Did Ward duck Bivol & Berbetiev?

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Ward had been out for a couple years due to surgery. He had a torn rotator cuff. That's why he came up to light heavy, so he was fading. He knew it. But that's not why I have Bivol and Beterbiev beating Ward. Ward needs to fight in that mid-range zone. He's a mid-range to inside fighter. Bivol's footwork might be the best in the sport. He'd never let Ward get to where he needed. Plus, Ward would have faded.

With Beterbiev, Ward would have been mauled by Beterbiev. Beterbiev's mid to inside game is superior to Ward's Ward was a super-middle guy who moved up while Beterbiev is a natural light heavy. Kovalev can't fight in that mid to inside range.

It would have been a mauling by Beterbiev or a clear points victory by Bivol.

Actually everyone back then thought he was ducking Bivol. He did an interview of Bivol for HBO and brought up the issue of ducking, so that was a topic that went back all the way to then.

Ward wasn't just away due to injuries. He was also embroiled in a nasty lawsuit with his manager, Dan Gussen, who was dying of cancer.

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That's a cheap way out. ANY fight can be made if the principles want it bad enough. Those names never crossed Ward's lips, because he wanted nothing to do with either man.

Oh please, both promotional companies relationship were much worse than it was now - fight was never happening.. Stevenson got away not fighting mandatories for nearly 5 years & fighting soft touch after soft touch, he was a certified cherrypicker.