar Chavez will the on-the-border body shot that is trained to hit juuuuust below the belt where the refs can't process and make the call fast enough to say it's not legal, Hopkins, the list goes on. It sucks but a lot of us casual fans don't even know it's going on with most fighters (we're talking palm, push, shit that unless you're in the ring with them, you just can't see from the outside) but trust me a ton of fighters do this and all athletes in the sport know what's up.
In retaliation for previous forearm. In the ring Ward will always retaliate. He’s vicious in the ring which contradicts his behavior and character outside the ring.
That's why I'm here, benn is one of my favourite fighters typical of him to want to face this beast. 40 v 55? You cant beat the clock, imo this fight should not be happening.
116-113 on my card. No idea what those judges were watching. The right man won, sure - but don't be fooled, it was actually a very competitive and relatively close fight overall. Bika is a little underrated and gave Ward his sternest examination since he's been on the championship scene. But credit to Ward, he's good enough to adapt. The way he upped his gear and found new level in rounds 9, 10 and 11, when he really needed it, to make sure of the win is the mark of a great fighter.
you guys fail to realise that if in a clinch and one hand is free the ref has no reason to stop it because that is true inside fighting something you dont see anymore
Yeah but every other Ward fight has been in Oakland while Froch had to go Kessler's home turf, fought Abraham in Finland, and Johnson and Ward in America. And you sound like a Ward fan boy getting offended by some British dude.
2 black boxers, both in white trunks, both with short hair, both the same height and weight and I'm supposed to know who Andre Ward is! I was simply turning the channel and came across this with my sound off! They all look alike!!
ibhof2 bika has to ko Ward to win and USA fighters wonder why fighters don’t want to fight in USA got worse than Italy few years ago ward allowed to do ever foul going never any warning
LOL yea it's just con man boxing dude. It's not that your better than a guy it's you know how to bend the rules and stall a guy out in order to get a victory.
between Floyd and Ward there's an eternity...Floyd can be dirty,clean,stilish,smart,quick,defensive, technical.Ward can only be dirty,head butter,ugly to see,defensive.Is like to compare Ali vs Morrison.One is a very good defensive boxer and is a pleasure to watch, the other is boring and dirty, he wouldn't win a fight with a good referee...without his headbutting and elbow he would be a little more than nothing.
Can't fight? His record and resume says otherwise. To say that he fights a certain way because he has a weak chin is stupid. The name of the game is to hit, and not get hit. Right now, he's one of the best at that.
ward punished this billy goat. bika never lands anything. ward hits him with clean effective punches. bika hits ward on the back of the head, (not a legal punch) and on the fore arms. the thing i love is the role reversals in this fight. ward starts the fight struggling with bikas strength and filthy tactics, complaining 2 the ref, by the end of the fight, its as if ward turn the tables. it was ward roughing up bika ripping him with elbows, and bika is the one who starts whining 2 the ref.
A lot of his dirty fighting is because he mainly had one arm to work with most of his career. I believe he stated he got a surgery done on the fight he had just before Dawson. He’s just use to mostly using his left. That’s why he does so much with mostly his left because he had no right. Anyone fighting him will get an elbow or see he fights dirty. I don’t always agree with it, but I believe most would end up fighting with a dirty style if they had Wards situation.
Wtf are some of you guys watching? Bika won MAYBE two rounds, that's it. Ward won this easily. Anybody with any knowledge of boxing should be able to see this. Bika had his moments but that does not mean he won. 118-110 Ward. And I'm being generous.
Just watched Ward v Bika. It is difficult to look good against Bika who is physically bigger+ stronger than most men in the 168lb division. Ward showed he could beat him at his own game with close range punches+ had the strength+ stamina to move Bika around the ring + trap him against the ropes. Bika is a big bully, got bullied+ Ward served notice that anybody who thinks they can beat him by shoulder charging, head butting, hitting and holding, is in for a rude shock, which is what Bika got.
Some of you dudes don't understand that Sakio Bika thought he was gonna ruff Andre up(Ronnie Shields said ruff this guy up),how do you ruff some one up? Elbows leaning clinching forearms etc. Andre had never displayed these tactics before but this fight showed he is a solid fighter capable of handling his own and resorting to what ever tactics his opponent used on him. As the fight went on he hit Sakio more and more...
