By Radio Rahim

Light heavyweight contender Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) won't deny it, before leaving the super middleweight division he was really hoping to get the opportunity to fight WBA/IBO/IBF/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs).

Ward is now competing at 175-pounds, and challenges IBF/WBO/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs) on November 19th.

The fight takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and it will be carried by HBO Pay-Per-View.

Ward, while still campaigning at super middleweight as a world champion, made attempts to secure a fight with Golovkin last year. He was advised by Golovkin's handlers that a showdown would have to take place in 2017 at the earliest - which prompted Ward to abandon the 168-pound division.

There is a silver lining, as Ward believes he is facing the better fighter in November.

Among many fans and experts, there have been debates over which fighter, Golovkin or Kovalev, deserves more accolades for their accomplishments. Golovkin holds a higher position on some pound-for-pound lists, but there are numerous others that have Kovalev in a higher position. With wins over Bernard Hopkins, Jean Pascal, Nathan Cleverly and Isaac Chilemba -  Kovalev's team feel confident their man has the better resume.

"Golovkin is a good fighter. He's a good fighter. He does get hit a lot. And I don't think he has as many dimensions as Kovalev. I honestly think Kovalev is the better fighter," Ward explained when asked if Kovalev is a tougher fight than GGG.

"I thought that [a fight with Golovkin] would be a great matchup for the fans. I really, really thought that fight should have happened before this Kovalev fight should have happened."

Last week, stories ran wild over an old sparring session between Golovkin and Kovalev. Abel Sanchez, who trains Golovkin and at one time trained Kovalev early in his career, says GGG did a real number on Kovalev during one particular sparring session.

Ward is not putting any stock in the story, but he's certainly making a mental note of the information.

"Does anybody have any direct knowledge of that?" Ward said. "I'll take a note of it, it's not everything [what happens in sparring sessions]. Any information that you can get about the other side that's not good - I'll take it."