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In 2013, WBC light-heavyweight champ Adonis Stevenson wanted a piece of undefeated American Andre Ward, but the feeling wasn’t mutual. Ward, considered the No. 2 pound-for-pound pugilist in the world behind Floyd Mayweather, says Stevenson (21-1-0, 18 KOs) didn’t have the track record to warrant a title fight.
The WBA super middleweight champion (26-0, 14 KOs) says Stevenson won’t get a shot until he has “won some big fights.”
Stevenson: “Ward definitely wants to delay this to avoid facing me,” said the champ. Ward is crazy to say I’m not ready.”
Source: http://www.torontosun.com/
Now it's 2016, Ward has the IBF, WBA and WBO; missing the lineal belt in his collection. Only one bout away to become Undisputed Champion, which would move him automatically to the number 1 spot of the pound for pound list. But again Ward says, (Why now?).
In professional boxing, the undisputed champion of a weight class is a boxer who is recognized as the world champion at that class by each boxing organization. Some sources consider the WBO title necessary for an undisputed champion. Others continue to consider it sufficient to hold the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles. Adonis Stevenson always aimed the Undisputed title, so that means he's got 2 belts out there that he wants. IBF and WBA, those are the titles he wants.
Why is it that it's not mutual for Andre Ward?
Ward ducked Bute and was lucky Froch cleared him out, he then ducked a Froch rematch and spent 4 years in the wilderness not fighting a single top super middle or light heavy. Now that he has luckily gotten his hands on a world belt a t175, he wants to keep it with minimum fuss.
I guarantee you, even making the Kovalev rematch will become every difficult, by that time 18 months will have passed and who knows where Stevenson will be in that time.
Andre Ward vs Adonis Stevenson "on HBO" january 2013
Adonis Stevenson sent Jean Pascal to the hospital in 2005, here's the full story
Stevenson called Kovalev in his face, Kove became polite, Haters shocked & sounds OFF
Stevenson, King of the Quebec Boxing
23 of those all in an identical press release format usually with some ****ty stock photo
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Good job, keep on the good work...
He's just had a fight and is contracted to a rematch why would he be thinking about Stevenson?
Wait a minute, did you see the contract. Duva's the master of verbal agreements. Which put 3 belts in line, giving up 250% of Kovalev purse to Ward pockets. Just to try to wipe-off Stevenson from the equasion.
Well, (why now); to become the 1st Undisputed LHW Champion in the history of boxing, which would automatically rate him number 1 on the pound-for-pound world ranking.
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT
Andre Ward vs Adonis Stevenson "on HBO" january 2013
Adonis Stevenson sent Jean Pascal to the hospital in 2005, here's the full story
Stevenson called Kovalev in his face, Kove became polite, Haters shocked & sounds OFF
Stevenson, King of the Quebec Boxing
23 of those all in an identical press release format usually with some ****ty stock photo
Check thirdeye's post history. He's a paid shill for stevensons agent or something. Been at it for years.
100% of his threads/posts since 2012 have been "adonis stevenson sure is great" and he has no opinions on anything else.
Stops by every 2 weeks to announce that Adonis Stevenson is Still Lineal Champion then abandons thread
during the hopkins duck, kovalev duck, pascal duck, and now "challenging" ward when obviously he's in a rematch clause, thirdeye is always there to remind us of the facts
A paid shill :rofl: I just checked his threads started. Probably right. I keep laughing at the post stax left on his page
Check thirdeye's post history. He's a paid shill for stevensons agent or something. Been at it for years.
100% of his threads/posts since 2012 have been "adonis stevenson sure is great" and he has no opinions on anything else.
Stops by every 2 weeks to announce that Adonis Stevenson is Still Lineal Champion then abandons thread
during the hopkins duck, kovalev duck, pascal duck, and now "challenging" ward when obviously he's in a rematch clause, thirdeye is always there to remind us of the facts
I think Ward wants to hear nothing about Stevenson... Simple... I don't think he want to mix with a Southpaw with deceiving moves and so much Power ...
I'll say it again: Stevenson's skills are highly underrated ... Maybe that's because he always seems to do just enough for the guy in front of him...