AW - Who’s the best fighter you have fought and why? Also, who was the best puncher and best boxer? SB - Joe Calzaghe. He could adapt to every tactic I used in the ring. He had an advantage being a southpaw too. Jaidon Codrington has been the only boxer to knock me down. Joe Calzaghe was the best boxer.
Ward has a solid build, but he always looks a weight class or two lighter than his opponents. Goes to show skills pay the bills and make winning fights look easy.
I had Marquez clearly winning the 3rd Pac fight also. But I also had Cotto winning the fight against Mayweather by 2 rounds. lets not forget Cotto was the champ. funny thing is a friend of mine scored it for Mayweather,I asked him to re-watch certain rounds without audio and he was surprised how he suddenly had Cotto winning those rounds. cause watching it live with HBO commentary he scored it for Mayweather. just tells me how BS the commentary is. HBO would never give Cotto that decision
Ward has fought against all styles and found a way to win. That is the sign of a great fighter. Haters will hate no matter what. Holyfield pushed Tyson backward for the entire fight until he worn him down and eventually stopped him in their first fight. Grabbing, holding, countering, and imposing your will is the way to win. Its a chess match. Their is no one way to beat different styles.
Ward is a great fighter but intentionally or not ...man he is a DIRTY FIGHTER. I t could be his fighting style but honestly just reminds me of holyfield
Ward aint knocking nobody out, GGG is. He wants 50% of the purse to fight GGG but nobody is coming to see Ward. Sounds like Ward is the one scared because GGG will knock him out too.
Your tripping. Ward is a boxer, that's his style. He is about to fighting someone who would kill GGG. He ain't scared, he is moving onto greater things
Bika battered the shit out of Ward for the first 7 rounds and definitely won the 12th - how can you tell? He basically shut the SOG fans the fuck up. Bika got to him first, landed punches, worked the body, slipped Ward. SOG fans don't get going till round 9. And yeah, Ward is really technical as a fighter - that's why he has to fight dirty, messy and ugly as Kessler and Froch know. He's only good when fighting on 'the inside'. I think Ward won the fight but it was close - great fight from Bika and spectacular for Bika to have won round 12 after everything Ward ('the winner') threw at him.
lmao jackass - check your dumb spelling - and let's get the hermeneutics straight here, yeah? Ward countered as hard as he got - hence I'm saying he won - but he got hard - comprendo?
Love Andre and he isnt a brutal fighter its almost like a teaching session in there I'd love to spar with a fighter like that for a few weeks. getting my ass whooped by him would give me pride. he doesnt focus on hurting the other fighter just focuses on winning. a lot to be learned from that
Just watched Ward-Bika. Ward gave Bika a taste of his own rough-housing mediceine. Bika thought he could physically bully the smooth boxing Ward, but Ward showed he is much tougher than some people think+ that he would rough up the big bully in Bika. I would have liked to see Ward stand off use his long punches a little more+ counter the wild punching Bika, but he won the fight + served notice that as well as being a skilled boxer, he can adapt to those who want to hold, hit+ head butt...
RagingBull1991 why is it only real boxing people love ward, people talk about maidana being a tough fight bika is a monster, i want to see dirrell vs ward before a ward froch rematch.
brad harris you re no real boxing people if you like ward....I love boxing and I watched boxing for a long time and ward is definetly one of the dirtiest and most boring boxers out there...maybe that s why not many people love ward
Tarver correct. Bika got him looking for the ref and that’s not his game. That’s what he does to everyone else. More lateral movement to his right would have been better. Clip him on left side of head where Bika keeps his left low. That’s what Bika was trying to do to him on the inside. Ward shoulda covered his left ear with left hand and rotate with counter right hooks instead of looking for the overhook with his right arm. Bika was one tough mofo tho. Not graceful at all but tough as nails
It's clear from watching how Ward boxed here that he was constantly working and strategizing around his torn right shoulder. From the clinch work to the very simple lead jab style with little right hand usage. Even after surgery, it is incredible how much and how long an injury like that can linger psychologically. He's a true legend for still carving out a successful career with such a big hurdle ever present.
