This fight is proof the jab is the most important and under-appreciated punch in boxing.

@Ho11is2Ho11ywood

9 жыл бұрын

FSMNoodlyAppendage yea u don't have to have the reach advantage to jab. short guys can use the up jab to find a way in or stop an over aggressive bigger man in his tracks. there's no excuse not to jab

@musicclassic5938

8 жыл бұрын

+Hollis2Hollywood Kovalev can break Andre with his jab.

@didakeepa

8 жыл бұрын

+Igor Pospekhin not really Kovalev more of an inside banger

It's insane how defensively responsible Ward is. He's like a program with no glitches.

@DanWotanBarrett

10 жыл бұрын

bingo: word

@tumisomarebane2536

Жыл бұрын

Duudde!!

@beni1958

8 ай бұрын

Arthur Abraham ist ein Feigling gewesen, so wie es Carl Froch gesagt hat. Keine Technik und nur dreinschlagen ist seine These. Henry Maske war im mehrfach überlegen .

Wards lead left jab is the ultimate tool. Every young boxer should train to have a jab like that, it penetrates , it probes, it keeps the opponent honest, its out there fast and strong all the time, it creates openings everywhere. Sweetness!

@drinfernodds

Жыл бұрын

Ward also had the benefit of being a left handed orthodox fighter. It added to the power, authority, and dexterity of his jab. Also why the likes of Cotto, De La Hoya, and Cooney had powerful jabs, though I think Ward has the best out of them.

@2freezing

4 ай бұрын

@@drinfernoddsI think is jab to the body Ward throws often is a work of art. Very simplistic, but effective and momentarily takes the wind out of opponents

@drinfernodds

4 ай бұрын

@@2freezing yep, his strong hand compounded the damage he could inflict with the body jab.

How should he not be #2 P4P? He dominated his opposition in the super six, Abraham, Kessler, Froch, and Bika. Not to mention he dismantled Chad Dawson, another world champion. Come on now, Ward is the truth.

@brianb889

10 жыл бұрын

why won't he fight GGG if he's #2 p4p? they both HBO. Otherwise, why doesn't he go up to light heavy weight since he has nothing to prove at 168...exccept beat GGG or Chavez Jr.

@Tremelle_

10 жыл бұрын

brian b GGG doesn't want to fight him yet that's why. Has nothing to do with ward. Ward has called GGG out a few times already

@rob2theworld

10 жыл бұрын

brian b you guys should reallu follow boxing.Tripple G said hes not ready for Andre Ward.those where his exact words. TRIPPLE G Dont want the fight.besides 3G career would come crashing down if he fougt ward

@rob2theworld

10 жыл бұрын

brian b you guys should reallu follow boxing.Tripple G said hes not ready for Andre Ward.those where his exact words. TRIPPLE G Dont want the fight.besides 3G career would come crashing down if he fougt ward

@brianb889

10 жыл бұрын

If you followed boxing you would know triple G already lost to Ward once, look it up. And so yes he's scared. Still think GGG deserves the same pay as Chavez Jr if the two were to fight on ppv ??? Maybe you work for Bob Arum if so. Good for Chavez get your money!!

Goes to show how important the jab is. Nowadays people tend to underestimate what it can do.

@bradpearson8411

8 жыл бұрын

yep good point

@ralphyluna5256

8 жыл бұрын

The key too setting up everything

@jkdortch2308

7 жыл бұрын

THE JAB IS THE BEST PUNCH IN BOXING. with out the jab it's fighting not BOXING

@MoveTowardsTheLight

7 жыл бұрын

a great setup for everything else.

@kashif4463

4 жыл бұрын

It's important to have power behind it. Wards powerful jab allows him to make sure that his opponents won't walk through him.

The jab is like water you need it to survive in boxing.

@erikmurray3661

2 жыл бұрын

Damn right

@warrenmoore6435

2 жыл бұрын

Larry Holmes kept a canteen

@thenameofthegame4037

2 жыл бұрын

@@warrenmoore6435 lol

@jaismoove907

Жыл бұрын

@@warrenmoore6435 Facts Larry could land that jab in his sleep

What's up with people loving Golovkin and hating Ward or loving Ward and hating Golovkin? Can't you appreciate both athletes? They're both incredible, both respect their opponents, and both are good ambassadors to the sport. Golovkin is trying to clean out 160 and he is staying there until he has fought all the big names there. Ward still wants some big names at 168 namely Chavez before he moves up to 175. Golovkin has the opportunity to fight light middleweights who will most likely be moving up in the near future like Canelo and Lara. Eventually Ward and Golovkin will fight but you don't have to hate one and love the other.

