Fourteen years after their fight, former super middleweight champions Andre Ward and Carl Froch have put their feud to bed.

The two boxed in 2011 in the final of the gruelling Super Six tournament on Showtime in Atlantic City with Ward winning a decision on all three cards.

Two margins gave Froch too much credit, scoring for Ward by 115-113, but the scorecard of John Keane at 118-110 was more realistic.

But Ward, a guest on Froch’s YouTube channel Froch on Fighting, accepted an apology from Froch who has constantly referred to Ward as a boring fighter since they boxed.

“Time for me to chuck an apology in,” Froch told Ward. “I’ve got to be true to myself and as I’ve got a bit older, I’m 48-years-old, and as you get older… my best friend put a bible into my hands a couple of years ago and I’ve started to become a little bit more mature and a little more understanding, even though my channel’s a bit out there and the delivery’s a bit harsh… You beat me fair and square in a fight. It wasn’t close. Two of the judges had it 115-113. Were they drunk? And that made it worse for me because one round, I could have… I’d rather it was 120-108. I got beat by the better man, absolute legend, Hall of Famer.”
Froch also praised Ward making him sharper for the remainder of his career, and he instantly bounced back from Ward by shocking Lucian Bute.

Ward, for his part, was forgiving of Froch and said he respected the Nottingham man’s competitive nature.

“It wasn’t easy, no matter how it looked,” the Oakland, California man said. “I never felt, ‘I’ve got this in the bag.’ So for all 12 rounds, I knew I had to keep stepping on the gas.”

Both fighters wound up with a plaque at the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Ward also said he hurt his hand the week of the fight, and that he damaged it in the second half of the fight.

“I studied how detailed you were with your workouts. I felt like I had to be on point at all times,” said Ward.

“It was tough because I couldn’t hit you,” countered Froch.

Ward also talked again of the battle he has faced with staying retired.

“I have good days and bad days with it,” he admitted. “Most days, I’m content with it. The other days, it’s hard.”