I know that everyone's entitled to their individual opinion. I absolutely respect that however I get so damn tired of critics complaining about Andre Ward's style of fighting. I mean really the guy just can't win. Publicly he conducts with intelligence and dignity. He won the Super 6 tournament so you can't say that he's ducking fighters. With regard to hitting and holding I see it this way. If he's in fact over clinching as some would call it then it's the responsibility of the opponent to stop/prevent him from doing so. Interestingly enough, I hear all of these criticisms but I don't hear defeated opponents adamantly calling for a rematch. I guess it's the holding and not those vicious left hooks.
Sakio Bika wanted an immediate Rematch, Ward is the most Sly Dirty fighter I have ever seen..
He was boring constant holding.yes he won all is fights.but that is not boxing to me.the public never took to him.absolutely boring not for me.
@@martinwilliams5957 hello karl froch
Ali held against Foreman and Frazier especially when Joe was cutting the ring off. But to the "holding" complainers those we're classic fights. It's a damn tactic in boxing. You either prevent it or suffer and yes Sakio wanted a rematch against Ward but it was three years later. not immediate at all.
He ducked and head butted them... :)
Hatton vs Mayweather: "NO HOLDING!"
Ward vs Bika "HOLD ALL YOU WANT!"
Lol. Every ref is s different. But to be fair, I don’t the outcome would have been that different for Hatton. Floyd was just too skilled, and too fast. That set up check hook finisher was just one example of brilliant and savvy trap setting.
Bika, even without being in absolutely top shape still gave Ward and Calzaghe all they could handle.
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Thank you for the upload. Ward is just amazing in all his fights and Bika is a bull. I enjoyed watching this fight of styles.
Fighting bika in the middle of the super 6 is big time...ward fougjt everyone he had to
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These commentators are so TOTALLY in the tank for Ward ~ it's annoying.
Andre Ward Controls that man.... my opinion is that when boxing enthusiasts realize boxing is as technical as jujitsu there will be a bigger appreciation for the things Ward does.... Him, Rigo, B Hop, Julian Williams and Floyd.... Craftsmen.
Totally agree
Yeah Ward is a top fighter, would love to see him and Golovkin fight. Who is Rigo by the way?
melvert33 Guillermo Riggondeaux He fights at Bantam-Weight check him out
I want to go on record saying that if GGG comes up to Super Middle that Andre Will beat him. He's faced other big punchers in the game and has the knowledge to disarm who ever he faces...
Aaron Dubles thanks, never seen his fights before
There should've been a rematch with no punches allowed, only headbutts
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Ward is extremely versatile. He can box and he can go to war if needed.
Yup. Very tough to beat the guy who has multiple paths to winning a fight. I’d much rather fight a big puncher than a brilliant technical boxer who can literally take away everything that you want to do and take 12 rounds of consistent punishment. That can be worse than a knockout.
No one can convince me that the reff didn't deliberately helped Ward in this fight separating rhe fighters whenever Ward was being handled and roughed up by his opponent .
He ward was a dirty fighter but the commentators excused ward for his transgressions , that's the thing when one Country is , in this case the USA has a monopoly on a sport.
They through the officials determine who becomes champion . Its this monopoly and bias officiating and comontating influenced these other boxing entities to be in existence .
Bika's corner saying I want you to rough him up in the 9th round 🤔 bika must have been thinking wtf do you think I've been doing since rnd 1
that's my dude Andre love the way he fight he gets it in...
i'd get it in to you as well
Dawn Alexander /formidable ko
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Ward headbutts as part of the plan. That's dirty
This is one of Ward's extremely impressive performances. Bika came with the right gameplan - rough up the boxer. Ward proves here that he can play the rough stuff too and out dirties Bika. Great stuff.
Corectamundo 👌
Ward should have points deducted for holding...ridiculous that referees let this type of rot go on. I don't understand why Bika wasn't complaining constantly to the ref. Aren't they trained to point out the obvious or doesn't their trainer have the right to speak to the ref?
Quit crying kid. You don't know shit about boxing.
cmon exactly........ thats why UFC is kicking ass these days.
Andrea SOB Fraud is a cheat and a bum.
Holding was allowed in this fight and it's been a tactic forever im boxing. One arm was free so there was plenty of inside work.
