Let's be honest we all know Andre Ward is the best fighter in the sport of boxing. Ward was #1 pound for pound in the eyes of most before his legal dispute. Of course Floyd has the longetivity but a 38 year old Floyd wouldn't beat Andre Ward head to head if they were the same size. When you breakdown SOG:
Andre Ward is the most complete fighter in the sport of boxing. He can attack from all ranges and is defensively responsible at all times
Andre Ward is a master of distance. He is always too close to you or too far away from you to be able to land cleanly.
Andre Ward is an intelligent fighter. He makes in fight adjustments, takes away your best weapon and knows how to bait you into traps.
Andre Ward is battle tested. With wins over Froch, Kessler, Abraham, Dawson, Bika and Rodriguez. His resume is a whose who of the ranked contenders at one point in time.
The only thing that has held Ward back is injuries and legal disputes. His detractors have used outside of the ring drama in an attempt to create a false reality that he doesn't exist. The only arguments against Ward are:
He's boring I don't want to see him fight
He's inactive
He doesn't sell tickets
He's smug and I hate him
None of which has to do with boxing. With that said, brace yourself for the takeover of the next pound for pound boxing sensation. The rise to the top begins now!!! Feelings will be hurt, excuses will be made and dreams will be torched.
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GGG stepped his game up since 2015 when this thread was made. I give him full credit and he's now #2 on my p4p list.
I respect greatness no matter where a fighter is from.
He has a personality of a wood and his style is total sht. Ward isnt exactly the ideal candidate to take over boxing.
There are far better fighters than andre ward.
Far? Honestly I can't think of one
Ward's tuneups are on par with your favorite fighters title defenses.
Edwin Rodriguez would be one of GGGs best wins.
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He's #1 pound for pound
But he's not taking over boxing. He's only really known to hardcore boxing fans. But as evidenced by his PPV numbers he's not a draw.
What I want to know is who is taking over boxing that way? Right now Canelo is top draw, he' not pound for pound #1 that moniker belongs to Ward, but Canelo is top draw. Joshua has potential as well, too early to tell right now though.
I'm not including Mayweather because even though I know his fight with McGregor will get likely the highest number of PPV's this year. Mayweather is going to retire again and for good after the McGregor fight. He's not going to be fighting after this year.
He has a personality of a wood and his style is total sht. Ward isnt exactly the ideal candidate to take over boxing.
There are far better fighters than andre ward.
Like who?
His personality is fine. He's well mannered, well spoken, he's not arrogant regardless of what some claim, he's passed his toughest tests already, and could retire right now as a first ballot HOFer
Ward's tuneups are on par with your favorite fighters title defenses.
Edwin Rodriguez would be one of GGGs best wins.
Until he gets lit up by canelo lol
he might be the number one p4p fighter in the eye of some, but that doesn't mean anything, his rematch with kovalev this worse numbers than the first one, 130K ppv sells it's the number being thrown around and the place was half empty. ward isn't taking over anything.
He has a personality of a wood and his style is total sht. Ward isnt exactly the ideal candidate to take over boxing.
There are far better fighters than andre ward.
Well...Kovalev isn't one of them. Maybe he needs to move up again to find an opponent that is skilled enough to solve the Ward puzzle
He has a personality of a wood and his style is total sht. Ward isnt exactly the ideal candidate to take over boxing.
There are far better fighters than andre ward.
His biggest challenge has been beaten. Looks like he'll have to beat him again because men like Ward are never allowed to win a close fight in the eyes of the public. Then we'll see if the Canadian is willing to take his inevitable defeat like a man.
Andre is The Man in boxing right now. All the lying and bitterness in the world won't change that. Kovalev seems to be the only guy with a real shot at changing it.
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We're almost there. Give it another year.
Loving the reaction brah : WBA Super World light heavyweight title, IBF World light heavyweight title , WBO World light heavyweight title....WBC coming soon! they cant eat @ 175 S.O.G bullying hahahaha!
If he fights consistently two times a year he will be in great shape.
He is currently generating a large amount of ill will, with hate levels going through the roof after Kovalev he is well on his way to stardom as long as he cultivates it properly.
The funniest part will be when he fights Stevenson and all the dudes that clowned Stevenson are all of a sudden his biggest fans (with alts most likely), then back to hating him (with original accounts) after he fails to take Ward out with the good lefts hands he lands.
Regardless of what he did or didn't do , if he moves up to LH and beats Stevenson or Kovalev thats another division and possibly becoming undisputed and that would be epic.
We're almost there. Give it another year.
I think Ward is the most talented fighter in boxing today. But he's sullied his career with all his legal problems. He's just not well known enough or exciting enough to be a superstar. Talent is not a guarantee of being a superstar. Look at Rigo
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