@josegenuino5706

9 жыл бұрын

This polarization makes people blind. If you like Ward, then GGG is a shity fighter. If you like Pacquiao, then Mayweather doesn't know how to fight. And vice-versa.

@realbws94

9 жыл бұрын

E - Money youre the only that i see hating right now.

@MrColelbarry

8 жыл бұрын

I'm not worshipping GGG. That's my favorite fighter out there right now but at 68 Ward might wear him down and get the decision. He's a bigger guy that knows how to wear down shorter power punchers. He can stink out the fight until the opponent looses some enthusiasm the way hopkins does. However Golovkin is more scientific than pacquiao. He doesn't waste movement and I don't think he's on ped's like pacquiao obviously was throughout his career. Quillin won't fight him, daniel Jacobs won't, cotto won't. He's waiting for big money fights with smaller guys at catch weights. Ward is waiting on golovkin to fight before he moves up to fight kovalev. Ward is a big 168 he fought at 178 in the Olympics. I'm not a pactard, marquez beat him every time.

@MrColelbarry

8 жыл бұрын

Nah, that fights pretty close even with wards natural size advantage. If he's a coward why has it taken so long for peter quillin, and miguel cotto to accept a fight with him? He keeps trying to unify the division and no one wants to take the risk.

@MrColelbarry

8 жыл бұрын

I would like to see the Lara fight.

Andre Ward is fundamentally sound everywhere. He's really amazing to watch. If you take one aspect of the fight away from him, he'll fallback to something else until he makes you give it back.

They should have more of these tournaments at the divisions.

Ward is an awesome fighter with tremendous skills, and I think everyone has to give him all the credit for cleaning out the SMW division. He's also a classy champion who is old school in his approach. Would love to see him fight Kovalev, Stevenson , G3 or Quillan ...even at catch weights. Big respect to Ward!

@chromativore561

9 жыл бұрын

There are still fights to be had at super middleweight. He could face the Dirrell brothers, Groves, and DeGale, or if Ward would like to earn some real money he could rematch Froch and Kessler in their home countries. Not that I ever see him fighting outside of the US in his career, if indeed he ever fights again.

@musicclassic5938

9 жыл бұрын

After Kovaev cleans up the LHW division it would be good for him to fight Ward, but Kovalev might want to move up to cruiser weight.

@jah6270

5 жыл бұрын

@@musicclassic5938 he should definitely move up now

Ward controlled the whole fight with his jab

Ward is a future hall of famer. He cleaned out everyone from 168 - 175 lbs.

@lefthook95

4 жыл бұрын

Agree,he only Lost the First fight for kovalev.

@pettwaymichael

4 жыл бұрын

felipe melque go back and watch the fight after round 2 and cut the sound down notice that max and Jim were mesmerized by Sergey power Andre Ward was scoring most people just don’t notice because max and Jim were power struck and Harold letterman had the most bullshit card ever

@lefthook95

4 жыл бұрын

@@pettwaymichael i watched the Full fight 4 times,no way ward won the First fight,and i'm Ward fan.

@abubakr2817

4 жыл бұрын

@@lefthook95 yea right. he won the second one too lol. he won the fight when he got knocked out recently too. he is a drunk and has feet like stone.

@ChrisE-iy7ok

4 жыл бұрын

@@lefthook95 i agree and what about the 2nd fight which was stopped by a stupid low blow in favour of ward while kovalev holding his balls in pain?

Ward is a master. Damn re- watching these fights gives him way more credibility to his ESPN Toprank analysis. Damn Dre was special.

@philiplevins6702

Жыл бұрын

Amen

This ref sucks, not letting the two punch out of holds, pre- brake ups during the entire fight.

@robertmello6959

4 жыл бұрын

Andre Ward is a Dirty fighter

@MrElprezi

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertmello6959 lol STFU #pendijo

@zagortenay33

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrElprezi Andre Ward was a disgusting foul machine.