Damn its just sweet watching Andre The Billygoat Ward gettin a dose of his own medicine
This was definitely one of the rougher fights of Andre Ward's career, but he took care of business cause champions find a way. He had many ways to beat an oppositon, shielding his face with the gloves and rushing in to execute counter left hooks to the body, then following up with uppercuts on the inside, he was very crafty with his game plan as you see him striving. He jabbed to the body periodically, landed right hooks when Bika least expected it; he had great precision and his speed overcame the opponent -- great fight.
That little trick of Ward's where he follows straight after his opponent after they've broke regardless of whether he got the best of it or not. Just stays within a metre or so of them when they're trying to snatch a little breath. Must be a fucking nightmare. Bika was a good test for any fighter. Andre is real as fuck.
Had ward just winning but he fought dirty and had alot going in his favour ie size strength and home town help
@natureboyinyourface A judge scored it 120-108 for Ward meaning he won every single round. Boxing is corrupt sigh.
Bika fought dirty as well. what'a your point?
Ward is good - he's got even the commentators believing his headbutts are accidental
Very true
When you a champ 🏆u get them calls like every other sport
"being the champion gave him the win" sounds like you know deep down that Ward didnt win that fight. I mean, I gave Ward credit for taking that dangerous fight against Bika, but the bottom line is there is no way Ward won this fight. If you really forget the biased bullsh*t commentary and just score the fight, u ll have Bika as a winner.
you must didn't see all the left hook counters, jabs when Bika was coming in, body work on the inside Ward was landing.
Whtttt
..ward won good fight tho
Ward is a fucking beast man. If dude say he wants to get a light heavyweight or heavyweight title. He is one that is most definetly capable go Ward.
No doubt !💯
Andre Ward has T-Rex arms.
Ward jab is superb even though he has short reach
Tarver wants to see 2 or 3 punch combinations after Ward throws jab. Coming from a guy who waited and waited to throw one hard right against Roy Jones and others. Never a high output guy demanding others take risk and be high volume.
Idk who's worse al Bernstein or Jim Lampley...
+Divine Milk BERNSTEIN by far!
+Divine Milk BERNSTEIN DOESN"T KNOW SHIT & LAMPLEY CAN"T SEE
lampley is bad for boxing too emotionally bias and does poorly in maintain media neutrality
Bika was a gritty tough fighter
Ward doesn't back down
put two together and you get a good hard old school fight
Andre is a Master of the Craft.
I would of love to see "ward v canelo!" Guess I never will .....😭
Louis Romero jr my goodness... me too bro
Could be a case of styles make fights but wish Bika was more well-known because judging from this fight he's no slouch. Very slick and actually packs natural power, which was the edge against Ward. Ward had a very tough time handling someone like Bika and resorted to using dirty boxing and old-school clinching. I do feel bad for Bika but it's another aspect of the game that we all have to realize is actually part of the sport. For those that don't know there is an art to the clinch game and it spans years of knowledge but you could do a lot of dirty techniques too on the inside and it'd be a lie to say a fighter has never pulled off such techniques in their career to slide to a win, and for many in the sport they all know it as some kind of black arts thing. Many argue its control while others say its unfair (the clinch game I mean) because it segues into some pretty vile stuff. I say unless it's a very obvious punch to the nuts it's one aspect all fighters gotta prepare for. Even Mike tyson said if he had to fight someone LIKE Mayweather Jr. (for obvious reasons they can't fight, even if they were in the same era hahaha) he'd pull all the stops in dirty boxing to beat Mayweather. Holyfield's known to pull it, Cesar Chavez will the on-the-border body shot that is trained to hit juuuuust below the belt where the refs can't process and make the call fast enough to say it's not legal, Hopkins, the list goes on. It sucks but a lot of us casual fans don't even know it's going on with most fighters (we're talking palm, push, shit that unless you're in the ring with them, you just can't see from the outside) but trust me a ton of fighters do this and all athletes in the sport know what's up.
Blatant elbow by Ward at 35:38
In retaliation for previous forearm. In the ring Ward will always retaliate. He’s vicious in the ring which contradicts his behavior and character outside the ring.
Great elbow.
