by Radio Rahim
Top light heavyweight contender Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) would love to accomplish his dream of having a fight in the heavyweight division.
One of Ward's idols, Roy Jones Jr., fought as a low as junior middleweight and climbed all the way up to heavyweight in 2003 to capture the WBA world title from John Ruiz. Jones was a unified champion at 175-pounds when he made the big jump to heavyweight.
Ward, an Olympic gold medal winner, dominated the entire super middleweight division for several years. At the start of 2016, he officially made his move to 175-pounds.
This coming November, Ward will attempt to become a unified champion at 175 when he challenges WBA/WBO/IBF world champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26KOs) in an HBO Pay-Per-View headliner.
The fight with Kovalev as being viewed as the most dangerous fight of Ward's career. The winner will be credited by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. The pound-for-pound spot is currently held by Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez, who moves up next month to pursue his fourth division belt against Carlos Cuadras.
Not to overlook Kovalev, but Ward could easily see himself taking a fight at the heavyweight limit. He cautions that he won't just fight any heavyweight. It's very unlikely that Ward will be in the ring with someone like Deontay Wilder, Wladimir Klitschko or Anthony Joshua.
"Man, I would love [to do a fight at heavyweight]. Obviously it's a dream. I've talked about it. I could see that happening, but obviously like you said first things first - I got a major, major task ahead of me at light heavyweight. I could definitely see [a fight] at heavyweight. It would have to be the right guy. It couldn't be a Klitschko or someone like that. It would have to be the right heavyweight," Ward said.
