Ward vs. Dawson 2012- Full Fight 

Exactly

Hell yeah. It means you completely took their heart away.

Its always better than a ko

No doubt! It’s like when Hopkins asked Pascal would you rather be knocked out or tortured for 12 rounds? 😂

he knew not to blow all his money

Boxing is better without his cheating.

​@@barukkhazad6314 He definitely always found your lead foot to step on before throwing a punch. When he steps off after the punch, he grabs.

Ward vs Beterbiev and Bivol were missed opportunities

Tap tap. Tap tap. Counter jab. Beautiful

Y’all suckas trippin. Dawson was obviously f*cked from the opening bell for having to cut that weight to make 168.

That's why Mayweather got on his ass

Who knows? From what I hear, back in his day he was quite the spry young man.

@@marvinwashington2600 shut him down quick too just like you said

Thats why Floyd shutdown hbo boxing. They were no more after that interview. It was all showtime boxing after that.

@@ethiopianeyes Floyd-"That's when I made Showtime the A-side"

Truth

Shannon Collins that's a perfect analysis

Rare breed is ward i think he could beat any era of light heavyweights, one of the most complete fighters ever and is so under appreciated its crazy.

Madflavors watch Bob Foster who I think would beat Ward

Correct

@Mike Banks Pacquiao isn't a "dumb fighter" and you legit don't know shit about boxing if you really think like that.

@@MB-fo2sk fuuucck you

@@MB-fo2sk no one said he was

@@micahcharles4277 Some guy had, and I was answering him, but he has since deleted his comment. I might be a little crazy but not enough to make up an imaginary poster's name.

My brother is a low IQ brawler i am a high IQ slick fighter

who the fook is that guy?

He use elbows and shoulders and head butts with extreme amount of body weight

@jliveslife robbed?😒😂

And, done. Dirty fighter, see ya, not.

Ward is as Dirty as Hell, one of the dirtiest fighters I have ever seen

Merchant was always off with his commentary. Good riddance he no longer commentates

@@jia1596 Larry Merchant was a racist bum.God knows how he became a commentator

Besides an obvious loss that robbed that bum Sergey Kovalev

@@Anti.Veganslol delusional

Because he fought nobodies besides kovalev

@@MohammadMehmood-pm1eoyeah next time just say you don’t know shit about boxing😂😂. He beat Kessler Abraham Froch Bika Dawson Miranda etc

Real talk. He was neutralized by the all the feinting, wrestling, irritating body shots, especially that body jab...just broke him mentally...then he physically fell apart

Fax

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Retired undefeated and Golovkin ducked this guy wanted no parts in that smoke

Facts

@@brandnew9834 nah Floyd is

@@CoolMikey81 so it can only be 1? They both are

A master indeed.

@@CoolMikey81 🙄sheesh.

That wasn't a knockdown early in the 4th!! Wards career was fixed like Crawford's and Porter's.

Will Irwin James Toney is the most underrated fighter of all time

absolutely, i honestly don't know if it was worth it in the end for him to do that. he hsoulda jus ridden the rest of contract with goosen, he coulda had least 4-5 more fights that woulda just further cemented his legacy

"Promotional Issues" Is that what you call breaking his contract and scamming his promoter, who was sick and dying with cancer? Scumbag idiot.

I know you posted this a while back, but the 2 years he had off only robbed us of more fights. I really don’t know how much better he could have ever performed? What he did against Kovalev after moving up was big time considering how dominate Kovalev was at that time. Only thing more he could have done was try heavyweight. Wonder what would have happened between him and calzaghe

@@rsktransport Low blows are illegal.

@@barukkhazad6314 Ah, so you were rooting for someone he beat, I'm guessing.

Me too 🌈

What a great line. Me too bruh.

Adam Anderson chill out puss

Me too

Me to

Wrong, he is a cheating scumbag and a pathetic fraud.

I would bet on him over prime Jones. the complete package. Yeah he didn't get released from his contract until his former promoter died. Rough stuff. The fight w Kov was the cherry on top. Ko'd two lineal lhw champions.

@@GOSUmartialarts Ward never "KO'd" anybody you lying scumbag. He landed multiple consecutive low blows and had his personal friend Tony Weeks stop the fight in his favour. The fact you ignores this exposes you as a pathetic simp.

Ward was like Hopkins - stays out his opponent's punching range unless he wants to punch - & puts his opponent off balance by stepping in off a feint before he throws a punch. Dawson's durability & ability to take a shot was depleted here because he agreed to sweat down to 168lbs - the fight was pretty close before Dawson's fragile physical state became obvious.

@@kufujitsu Ward is like Hopkins. You got that part right....

Right. He did plenty

I know. Well said.

