I just got around to watching the Andre Ward-Shelby Pudwill fight,

[dmaclv]

Andre Ward, great guy, very religous, feels he's blessed by the lord. He wasn't always great guy, dude is an ex-con from early parts of his life, a few street fights happen growin up in the Town. Kessler gonna be a tough opponent but hey, Dre is gonna give him a fight. I don't know if Dre can keep up with his output like Calzaghe but Ward is gonna hit him harder then Calzaghe did, mos def.

[BattlingNelson]

LMAO at the boxingscene detectives at work here

Topic: In the interviews I've heard with Ward he comes round as a very nice guy with a good belief in himself. Not bigheaded at all. Just confident. I don't like his references to God all the time though, but that's just me.

[BattlingNelson]

I would like to think if he gets by Kessler then he would be a sure shot to win the entire tournament. However, that tournament is packed with some solid pros. There will most certainly be style clashes where Andre may not be able to mesh well with and overcome.

It's highly likely that even the tournament winner has a loss on his record when it's over. There's no easy fights out there.

[dstew]

Any chance our friend Snuff is Buddy McGirt? IIRC he was in Tarver's corner that night and is at least a 2x champ...

Either way, I agree Andre Ward comes off as a true gentleman and I wish him well in the tourney... against everyone except Taylor, of course.

[Snuff Armstrong]

Good guys finish at a different pace. There's a difference.

I like that. I wonder if that bolds well for every nice guy.