Jon jones approves
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Bika showed quicker reflexes here than Benn did in his title fights.
That's why I'm here, benn is one of my favourite fighters typical of him to want to face this beast. 40 v 55? You cant beat the clock, imo this fight should not be happening.
@@peterbalac1915 Yeah it's crazy. If Benn has to fight it should have been someone from his own era.
@@beachlife2968 i agrree completely
This looks a bit like the Brook-Porter fight with all the grappling etc
116-113 on my card. No idea what those judges were watching. The right man won, sure - but don't be fooled, it was actually a very competitive and relatively close fight overall. Bika is a little underrated and gave Ward his sternest examination since he's been on the championship scene. But credit to Ward, he's good enough to adapt. The way he upped his gear and found new level in rounds 9, 10 and 11, when he really needed it, to make sure of the win is the mark of a great fighter.
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It's very realistic to give the fight 7 rounds to 5 in favor of bika. Announcers tried their hardest to not have a bias
I felt Sakio Bika won this fight 7 rounds to 5. dont know how anybody can say with a straight face that Ward won this fight.
Ward won the fight
you guys fail to realise that if in a clinch and one hand is free the ref has no reason to stop it because that is true inside fighting something you dont see anymore
James Toney where did you make that up from?
You can only punch if you are the one getting held
Yeah but every other Ward fight has been in Oakland while Froch had to go Kessler's home turf, fought Abraham in Finland, and Johnson and Ward in America. And you sound like a Ward fan boy getting offended by some British dude.
hoping for a part 2!
2 black boxers, both in white trunks, both with short hair, both the same height and weight and I'm supposed to know who Andre Ward is! I was simply turning the channel and came across this with my sound off! They all look alike!!
They both have completely different skin tones tho
Lol, calm down, neo nazi
this fight was a robbery. I had Bika winning this by 2 points
ibhof2 bika has to ko Ward to win and USA fighters wonder why fighters don’t want to fight in USA got worse than Italy few years ago ward allowed to do ever foul going never any warning
ward is unwatchable
Yea I kinda agree hes definitely not watchable
I just watched all of his available fights online. Great fighter.
truth
Geez ward has some nerve complaining about headbutts when HE is the one initiating them, leading with his head first
i can't believe people think this guy would beat GGG he would get knocked out man
very very nasty fighter
LOL yea it's just con man boxing dude. It's not that your better than a guy it's you know how to bend the rules and stall a guy out in order to get a victory.
115-113 for Ward. Cleaner punching and being the champion gave him the win.
andre ward is my 5th favorite fighter ever
Ward ain't got no problem mixing it up lol
Andre ward fight like charley burley
between Floyd and Ward there's an eternity...Floyd can be dirty,clean,stilish,smart,quick,defensive, technical.Ward can only be dirty,head butter,ugly to see,defensive.Is like to compare Ali vs Morrison.One is a very good defensive boxer and is a pleasure to watch, the other is boring and dirty, he wouldn't win a fight with a good referee...without his headbutting and elbow he would be a little more than nothing.
Anyone else notice the seemingly lack of padding in Ward's gloves?
you gotta be ridicoulous lolol. So you gonna keep that same energy with Tyson Fury then?
lol ward beats anybody at 168 or 175 right now period
David Fischer yes and I would love that fight and ward vs beterbiev also
+d fisher He fighting Kovalev next year
d fisher Well that's how I feel but I could be wrong I think the only 2 guys that can possibly beat Ward is Kovalev and Beterbiev
d fisher Yeah I hope we doo to bruh
d fisher love that fight bruh!
Ward dirtiest fighter since Evander
Can't fight? His record and resume says otherwise. To say that he fights a certain way because he has a weak chin is stupid. The name of the game is to hit, and not get hit. Right now, he's one of the best at that.
Good fight. Would love to have been there that night.
This fight needed played back
The fight is more or less a wrestling match
ward punished this billy goat. bika never lands anything. ward hits him with clean effective punches. bika hits ward on the back of the head, (not a legal punch) and on the fore arms. the thing i love is the role reversals in this fight. ward starts the fight struggling with bikas strength and filthy tactics, complaining 2 the ref, by the end of the fight, its as if ward turn the tables. it was ward roughing up bika ripping him with elbows, and bika is the one who starts whining 2 the ref.
