goodbye roy, hello andre!

i read a column that made me think. in roy's fight on saturday, we saw him wearing ward's olympic medal around his neck. i think now that jones' retirement is coming, andre ward is the next to take his place. im really excited to see ward as a professional. he was the only reason to watch US boxing during the olympics. ... :D gee I dont recall Jones using excessive holding to win fights..he just dominated his opponents with his ability. So no Ward is nowhere near the next Jones.

Interesting topic.

ok, this is intresting. Anyone know which american gold medalists have turned pro and not become champions or have been really bad professionals? Just wondering the successs percentage. Ray mercer was good but never got the shot he deserved

I like Ward alot, but I do think he has a long way to go before earning the 'title' of great. He's just starting out and still has alot to learn about pro boxing; it differs from the amateurs too much for him to just jump in unprepared.

ok, this is intresting. Anyone know which american gold medalists have turned pro and not become champions or have been really bad professionals? Just wondering the successs percentage.

hes droppin all the way down to 160 in the pros Don't know if 160 is the best weight class to jump into... sure Hopkins will be gone by the time Ward is thinking of championship belts but Taylor will be there and all roads will most likely lead to him.

NO OF COURSE NOT MATE. its been a similar thing over here about Amir Khan, if someon does well they deserve kudos I just dont think that we should heap too much pressure on these guys before they have even had a pro bout, for all we know they could have decidedly dodgy whiskers!!!! then all thats left is to be dissapointed! :eek:

Obviously Ward has a lot to prove as pro before he is mentioned in the same breath as Jones, but that doesn't mean we can't be interested/excited about seeing him get in their and show what he can do.

Gotta go with Garrett on this one, being a great amateur is indicative you have great boxing talent but by no means certain that you will become a great champ. To mention any amatuer in the same breath as Jones is somewhat foolish. Its two related but very different sports.

especially when the cubans dominated the olympics in terms of boxing

What do we know about Andre Ward? We have seen him fight five times in the OLYMPICS for shits sake. He is gonna replace Roy? This topic is ridiculous. Gold Medal Winners always seem promising.

What do we know about Andre Ward? We have seen him fight five times in the OLYMPICS for shits sake. He is gonna replace Roy? This topic is ridiculous.

so u sayin wlad will loose this weekend Not at all, Anything is possible though anytime wlad is supposed to mow a guy over it usually backfires...Like I said anything is possible lamon was supposed to have a glass chin as well....I think mesi hits harder then wladimir so you shouldnt rule that loss out on davarryl.... Wlad isnt even in the top 10 of heavyweights today in my list and is way overhyped, I will give wladimir benefit of the doubt and hopes after davarryl he will fight a top 10 fighter and not some douche nozzle like moli, wlad needs to jump off his bum of the month fights.

Im their with you, Wlad is garbage. so u sayin wlad will loose this weekend

ya i wanna see andre ward to i hope haas more power then jones though

Im their with you, Wlad is garbage. Good to see that we agree that Jones is garbage.

Typical RJJ fanboy response. No one is claiming that Wlad was the best heavyweight of the past decade. I'm the one who admits that he is probably shot. Im their with you, Wlad is garbage.

talk about glass chined,overhyped and overrated. the man in your avator standing over mcCline is the poster boy for all three :rolleyes: Typical RJJ fanboy response. No one is claiming that Wlad was the best heavyweight of the past decade. I'm the one who admits that he is probably shot.

Ward may think twice about wearing his medal now, it may have been jinxed.

hes droppin all the way down to 160 in the pros