@topfan5620

3 жыл бұрын

It’s good that the ref didn’t let them tied up we get to see the boxing skills of both fighters and Andre ward was the superior boxer!!

Abraham has always used his strength as an 'x' factor in his fights. But he found out here that Andre is a very strong fighter. He realized it early on and knew he was in trouble.

WARDS THE REAL DEAL. DEAL WITH IT HATERS. TRUE BOXING FANS KNOWS WHATS UP.

@jasonspringer2983

4 жыл бұрын

Haters? Sounds like you're making up some invisible boogeyman to argue with. I've never heard anyone say ward was anything but a great fighter but you go on slaying those dragons

@herryajagh3050

4 жыл бұрын

bullshit,he makes any round is borrrrrriiiiing....monoton style,rigid,awkward

@plasmaastronaut

3 жыл бұрын

a boring , ultra defensive, anti boxer. And when he can't win he resorts to nut punches. nothing like the attacking black champions that built middleweight boxing into a multi-million dollar thrilling, entertaining spetacle : Julian Jackson, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Gerald McClellan, Chris Eubank, Nigel Ben. Ward took a shit on the sport and ran off like a thief with all the money.

@brandnew9834

3 жыл бұрын

@@plasmaastronaut dude you are so lame lol

@simondz9913

3 ай бұрын

@@jasonspringer2983He isn‘t making anything up you will find enough Hate Comments under this Video alone

Its very strange that any fighter who has been in with Andre Ward are so well dominated that they never consider rematches. GGG is very good but his chances are limited but Kovalev its a much closer fight because of his combination punching, speed and he also has power. That's an even fight.

@4129codubtheman

4 жыл бұрын

You were right 💯

andre ward heart of a lion. thanks for that fight

Now this is BOXING! Great fight, much more interesting then alot of 60kg fights iv seen.

5th round.....thats one of the hardest jabs i've ever seen connect

GGG has about the chance of a snowball chance in hell to beat Ward ( SOG)

@skillz1855

8 жыл бұрын

+Z Space Consulting he won't beat Ward, Sorry Ward is too technical

@ImmanelBoxing

8 жыл бұрын

Jacobs was just a better fighter all around than Quillin. You saw what happened when Mayweather fought canelo who was also a bigger puncher because Mayweather was a superior defensive fighter. I don't think GGG has no chance at all but I think Ward has the edge.

@ImmanelBoxing

8 жыл бұрын

more important then age is the experience of the fighter. if you look at triple Gs record he doesn't have any experience at all against a fighter like ward who has already perfected his style. it would be his first time but I agree its a great fight. and you definitely have a point about canelos weight disadvantage.

@ImmanelBoxing

8 жыл бұрын

LOL dude im talking about as a pro, which you know isnt the same. He hasn't fought anybody as pro and im pretty sure nobody can disagree with that. not saying I don't think hes good fighter but its just the truth.

@ImmanelBoxing

8 жыл бұрын

oh ok a fanboy.... yet you just dismissed canelos amateur backround who fought internationally as well. though not as deep as triple gs you just said canelo lost to Floyd cause of experience. but your right I am a boy whos 15. also ranked number one at 154 in the country and number 7 in the world. joey spencer look me up. what have you done homie?? that ends that didcussion

I've heard about this guy and this is the first fight of him that I'm watching. I love technical fighters, especially when i hear they've won gold medals in the Olympics. GGG is next on my list.

@musicclassic5938

9 жыл бұрын

Yes, he is technical, but most people want just a street fight in the ring and brutal knockouts; that's like GGG and Kovalev are so popular

@urivan9613

9 жыл бұрын

Igor Pospekhin GGG and Kovalev are technicians, they are far from being street fighters.

Nice going for Ward, his holding did not work here much, though. His shots are light, did not shook Arthur. All Ward can is hold, clinch, and hit when he stops holding. Good moving with his head, so body shots would get him down. Good, but not great.

Thank you Andre you did it tremdous heart determination agility technique and timing speed I didn't get to see you fight like this before until now A+ for you and a little of Mayweather style jab own !

I mentioned this in another upload, Ward has a solid build, but he looks so much smaller than his opponents. Even here, Arbraham moved up from middle and he looks like he is two divisions bigger than Ward. Part of what makes Ward special though, great skill and deceptively strong.

