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He lost to Kovalev imo, but got a razor thin decision. He got back in the ring with Kov and stopped him dirty. After that he had climbed his Everest but his body couldn't hack it anymore. He might as well have been undisputed at 168 and then had most of the belts at 175 so retiring with an undefeated record means he had nothing left to fight for, legacy wise. I would have liked to see fight Adonis Stevenson though to try to become undisputed at 175.
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People saying Ward didn't take a lot of punishment, to the head and brain yes. But the rest of his body was apparently breaking down - wear and tear.Comment
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He pretty much ****** in Kovalev fights.
Bivol and Beterbiev would beat him badly in next fights.Comment
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Injuries, and he’s fighting an insurance company right now for a settlement. Plus he was never making big purses. Why go through all that crap again in your mid 30’s when you don’t have to? Especially when your two mandatories are Beterbiev and Bivol.Comment
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He’s got a Masuo. In the Bay Area...
he’s doing great!
met him at fentons, ice cream place..
he was so cool...Comment
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lucked out against kovalev, saw that his weight division was heating up and he was gonna catch a loss soon so he decided to retire.Comment
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Ward is a great fighter, p4p 1 when he was prime, but he DID take a good deal of punishment those last 2 Kovalev fights. I know record shows 2-0 vs Kova, be he really got beat up in those fights, go re-watch them. That first one should have gone to Kova pretty clearly and he went through a bit of fire to get that stoppage in the second fight; this all against a prime Kova. Few people could do that.Comment
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The injuries like others mentioned. He said in the first Kovalev fight, he had a knee injury that didn't allow him to run like he wanted to in that camp.Comment
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1-He had a history of injuries..last one was his knee
2-Why does he need an excuse to retire if he is well off and supporting his family??Comment
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