Andre “SOG” Ward: BOXING IQ - boxing breakdown
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- Andre Ward boxing IQ is a boxing film study focused on the 2 division Champions mental capacity and his ability to make adjustments on the fly and fight intelligently in a boxing ring.
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Timestamp for the short version: 5:55
Andre Ward's ultimate smart move was to retire on top with his health intact.
Not so smart if he was chasing greatness. Not so smart financially, either: had he played his cards right, he could've gotten a humungous pay check against Canelo at 175 or slightly below at some point since 2019 (only two years into retirement).
@@ainsleycrawford4221Health is wealth n Andre ward is cemented as an all time great with one of the highest iqs ever
@ainsleycrawford4221 At his core he's a Christian so Money is not his Master, God Is!
Highly cerebral fighter 🧠 his adjustment game was crazy could easily transition from finesse to brutal tactics in a fight. Also loved his dirty boxing always seemed to slowly take the confidence out of his op’s . Him verzuz b hop would’ve been interesting they had a lot of similarities with their approach
apparently b-hop was one of his inspirations, alongside RJ Jr and ofc, Floyd the 🐐
Very good breakdown of one of my favorite boxers of all time. Ward was always very good at taking away his opponent's best weapon. In most cases, he would shut his opponent's offense down completely. A master of all ranges, he would always look to work at the opponent's least effective range. Which would naturally take away a lot of their offense because most fighters need to be at their preferred range in order to produce their best offensive output. Good stuff brother
Boring clown who always run 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ward is definitely one of the ATG'S of the last 20 years.
Please keep these studies coming! High level boxers deserve to be praised!!💪🏿💪🏿
But of course!
@@BoxingGems who did you having winning Ward vs Kov1? I thought the light heavyweight division was to much for Ward
I though Ward edged it but it could have gone either way.
@@BoxingGems yeah originally I thought ward won but I thought Kov built a big enough lead that he held om by a slim margin
Wards a genius and such a real humble guy i remember i met him in cali a few years back as a contractor and he is legitimately one of the most humble and genuine athletes you'll ever meet which is crazy when you think of his talent, iq, and pedigree. Another dope one boxing gems much love champ.
Underrated, underappreciated great.
such a great video. i don't know the technicalities of boxing like that but the way you broke it down made a lot of sense to me. Good work.
Thanks fam! Much Appreciated. And of course if you liked this vid you should check out the rest of the channel fam. A lot of gems uploaded already.
Another Great one bro!! 👌 Excellent breakdown
Thank you sir!
Good video man the beat you chose was fire
Thank Fam!
Ward, Crawford and Floyd. Kings of adjustment.
Love this, excellent breakdown
Much appreciated fam!
Wow! This is so informative.
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Glad you took something from it fam!
Great stuff Boxing Gems
Thanks fam!
Gems I hate the fact the Ward isnt appreciated the way he should be and held in higher regard. This 168lber regrets he didn’t fight AJ before retiring. A true statesman of our sport. Ward vs Krusher 1 was some of the best boxing of a person that knows what he’s watching will ever see
Ward was that guy!
SOG , one of the best technicians the sport has seen, you should do a tim bradley one as homage
I will. Waiting til I can free up some time so I can get Tim on it with me.
@@BoxingGems SOG was a crazy technician, I feel like Shakur will be Best Skilled Ever when his career is over, and it seems like the boxers know that too
Another dope episode. This channel is in my top 3 of all of you tube. The knowledge dropped in these vids. is highly likely the best or near the most elite pugilistic science theory in all of media available via this platform. I can't wait for the next!
💪🏾 High praise! Much appreciated fam!
You have a way with words sir! Your comments inspire! Thanks again
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Learn a lot from you keep it up 💯
Will do!
Great video homie
Thanks fam!
Thank you for giving Andre Ward the respect he deserves. GGG ran away from this man and they had GGG ranked above andre ward p4p for absolutely no reason. Froch, prime Kovalev, Barrera, prime Dawson, and Kessler are better than literally everyone GGG fought.
Andre Ward was a technician excellent fighter.... But I'm slowly losing respect for him now that he's on the commentary end of the game...
@@montbrink4700 what has he said commentary wise that has been incorrect?
@@thedhive6512 He's the ESPN company man through and through.... He agreed Loma was the best fighter in the world before the Lopez fight.... Top rank Fighters take precedent over everybody else to him and everybody that work for ESPN especially biscuit head Timothy Bradley....
@@montbrink4700 i mean thats fair. He's tap dancing for a paycheck because he didn't have the heart to keep boxing. I separate him from Ward the boxer to Ward the man. Ward the man is a phony but the boxer was solid
@@thedhive6512 I separate the two too.... I would never take away from his incredible boxing skills...he was one of the most technical fighters of the last 25 years
Excellent breakdown!!
Much appreciated!