@sexydudeuk2172

11 ай бұрын

Abraham wasn't however able to carry his power up to the weight classes

That jab is great from Ward the best punch in Boxing to control your opponent from coming in aggressively sticking that jab in his face. It will help you on Defense too Boxers need to start using it more.

This is the 1st time I've seen a ref have such a negative impact on a fight

The more I look at Ward, the more I see the stance, hand positions, and punching angles of Bernard Hopkins. I think Andre is a bit more refined, smoother, though not as creative.

@khmer_sputnik

3 жыл бұрын

Yep they both dirty and clinching...that wont work against calzaghe and beterbiev

@civillitigationloopholesuk7348

3 жыл бұрын

@@khmer_sputnik ward would of beat both no problems had all the skills to do so. Can in fight, jab your head off and mix it up you name it just lacked the power punch but my god he wouldnt of worried with either of those men

now is the time for Showtime boxing to put on another supersix,

The ref. Was on Ward's top. Some of the dirty shit was instigated by Abraham. Love how Ward can fight going forward and backwards. Relentless!

I like the concept of this tournament. The best fighting the best, no ducking, no excuses

Ward has awesome footwork, fast hands, head movement etc. Curios to see him against GGG OR KOVALEV

@musicclassic5938

8 жыл бұрын

+RagingBull1991 No chances for Andre. He has no power while those two guys have it and they can box as good as him.

@GenaroD3

8 жыл бұрын

+Igor Pospekhin power is not everything it can easily be negated by timing look at Trinidad he had tons of power but got out boxed easily by b hop

@GenaroD3

8 жыл бұрын

+Igor Pospekhin I love Kovalev but he is not a better boxer than Ward only active boxer I see equal too Ward as far as boxing skills is El Chacal

@arevhovsepyan5027

5 жыл бұрын

Erg

Floyd Mayweather is the number 1 best Boxer in the World and Andre Ward is the 2nd Best. There are No other Boxer's in the game that even come close to these two guys period!

@brooklyn560

10 жыл бұрын

guillermo rodriguez

@saucy05

10 жыл бұрын

brooklyn560 who?

@Draygoon5

10 жыл бұрын

saucy05 i think he means guillermo rigondeaux

@brooklyn560

10 жыл бұрын

Draygoon5 lol autocorrect strikes again

@purpleheartgunna

10 жыл бұрын

Fuck Duckweather he won't fight Danny Swift Garcia, Timothy Bradley, GGG or Manny Pacquiao Pac even offered to fight him for free!!!! Floyd doesn't deserve #1 P4P it belongs to Ward!!!!!

am i the only man to see wards deliberate use of the head,not to mention the low blows.

Did anyone noticed how big Andre Wards gloves are??

@Matias873

10 жыл бұрын

yes they look huge

my top 5 favorite fighters of all time 1.manny pacquiao 2.marvin hagler 3.floyd mayweather jr 4.muhhammad ali 5.andre ward

Round 4 was were the skills and ring craftsmanship kicked in. Andre Ward was a very cute and intelligent boxer 👊

The match shows beautiful on my laptop

One of my boxing idols I try to incorporate his style to make my own

Antonio Tarver says little but it's always gold.

what a masterful performance

man Ward is a great boxer to watch and study him floyd and errol spence has been helping my fight game...

Great fight for Andre Ward.

Damn that was a terrible ref. Luckily for Ward the inside fighting wasn't his only game plan because he wasn't letting none of that go on

Man, I would have loved to see Andre Ward vs. SMW Roy Jones, Jr. or Joe Calzaghe, but unluckily, they weren't boxing in the primes at the same era.

@bhoppin18

9 жыл бұрын

MrJeff Joe, sure, but roy in his mid to late 20s, not a chance.

@realbws94

9 жыл бұрын

bhoppin18 roy was not only unbeatable back then. he could hardly lose a round that was just ridiculous.

@datboye9406

9 жыл бұрын

+bhoppin18 irk about Joe either . He was just as techincal and smart as ward. Got bhop and Jones Jr under his resume

@realbws94

9 жыл бұрын

dat boy E come on we all know these 2 were miles away from their prime when he beat them and still he hit the canvas against both.

