From the opening bell, and much to the ever-increasing chagrin of the HBO broadcast team of Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Roy Jones Jr., Ward fought like a scared man, circling around Sanchez and refusing to engage in any kind of violence. Aside from Ward getting dropped by an uppercut in round five, the passive monotony continued through the middle rounds, as Ward moved around the outer edges of ring like it was a game of tag, rather than a boxing match.
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