The Raymond Ford Effect: How One War Changed Nick Ball’s Title Reign

The War With Raymond Ford May Have Something Out of Nick Ball, Leaving The Risk-Averse Fighter We’ve See in His Two Fights Since. Ford Put Ball (22-0-1, 13 Kos) Through Torture 12 rounds in Losing a questionable 12-round split decision in June 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ball’s Post-Ford Avononance strategy

WBE Featherweight Champion Ball, 28, hasn’t fought any featherweights Since His War with Ray Ford. Indeed, His Next Challenger, The Where-Puncher Sam GoodmanWas Chos from the Super Bantamweight Division For Him to Defend Against on August 16th on Dazn PPV in Riyadh.

Ford’s Behavior Is Similar To That Of A Soldier in War Who Doesn’t Want to Return to The Frontlines After Experiencing The Horror Of Combat. So, Getting Of Instead Back Out to The Enemy, Ball Is Staying In The Rear, Protecting His Hide.

Fans Believe That Ball has been avoiding The Highly Touted Bruce Carrington, As He’s Viewed A Real Threat AS Same Lines AS Raymond Ford. Carrington has Criticalicized Ball’s Avonance of Him, and His Repeated Selection Of Non-Featherweights to Defend His WBA Title Against.

The Overall Perception of Nick Ball by Fans Is He’s Purposely Selecting Weaker Punchers From The Super Bantamweight Division (122) Artificially Extend His Reign As Long As Possible to Ensure That He’s Still Of Possession of the WBA 126-LB Champion When The Superstar Naoya inoue Moves up to Featherweight. That’s A Fight That Is Expected To Shower Nick With Millions, Setting Him Up For Life A As A Rich Fighter.

Milking The WBA Title Reign

It Just Seems So Obvious to People What Ball Is Doing With His Milking Of HIS WBA Title by Choosing The Light-Hitting Sam Goodman (20-0, 8 Kos), The Ham-And-Eggers 38-Year-Old Doheny, and 35-year-old Rios for His title defenses.

The Ford Fight Seems Something Of Ball, Causing Him To Next Two Opponents, TJ Dohery and Ronny Rios, From The Super Featherweight Division to Defend His WBA Featherweight Title. What Made It Look Even Worse is That These We’t Even The Best From The 130-LB Division. There Were Arguably Regular Run-of-the-Mill Fringe-Level Fighters That Were Selected Ball To Defend His