WARD holds arms like Rounda Rousey lolol :-)
A lot of his dirty fighting is because he mainly had one arm to work with most of his career. I believe he stated he got a surgery done on the fight he had just before Dawson. He’s just use to mostly using his left. That’s why he does so much with mostly his left because he had no right. Anyone fighting him will get an elbow or see he fights dirty. I don’t always agree with it, but I believe most would end up fighting with a dirty style if they had Wards situation.
Yh he got his shoulder fixed before the Rodriguez fight. But tbh he should of got it fixed much earlier in his career.
Head butts are almost exclusively incidental,.................unless Bernard Hopkins is in the fight.....
Jesus he toughened up since being in the muppets.
Wtf are some of you guys watching? Bika won MAYBE two rounds, that's it. Ward won this easily. Anybody with any knowledge of boxing should be able to see this. Bika had his moments but that does not mean he won. 118-110 Ward. And I'm being generous.
bika is a very hard man
Just watched Ward v Bika.
It is difficult to look good against Bika who is physically bigger+ stronger than most men in the 168lb division.
Ward showed he could beat him at his own game with close range punches+ had the strength+ stamina to move Bika around the ring + trap him against the ropes.
Bika is a big bully, got bullied+ Ward served notice that anybody who thinks they can beat him by shoulder charging, head butting, hitting and holding, is in for a rude shock, which is what Bika got.
Andre wards a gold medalist u cant win that by slapping. U guys should be slapped lol
Ward should have been deducted points 100%
Your dumb@ss crying about deduction when Bika was dirtier and got dq'ed in the past for it
Some of you dudes don't understand that Sakio Bika thought he was gonna ruff Andre up(Ronnie Shields said ruff this guy up),how do you ruff some one up? Elbows leaning clinching forearms etc. Andre had never displayed these tactics before but this fight showed he is a solid fighter capable of handling his own and resorting to what ever tactics his opponent used on him. As the fight went on he hit Sakio more and more...
Watch at 1.30 min round nine, Ward just cocked his elbow and whacked Bika in the head with it and the Ref done nothing..
Very dirty
21:10 love seein good sportsmanship. 2 warriors. Ward says this was his biggest challenge to date
One of the judges had the score 120-108 Ward, that means he had ward wining every single round, boxing is so corrupt.
Bika is a tough fight for even the best fighters
Fuck it do a rematch he'll probably KO Bika this time around
Ward a hall of famer ✋ down #Underated
I've meet Bika, he is a cool dude..
Hes a dirty fighter
sir404 Ward's a dirty fighter
It called technique...if you dont like it go watch mma
Maybe not a part of boxing, but it sure is a reality of it
AW - Who’s the best fighter you have fought and why? Also, who was the best puncher and best boxer?
SB - Joe Calzaghe. He could adapt to every tactic I used in the ring. He had an advantage being a southpaw too. Jaidon Codrington has been the only boxer to knock me down. Joe Calzaghe was the best boxer.
Ward has a solid build, but he always looks a weight class or two lighter than his opponents. Goes to show skills pay the bills and make winning fights look easy.
I had Marquez clearly winning the 3rd Pac fight also. But I also had Cotto winning the fight against Mayweather by 2 rounds. lets not forget Cotto was the champ. funny thing is a friend of mine scored it for Mayweather,I asked him to re-watch certain rounds without audio and he was surprised how he suddenly had Cotto winning those rounds. cause watching it live with HBO commentary he scored it for Mayweather. just tells me how BS the commentary is. HBO would never give Cotto that decision
The Bika - Calzaghe fight is a good scrap if anyone hasn't seen it. They trade all the way through more or less. :) Bika forces that from opponents.
evolution of Ward from a boxer to MMF.....Son of GGG!
Is this a boxing match?
