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By Thomas Gerbasi - After dealing with a rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder for over a decade, Andre Ward assumed that when it hurt a little more than usual after his September 2012 knockout of Chad Dawson, that it was just one of those things. Rest for a few days and everything will be fine.
It wasn’t. Nearly four weeks of rehab didn’t help either. So after an MRI, he spoke to renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Dillingham.
“That little twinge you felt means that it’s time to get this fixed,” the doctor told Ward.
Of course, you have to assume that what was a “little twinge” to Ward would probably be excruciating pain to the rest of us.
“I do have a high pain tolerance,” Ward laughs, the only time he does when describing the subsequent surgery and rehab that kept him out of the ring for over a year. On Saturday, the super middleweight champion returns to defend his WBA title against fellow unbeaten Edwin Rodriguez, but despite resuming his career, you can still hear the pain in Ward’s voice when he talks about his time away, especially when you consider that with one wrong move by Dillingham, the Oakland product’s career could have been over before he reached the age of 30. [Click Here To Read More]
It wasn’t. Nearly four weeks of rehab didn’t help either. So after an MRI, he spoke to renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Dillingham.
“That little twinge you felt means that it’s time to get this fixed,” the doctor told Ward.
Of course, you have to assume that what was a “little twinge” to Ward would probably be excruciating pain to the rest of us.
“I do have a high pain tolerance,” Ward laughs, the only time he does when describing the subsequent surgery and rehab that kept him out of the ring for over a year. On Saturday, the super middleweight champion returns to defend his WBA title against fellow unbeaten Edwin Rodriguez, but despite resuming his career, you can still hear the pain in Ward’s voice when he talks about his time away, especially when you consider that with one wrong move by Dillingham, the Oakland product’s career could have been over before he reached the age of 30. [Click Here To Read More]
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