Love this excellent boxing
Levels. Fitting name for your channel by the way.
Thanks fam
He don't get mention enough. Love the bro as a fighter and as a person. Big foundmentals
Major respect 2 Dre!
Cali Love
One of my Top 5 favorite fighters of all time in Boxing (#3)👊👊🥊🥊
Outstanding analysis by you. Love the captions for the cheap shots 😂. Ward is a great fighter but definitely bends the rules at times.
🙏🏾 Most the best fighters do.
Loved this! It was more of a straight left than a hook on that one knockdown but a brilliant breakdown nonetheless 👍
Thanks fam! We can agree to disagree on that long range 3 hook…but it was a hook 😂
The big fundamentals 💯 the biggest 🔥
One of the greatest of his generation! He is so flexible to many different styles and strengths that he can adapt to any situation. Many fans will say he didn't fight many great opposition.... Well truth be told it's not about how many HOF you fight it's about how well you perform in your bouts, how dominant of a performance do you put up?
By doing so real analysts and fans can see how the fight would actually go if the other so called "greats" had faced him. In Andre's case you can easily say he is one of the top 5 Super Middleweights and Lightheavyweights of all time
Ward was a nasty fighter...that dude was a fighter...whatever it took...he adjusted...even if it took a few low blows
Yea Ward brought a tool box to every fight. Whatever worked!
Great stuff my man ! You are dropping damn good content!
Thanks fam!
One of my all time favs. Can bang with both hands, defensive genius. Incredible inside fighter. Former Gold medalist. The only negative is when he took so much time off after super 6 with promoter problems. Was on the shelf for what shoulda been his best years. Didn’t look great in 1st fight with Kovalev but showed his metal in second fight. Super physically dominant even though he had a slender frame. Love the lateral movement . Boxing or banging could do it all. Genius iq. He and his trainer were locked in had their stuff wired tight. Before super 6 tourney he was projected to finish last. I knew he was going to win the whole thing. I just knew him from the amateurs Nobody could intimidate this man. Had an excellent career but I think if he had gone traditional with a big promoter he eventually would have gotten bigger fights, bigger paydays and way more notoriety. The casuals don’t really know him. He could have been a big cross over star. A great human outside ring. A bit shocking how he was able to destroy excellent fighters; Dawson, Kovalev, Froch, Kessler, Abraham. Those fights were not close. He dismantled them all.
Andre Ward is one of my all time favs. He’s like a mash up of Roy and Floyd. When I watched him dismantle Froch (a pretty dangerous fighter at the time) with such ease, I was hooked. It’s not just having a plan (fighting in close), it’s the flawless execution.
Explain the Roy comp... Even the Floyd similarities are very very slight . Totally different styles and approaches. But I dont see Roy at all
@@hpmroyale8364He has more B-Hop than Roy. Although, Dre has always said RJJ, B-Hop, and Mayweather were his top 3 favorites coming up, and the ones he studied the most.
@@TylerHingleton BHop spot on.. kinda rough not necessarily dirty but rough
@@hpmroyale8364 Yup. Only thing he took from Roy was the leaping left hook, which is nowhere near as explosive, but still effective.
Dont know why but i never liked Ward when he was active. Only after he retired and reviewing all his fights did i realize he’s one of the ATGs. Truly a great boxer. 🥊
1:20 might be the most atrocious shot ive even seen landed
Nasty
Another great breakdown from you man. Not sure if you have already, but I'd love to see you breakdown Bivol v. Canelo
Thanks fam. Yea I did. th-cam.com/video/d-pdWynrYfs/w-d-xo.html
Edit: I'd also love an analysis on Edwin Valero. Good or bad. It's a shame there aren't many videos on him!
Would love a video on Rigo's metronome jab. Beautiful rhythm breaking.
I also love Foreman and Floyd's guard manipulation. That's a lost art and would make a great video.
th-cam.com/video/ZlT0MFFxs6U/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/klI1Fdi5xWU/w-d-xo.html
@@BoxingGems my guy way ahead of the game 😂 in that case I'd love an Edwin Valero video bro. There's some great footage of him sparring Morales. He was quite crude but had talent so I'd love an analysis of the good and bad. Hope you like the suggestion
He was on the list already fam. I’ll get to it
@@BoxingGems 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 I'm excited
SOG one of the Goats 🐐
One of my favorites to watch!
Great fighter
Facts!
Loving your consistency bro the content you put out is always sick loving the mayweather series to you should definitely do other fighters when you finish doing moneymay keep up great content bro
Thanks for riding with me. Always appreciate the input fam!
Who would you like to see a series on fam?