Ward has fought against all styles and found a way to win. That is the sign of a great fighter. Haters will hate no matter what. Holyfield pushed Tyson backward for the entire fight until he worn him down and eventually stopped him in their first fight. Grabbing, holding, countering, and imposing your will is the way to win. Its a chess match. Their is no one way to beat different styles.
some of those middle rounds were hard to call but Andre pulled this one off
Ward is a great fighter but intentionally or not ...man he is a DIRTY FIGHTER. I t could be his fighting style but honestly just reminds me of holyfield
for all those who say ward would beat calzaghe watch how calzaghe easily handled bika
Diorama Jedi ward would never of beat calzaghe and ward fans truely know this... calzaghe was in a leauge of his own
@@samueljay8271 lol
Lol easily? calzaghe himself said it was one of his toughest fights
Ward aint knocking nobody out, GGG is. He wants 50% of the purse to fight GGG but nobody is coming to see Ward. Sounds like Ward is the one scared because GGG will knock him out too.
Your tripping. Ward is a boxer, that's his style. He is about to fighting someone who would kill GGG. He ain't scared, he is moving onto greater things
Kovalev said GGG has more ways to beat Wstd than himself and said GGG hits harder than him
Well u don't have to worry your body ggg does not have to see S.O.G lol he is fighting a guy two with class below him ggg is a fraud.
Brawler like GGG will never defeat smart technical fighter like Ward who doesn't know how to lose.
ggg level of competition is nowhere the same as wards
Andre ward in this fight? Ok a lot of hugging doe
i know but to say he deserves to be higher than floyd on the p4p list is absurd dude, just.... No comments!
yet this same prestigious publication just named him super mw fighter of the decade.... hmmmmm
Wards tough as they come with skills power .iam going to kick your ass tactics.you fight ward it's a fight.nice work champion.
Bika battered the shit out of Ward for the first 7 rounds and definitely won the 12th - how can you tell? He basically shut the SOG fans the fuck up. Bika got to him first, landed punches, worked the body, slipped Ward. SOG fans don't get going till round 9.
And yeah, Ward is really technical as a fighter - that's why he has to fight dirty, messy and ugly as Kessler and Froch know. He's only good when fighting on 'the inside'. I think Ward won the fight but it was close - great fight from Bika and spectacular for Bika to have won round 12 after everything Ward ('the winner') threw at him.
lmao jackass - check your dumb spelling - and let's get the hermeneutics straight here, yeah? Ward countered as hard as he got - hence I'm saying he won - but he got hard - comprendo?
Just like your spelling, your argument is terrific. And I'm guessing you don't have a cat. Too bad.
I don't do cats Aaron - its ok to keep getting things wrong you know - life is kind like that..
+strav12 Boy what the hell was you looking at. I guess you think hitting on the arms and gloves counts right. Boy be quiet
Love Andre and he isnt a brutal fighter its almost like a teaching session in there I'd love to spar with a fighter like that for a few weeks. getting my ass whooped by him would give me pride. he doesnt focus on hurting the other fighter just focuses on winning. a lot to be learned from that
Just watched Ward-Bika.
Ward gave Bika a taste of his own rough-housing mediceine.
Bika thought he could physically bully the smooth boxing Ward, but Ward showed he is much tougher than some people think+ that he would rough up the big bully in Bika.
I would have liked to see Ward stand off use his long punches a little more+ counter the wild punching Bika, but he won the fight + served notice that as well as being a skilled boxer, he can adapt to those who want to hold, hit+ head butt...
34:45 if someone want to learn the jab
dude you call this boxing? Ward is shit man this shit is terrible absolutely horrendous
This fight looked bad because Bika fight dirtier than a mothafucka
RagingBull1991 why is it only real boxing people love ward, people talk about maidana being a tough fight bika is a monster, i want to see dirrell vs ward before a ward froch rematch.
brad harris you re no real boxing people if you like ward....I love boxing and I watched boxing for a long time and ward is definetly one of the dirtiest and most boring boxers out there...maybe that s why not many people love ward
jtonneck you get in there with Ward...
keys to victory = punch effectively
Tarver correct. Bika got him looking for the ref and that’s not his game. That’s what he does to everyone else. More lateral movement to his right would have been better. Clip him on left side of head where Bika keeps his left low. That’s what Bika was trying to do to him on the inside. Ward shoulda covered his left ear with left hand and rotate with counter right hooks instead of looking for the overhook with his right arm. Bika was one tough mofo tho. Not graceful at all but tough as nails
You can't say it any better!
Bika won this fight by 2 points. Scorecards are a joke. Gift decision for Ward