This guy was supposed to be it the way hbo was hyping him. Yes he has fought guys with good records but guys that are nobodies with good records. This guy has been a pro for almost four years now and it seems like he is going nowhere. Good thing he is still young.
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allo f his opponents above .500 except one late replacement. other than his lack of fighting (4 times this year, 3 times last year, and 6 times the year before) you can't complain about his pro record. not many fighters will fight the same quality of opponents in their first 14 fights, or 3 years as a pro.
and please... washed up like travis simms by the time he gets popularity? he's 23 and in line for a fight with edison miranda on later in 2008. his managers plan for him to contend for a title when he gets to 20 fights, which they estimate to be in 08 or 09.
right, funny how you did not post the whole quote, ah hypocracy
hey arealfighter Andre ward is what your sn says. He spent a lot of time sparring with Manfredo jr. and a little with Jeff Lacy so yea he wasnt as busy fighting as he should've been. He's been helping out quite a bit with the community and probably will get involved in city politics when he's retired. Anyway his fight is goin to be good, a KO victory for Andre, that guy Arreola pulled out of the card damnit. Probably doesn't wanna leave CA to go to ST. Lucia but he's from Riverside smoggy as hell.
i would like 2 see ward get more experience. 13-14 pro fights is not a lot in your first 3 years of pro fighting, especially against the type of guys ward has been fighting.
I agree. He needed to be a little more active during that time. But having said that I think he has a chance to be special. It will be interesting to see him against better quality opponents, which sounds like is the next step in his career. 2008 may be a little early for a title shot (if all goes well, 2009 seems more realistic) but who knows? He certainly has the talent to pull it off.
Goosen said they will have Ward fighting for title probably late 2008. He'll get in three good fights in before then and then win a belt. Andre is rising star of the super middleweights, he goin knock that dude out on shobox. It's a great card with Andre and Chris Arreola.
That sounds good!!! i like this kid and hope he can pull it off!!!
Yes he has fought guys with good records .
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Running out of patience eh?
In a related story someone hired a Mexican lady who will clean their entire house and make it spick and span for 100 fucking dollars a week.
How is a rookie ***got who needs to eat a cheeseburger skinny fuck going to complain about a payday when he hasn't fought anyone?
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he's the next TRAVIS SIMMS, simms was an undefeated fighter and nobody knows who he is, now he's past his prime and lost his last fight, took a 3 year lay off because he didn't have a promoter
Simms is still a good fighter but ya he could end up like that but I doubt it because of his backing by HBO and I do not think they are going to drop him anytime soon.
No one has hurt him yet, he sparred with some champions instead of fighting journeyman and i think he is gonna be a big force in the weight class
where you at in the town?
No one has hurt him yet, he sparred with some champions instead of fighting journeyman and i think he is gonna be a big force in the weight class
he was put down hard in his fight with Boone and barly beat the count. I was at that fight and it was a hell of a shot. He showed heart getting back up.
he's the next TRAVIS SIMMS, simms was an undefeated fighter and nobody knows who he is, now he's past his prime and lost his last fight, took a 3 year lay off because he didn't have a promoter
simms is like 100 years old and was stuck being inactive because of promoter squabbles with don king.
ward is more forunate. he's young and already has somewhat of a name in boxing b/c of athens.
This guy was supposed to be it the way hbo was hyping him. Yes he has fought guys with good records but guys that are nobodies with good records. This guy has been a pro for almost four years now and it seems like he is going nowhere. Good thing he is still young.
he's the next TRAVIS SIMMS, simms was an undefeated fighter and nobody knows who he is, now he's past his prime and lost his last fight, took a 3 year lay off because he didn't have a promoter
i would like 2 see ward get more experience. 13-14 pro fights is not a lot in your first 3 years of pro fighting, especially against the type of guys ward has been fighting.
i missed the last fight, but drunk larry said that he looked good and more professional. before, he was relying too much on athleticism, sort of like a roy jones, but only roy jones could pull that stuff off. ward has the speed and athleticism but he needs more time to work on technique and all. his chin is a concern but maybe he was weaker at 160 and is stronger physically now that he's moved up. the drop in weight from athens to the professional ranks was quite extreme.
Goosen said they will have Ward fighting for title probably late 2008. He'll get in three good fights in before then and then win a belt. Andre is rising star of the super middleweights, he goin knock that dude out on shobox. It's a great card with Andre and Chris Arreola.
i never expected ward to be brought along fast like mayweather, de la hoya, holyfield, vargas, etc...
but i'd like to see ward more active and against veterans with different styles. that's what they did with cotto. top rank took awhile before matching cotto up with elite contenders, but they gave him a nice mix of solid veterans with different styles. now cotto has more experience against different styles.
i would like 2 see ward matched up with different veterans with different styles that will help him improve. that's what you do with a prospect.
not everyone can jump out the gate and win titles so fast like mayweather or holyfield.