Yeah, he isn't forgotten on my "fight night champions". I stay whooping ass with him..

it really looked like mental thing with him in this fight...he didn't look happy and didn't look like he was up for fight at all.

Honestly I’ve watched Chad dawson since he was an amateur and I’m not saying Andre ward couldn’t bear him, but dawson threw this fight. That wasn’t him in there. No way. I don’t care about the weight either.

George M You can't compare other fighters to body types and how weight loss affects them because everyone is different. It's simple human anatomy. Plus your example is stupid cus Canelo said he was weight drained.

canelo said he was weight drained :DDDDDDDDDD if he say so... :D :D :D lol... excuses....

mortal2400 if he was weight drained why did he have 3 of his last 4 fights at 155 or so?

I actually wish the fight was 175 but Dawson had no chance ward is so crafty and has a solid left hook Dawson could not see it coming and make adjustments

Soy Presidente1 how was Canelo Weight drained when Floyd fought him within his weight class? Canelo only had to drop 2 additional pounds while Floyd had to move up 6.

ward said Nate Diaz was a big factor in helping him get ready for Dawson

​@@GgCashh451 Diaz was always good at fighting in clinches so I'm not surprised. Plus I've noticed Bay Area fighters just tend to be closer, the Diaz Brothers, Ward, Donaire, Jake Shields, Robert Guerrero. They all seem to be friends

@@BruteStrength99 the bay a small place we gotta stick together! But Stockton ain’t the bay

@@GgCashh451 you're right. Stockton isn't the bay the gym the Diaz Brothers train at is in the Bay area. Unless they left Cesar Gracie. Actually I don't know where they train now

@@BruteStrength99 his team pretty much travels with him everywhere so I’m assuming they just train wherever they’re currently at

THE GENERAL remember when Kovalev done the stanky leg after getting hit by a vicious right hand. Ward ended his career. Was never the same after that

@@prime1 after the knockdown koveloav did not finish him so what you talking about. Plus it was the 2 round

@@prime1 the 2 fight ward has adjusted in his training and koveloav is the same fighter when they fought in the first fight

A man willing to do whatever it takes to win and has all the tools to do it

Perfectly said!!!!!!!!

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not sure if i have gained more respect for Andre Ward or Mosquitos after that comment

You mean "lets the A side cheat"

It's amazing how long HBO allowed him to abuse the very sport that was paying his checks. He was so much of a debbie downer and he made it clear that he despised black fighters who were tactical in the ring.

Ward is such a dirty fighter

Abel Mehari. It seems like Larry Merchant was trying to get a reaction out of fighters, so that journalists could have something to report.

@@MrReav13 isn't every FIGHTER dirty in some way ? Even if ward is a dirty fighter , Boxing isn't a soft sport its a rough sport that can take someone's life in a blink of an eye. so yeah if you ask me ? I'd be dirty also after all it worked for him, he never lost.

@@triggerhappyjay4794 every dominant champ found a way to get away with shit. Evander was the first with the headbutts, Lennox half wrestled his man at times. Nigel benn and ray mercer were more covict than fighters lol. Boxing is finding advantages that aren't there. The way you get the win doesn't matter, history doesn't give a damn about how you did it, history remembers you holding the belts.

I haven't ever met or heard of an intelligent or eloquent English professor 😂

He doesn't punch hard like Mayweather that's why they underestimate them

I think Dawson's weight drain had a lot to do with the extent of Ward's dominance in this fight. Not saying Dawson would have won at 175 but draining those 7 pounds does make a huge difference in strength and performance, and Dawson would have no doubt performed better at 175. Hence, why Hearn is now trying to get Bivol to come down to 168 for the Canelo rematch.

What you fail to realize is distance management...you can have "the jab, the hand speed, the power"... if your opponent is managing distance, you will lose and get pummeled. Watch round 6 again, that was the round Ward established his imprisoning control of distance. Ward used one shot and slip, two shots and slip, level changes, to confuse Dawson. Dawson was guessing from that round on those single double slips always set up combinations.....and that was Andre's strategy.

Ward took his weapons away

Not really.... How could he?? He was completely weight drained. He was shattered and had no business being in the ring

Lol and Canelo would’ve destroyed ward 😂 too bad bivol and beterbiev made ward retire early

@@boss2654 Ward would’ve did Canelo just like Floyd did him 😂 no cap 🧢

@@mrbodycatcher6428 is that why ward was too scared of bivol and beterbiev? Ward wouldn’t even survive against benavidez 😂🤣 ward got dropped by kovalev and should’ve lost that first fight

@@boss2654 Benavidez lmaoo who has he beat and Kovalev definitely lost twice

@@mrbodycatcher6428 lmao benavidez been calling out trash charlo and doo doo for the longest. They scared of him. You do realize even mayweather said kovalev beat ward the first fight

Been watching best of decades lately so I'd thought I'd give this a shot... ward gatti 1 still tops .. ali frazier 1 2nd

I. Took my daughter we were close 2 rows off the floor which were actually better cause no one could block the view if they stood up that happened a lot.