@datboye9406

9 жыл бұрын

realbws94 you can't really say bhop was out of his prime especially when his prime was 30- 45 years old .. his skill is what made him so good . Bhop was still definitely a beast . Maybe Roy because he seemed to age must faster than bhop

ward boxed smart this fight.

@snatcher420

4 жыл бұрын

Ward boxed smart in all his fights.

Abraham looked solid the first half of the fight, then got picked apart.

Oaktown's finest

Andre is a lot better now.

@ibv0482

8 жыл бұрын

with 4 yrs fighting no one

@mtrevino92

8 жыл бұрын

+issac ibv: bullshit

@toetotoetv854

7 жыл бұрын

who has he fought really ?

Ward is a good fighter, a consistent fighter who’s style is made for winning...doesn't always look pretty; tends to hold to much and doesn't throw enough punches for my liking . But he’s undefeated and his record is impressive so no one can say anything bad about him

30:11 - just simple perfect double punch!

they need more of this in boxing .. super six welterweight or middleweight

That little 5'5" boxer will get killed by Ward. People that don't know shit about boxing need to stop posting stupid comments

Annoyed that this Ref would constantly call for a break whenever they got close together. C'mon let them have a few inside exchanges!

@jeremiasimano7271

3 жыл бұрын

The ref is favoring ward of what his doing ,the ref negates the infighting action!

Stuffed if I can work the scoring system out. When I was fighting you got scored shit-all for hitting a guys gloves or elbows, you had to hit the front part of the body. According to my count Arthur won the first three rounds and lost the fourth yet the judges scored it even or Ward ahead. What fight are these guys looking at?

Froch dominated Abraham from start to finish, flawless performance look how ward is struggling first half of the fight (not to mention the headbutting)

@Tricky87dk

9 жыл бұрын

***** ward may have won but it was no where near the shutout as in froch-abraham.. keep dreaming Actually froch got the better of ward on several occasions But i am not in the mood to make a highlight video for your viewing pleasure Ps froch KOs ward in a rematch if ever

@adonislauren3959

9 жыл бұрын

***** u Don't have a chin bruh stfu n stop talking dumb shit how Floyd don't have a chin n never got dropped

Fantastic fight.

doing the stay in your house deep dive on divisions from 2010- 2015. up to 168 now. it was a strong era in this division. lot of good fighters and great time of european and uk based fighters. 168 is usually an international division. lot of good fighters froch, abraham, ward, kessler, bute and good fringe guys taylor, stieglitz, bika, smith plus up and comers dirrell brothers degale paschal and groves. the super six created an environment where the best guys all fought each other. the unquestioned man of the era was andre ward who beat most everybody and retired undefeated. the super six created the opportunity to fight much of the top and he took full advantage. froch would have been the best of most eras and had a great career as 2nd best. Ward became highly respected p4p but did not become the big money star in the usa probably due to the international flavor of his best wins and the 168 and later 175 divisions. i have noticed in 160 and up in 2010 to 2015, it was a great era for Germany. big crowds, lots of champions. of course the klitschos at heavyweight. felix sturm at middleweight. abraham and stieglitz at 68. marco huck and glowacki at cruiserweight. i don't know how much money they were making but they had the action.

@skinnykinny582

3 жыл бұрын

@trufiend138 froch vs glenn johnson in that super six semi final

@skinnykinny582

3 жыл бұрын

@trufiend138 yeah me too.

That was not a dominant performance, the fight was close and Abraham threw more power punches. Ward was just a bit more accurate, especially with his jabs. This was not a particularly fan-friendly fight. People want GGG, Kovalev and Stevenson type of fighters who can really hurt boxers, knock them down in an impressive fashion.

@theor7281

8 жыл бұрын

Noooo it was close the first 4 rounds not after that.....

Those punch stats had to be wrong. Abraham barely touched Ward! What in the hell were they counting?

like arthur said some boxers are using everything to win, they don't give a .....about rules, not fair and poor at all

Damn Andre is a technical beast

only video that stays clear.

This guy is the greatest clincher in the world.

@mofobichfuk

8 жыл бұрын

If all you saw was clinching then you not have been paying attention...

@MoveTowardsTheLight

7 жыл бұрын

who Abraham? lol he was interested in hugs instead of boxing due yo being tired and outclassed.