@@BoxingGems whoever you wanna do but I know you a RJJ fan or maybe sweet pea because if you think about it Whitaker was p4p then Jones then mayweather then ward Gonzales for a short time then canelo or Crawford or loma so yeah you’re boxing channel has the perfect name boxing gems 💎 because that’s what you put out I’m notification gang regardless so just do what you feel definitely want to see marvellous Marvin Haggler in future and Orlando canizales but till the end bro 🥊
I hear you fam. Got you
not mentioning the elbows and headbutting?
looks like he tried to land that 3 earlier but it wasn't a counter and didn't set it up with the low 2; also looks like he changed pace, backing up, quick paw then sudden burst with the in-shuffle, feint and crack. I'm learning with this channel 👍🏿
Won't be long until I've smashed every like button on this channel (I'm learning to sit down on my like-smash more since my IQ is rising)
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Bro I use the joust when I’m sparring too
Open stance? It’s not really called a “joust” I just call it that because that’s what it looks like. It’s just a pawing jab. But if you’re fighting an opposite stance fighter, it’s a great way to control the lead hand. In the closed stance it can also be useful to set up a backhand strike or just create traffic between you and your opponent
Can you breakdown ward vs kovalev 1?
I’ll put it on the list
4:00
Andre 'the professor' ward
Indeed!
I'm not sure why he didn't call out Stevenson and become two time undisputed!? I guess either they weren't going to give him that fight or he really didn't tell feel it anymore!?
Volume 2?
With somebody else?
@@BoxingGems Yessir!!
Andre ward Sweet Science is amazing to bad he retired early , if he comes back he'll lose because It's been like 4 years rusty I think?
Gems where are you from and who are you training right now, because there’s no way ur not a trainer. You just don’t be talking out ur ass. You open my eyes up to few things I didn’t even notice in sum of ur videos and I’m 46 on the 9th of this month and grew up in Philadelphia gym’s. The only thing I didn’t agree and thought was crazy was when you compared The last Gary to Aaron Pryor what I thought was Blasphemous the only time you ever been off so im assuming ur from the DMV 😩🤣😂
😂😂😂 I’m from Chicago fam. And I said “stylistically” they are similar. 😂😂😂
@@BoxingGems yeah all right, the last Gary should be called Porter jr.
What S.O.G mean??
Son of God
Word is Ward is making a come back🤷🏽♂️
I’ll believe it when I see it
He's 36 now I think? Not that old to be honest.
37 but I think it depends on what kind of shape he’s kept and how long it would take to get him back to Championship level unless he’s just in it for the bag. Beterbiev and Bivol ain’t no joke.
Nah he not lol
lol that lil cheapshot 4:20
😂💪🏾
How do you think a prime ward & canelo do against a prime ggg?? I feel like ward and canelo beat him by using all their abilities
I think Ward beats GGG. Too many wrinkles in his game for GGG and too big. I think the Canelo fights look the same as they did, pretty even matched.
@@BoxingGems personally i feel ward would wash canelo at either 168 or LHW he was too much especially the iq and he wouldnt take a fight with stipulations
Hear Mario Barrios vs tank davis also rigo v casamero, and jermell vs Castano...
saw that. Digging those 3, not so sure about some of the others. Breakdowns coming. Most definitely for the Jermell/Castano fight.
@@BoxingGems feel the rest are just step up or activity money fights. But those three stand out the most personally and the lubin jeison as undercard
Facts!
@@davesgamingtv3069 Showtime ain’t playing!
ward only had 30 fights best figher het was kovallev and he was probaly drunk hes strutn around like hes up there with ray robison hes a joke to me
The man who fought once every three years and thought he was a goat🙄
Not exactly true. He did have that 3 year span of relative inactivity because of business disputes. Other than that he was as active as most modern fighters are. I also remember Ward always saying Floyd was P4p until he retired.
@@BoxingGems don’t get me wrong ward is a good fighter, used to be my favorite when he was in that super six, but he seems to have a higher view of himself than I do. Just not active enough for the kid
I feel i you fam. 32-0 in 13 years is a bit lacking. Imo, none of these modern non-stars are active enough even before the pandemic. I understood Floyd and Manny. They built their names before PPV and then had huge fights on ppv that needed promoting to generate as much money as possible so the buildup had them fight twice a year. These new guys have no excuse. All of them should fight 3 times a year imo.
@@BoxingGems seems like all sports are headed in the wrong direction, I hate how they took defense out of football and basketball and gear everything to gambling. At least boxing is still man v man when guys aren’t ducking. Stay up bro
Agreed Fam! Check out the rest of the channel. Got some gems in here.
Andre if you read this please fight Jake Paul. The world deserves to see this man take an ass whoopin lol
😂
go search who adre fought in his 4th pro fight
@@blan152 Ward fought pro boxers with pro boxing records and pro boxing wins. Big difference fam.
Man if ward and canelo cross paths, that would probably boxing biggest fight today. 50/50 Canelo can hurt Ward, just like Ward can outbox Canelo. We will never know.