"AnYoNe ElSe WaTcHiNg?"

Yea I started to notice how he would throw left hooks when he would have his left foot inside the southpaw lead foot than put it back out to throw right straights to the hand than body very skill fighters can pick up a lot watching this makes me better imma spar Ward one day he's one of my favorite boxers 🥊🥊

Yup, Dawson was completely shot.

I don't think it will be that easy, but I'm confident SOG will controll Kovalev like he has done to all his opponents until now. Ward has faced punchers of Kovalev's caliber. Kovalev hasn't dealt with a boxer with the sience of SOG.

agree 100%

the only way kovalev wins is by tko and I don't see that happening...

+ReerBaadia u dont c nadas happening cas you're blind u dumb fool.jaja

+Hamza S kovalev has faced greater opposition than ward u idiot.froch and abraham aint on the league of boxers kov has fought.

Chad Dawson is my uncle

Rush Limpball aswell as lightheavyweight champ when he kicked kovelevs ass who kept putting ward in headlocks dirty fighter kovelev ward is the champ baby

He looked really bad vs Pascal too, but he did worse and worse.

I never understood his decision to come down in weight to face Ward. He was a career light-heavy, Ward wasn't a big enough name to bring in a huge payday and beyond that, Andre had fought at light heavy in the Olympics so it should have been him moving up to challenge Dawson. Sorry but Chad was dumb to take this and it practically ruined his career.

Chad is from my hometown of New Haven CT. He started smoking too much weed and hanging with the gangs when he was on top. Popping bottles, going to clubs. I know the guy who discovered him and became his manager at Ring One on Congress Ave.. but they had a falling out with Chad because he wanted to be a thug too instead of a champ. New Haven may be home to yale University but it's also the murder capital of CT. It's a crime ridden city outside of Yale. He even has the 5 star tattoo on his back. Think about it

I wonder if the loosing losing weight affected Chad

@@too_sturdy I don't think it was that. I think it was because he was switching trainers too much, and he had a bad attitude. It takes time for a trainer to evaluate their fighter; their strengths their weaknesses, getting their fighter to fight at their absolute best. Everytime Chad was hiring a new trainer he was going back to square 1, the trainer evaluating Dawson and seeing how he's like, and that trainer could be making Chad fight the wrong way at first. It takes like 5 or 6 fights for a trainer to really understand their boxer, and in some cases that trainer is just not good. So Chad wasn't improving, he was actually regressing every-time he got a new trainer (although in Chad's case he had like 4 elite trainers that would have made him fight to his potential). Chad should have had a permanent trainer before he won the title, he choose Floyd Mayweather Sr and he should have stuck with him.

pfunk42 Funk, that is straight up truth, and when they get rid of Lampley, take Kellerman too! Replace them with Roy Jones Jr., George Foreman with someone else, who's gonna be 100% truthful! Mic dropped!

Ricky Stansbury Kellerman ain't that bad, he has alot of boxing knowledge and is usually pretty fair to both fighters when he gives commentary

Hallvard Valde My opinion, is my opinion, and your opinion is yours, I say Kellerman goes, that's my opinion! Have a nice day👊

Harold Williams ward i agree with but keith thurman😂😂 he good but i put my man erol spence over him and danny garcia maybe. Also dont sleep on crawford, lomenchko, and all the upcoming prospects

Dreamlatino canelo is very bad in boxing and ggg search all type of advetages

Wis Dom we all did

Scorpio Indigo why?

No need to wonder; casual fans of combat sport tend to like narcissists (Floyd, Conor) and flat out maniacs (Tyson) rather than responsible family men (Ward, Cormier). The hard core fans tend to appreciate technique and skills but are just 10-20% of the total fan base.

Very incisive.

Ward is better than floyd when he smells blood he goes in for the kill

It's a black thing. If either were white they would be equally bigger than life. Ton of endorsements and speaking engagements. Once they've reached their 50's & 60's people will worship them like Ali.

@@AnkhsZL1 who cares theyre rich and will enjoy the rest of their lives happily

Agreed. Amazing skill and discipline on wards part. I cover boxing on my channel. Check it out if it's not too much trouble

i have a video on my channel talking about the fight. check it out if it's not too much trouble bro

Bezo The Rebel Nice one bro..! I will.

Bezo The Rebel you look a little like Berto

You mean his balls full lolol

Cameron Nwafor you should watch it more closely. Dawson checks him with the right hook high on the dome