@MoveTowardsTheLight

7 жыл бұрын

+JOE CooL *to

@MoveTowardsTheLight

7 жыл бұрын

ahhh shut it prime casual.

@zakb3515

2 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt one of the best clinchers to enter a boxing ring.

Ward won ugly better than anyone in recent years. He really didn't care if his performances were virtuosos or a guy taking the garbage out to the curb. A win is a win.

Всегда приятно, когда высококлассный боксёр побеждает примитивного дуболома, делающего ставку на то,что в обмене плюхами его голова и кулаки окажутся более чугунными ) Браво, Уорд!

What song did ward come out too?

Boxer of this generation in my opinion before Floyd. Class inside and outside the ring.

@MoveTowardsTheLight

7 жыл бұрын

before? lol

@s.g.6012

7 жыл бұрын

rite

(120-108), (118-110),(118-111) that is great performance from SOG.

Arthur Abraham and Joshua Clottey fight so similar. Hide in that high guard and give rounds away

Can always count on you brother

Abraham actually started REALLY well, and then got shut the fuck out. Ward just too smart. This is why I have a hard time picturing him losing.

Fantastic, gorgeous fight..two tough warriors but Wards performance was incredible..he's a BEAST!!!

@flyguy1827

5 жыл бұрын

Arthurs no warrior dumbass. Hes a bitch.

QUIEN ME DISE CUANTAS VECES AMARRÓ ANDREY WORD A ARTUR.....

i'm so behind on Ward, but so far from two fights I've watched, he puts on a clinic. My word he speaks and mumbles in jabs and body punches, that shell cover up and movement, very very intelligent and aware, present boxer. Arthur just looks lost here

Super middleweights should not be clinching this much. They aren't heavyweights for crying out loud. Man up and box.

53:18 soul stealing headbutt, damn, twisted into it from below and it was a counter headbutt , to a missed left hook..ouch

enjoyed every minute of this fight…could watxmch it million times i just hate how fast arthur gassed out lmao all them wild ass power punches he was really tryna take ward head off sheesh

Abraham must be tough as nails. He fought 9 rounds against Miranda with a broken jaw? Damn!

Just count how many times they say Arthur’s name in comparison to Wards SMH

@lefthook95

4 жыл бұрын

They hate ward...

Was an interesting and even fight the first 4 rounds after that it got very one sided Ward being the better boxer technically and more stamina you know

Was that "Hurricane" Carter in Wards corner?

Andre shut his ass down , Aurthur barely had a pulse in this fight , it felt like watching a beating at times , he was looking lost at times , credit to him for keep come out.

Every fight Ward had was at home during the Super Six tournament. All the other boxers had to travel home and away. Ward was protected by the TV Network and by the referees who allowed Ward to headbutt, hold and constantly use the elbow. Oh and to punch below the belt line. Ward’s fight against Kessler should have been stopped and the win given to Kessler after the disqualification of Ward. Watch the two Kovalev fights and the corruption is in plain sight.

Ward breaks his opponents down

In that ring there’s only one man fighting

Andre Ward has the pontinel to be one of the greates of all time.

Very lively crowd, this one.

Why was artur Abraham holding back most of the fight or not being more agressive?

andre ward fighting in that SEARS get up.

Did anyone notice the announcer call him andre direlle

andre is sooo quick .. with his left hand down he remembers me roy jones but way less arrogant :P

@musicclassic5938

9 жыл бұрын

He has not been tried against real punchers like GGG and Krusher Kovalev

This effort wouln't be enough to defeat Kovalev, Andre. His jab is way-way better and much more powerful.

@brandonsowdagore2717

7 жыл бұрын

this was 2011

@captainrhodes83

7 жыл бұрын

This is not Kovalev.

@markant9534

7 жыл бұрын

+captainrhodes83 Watch the video the skills of Andre Ward!

61 degrees is too cold for outdoor fights.

Everybody : The ref : alright alright no body throw !

Ward v calzague both in there prime wow

good fight, i would like to see a rematch

14:56 even back then he was punching ppl in the ballz..

GGG is not like Arthur or Froch. His punches are very accurate. Not easily, but he will beat Ward.

abraham gassed out after the 3rd round, look at how hard he was breathing