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By Thomas Gerbasi - Andre Ward has been waiting for this moment since he was nine years old. A lot of athletes say things like that before the biggest event of their careers, but Ward has never been the typical professional athlete. At 25, he’s an old soul, a father and husband whose maturity makes him stand out in sports’ wonderland of overgrown adolescents.
So when he says that most of his waking hours have centered around one day becoming a world champion, you believe him and you begin to expect that when he steps into the ring against WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler this Saturday night, you will see the best Andre Ward yet.
“This is my moment,” Ward told BoxingScene. “I know what I have in the tank and I know what I’m capable of. You get opportunities like the (Edison) Miranda fight, or this fight, to show people, but that’s not really my main focus. I’m just excited because I’ve trained for a world title for many, many years. First on my list was a Gold medal and then from there, a world title, and I’ve prepared. I’ve prepared in this camp and prepared since I was nine years old, so I’m just ready for it to happen, just from a personal standpoint.” [details]
So when he says that most of his waking hours have centered around one day becoming a world champion, you believe him and you begin to expect that when he steps into the ring against WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler this Saturday night, you will see the best Andre Ward yet.
“This is my moment,” Ward told BoxingScene. “I know what I have in the tank and I know what I’m capable of. You get opportunities like the (Edison) Miranda fight, or this fight, to show people, but that’s not really my main focus. I’m just excited because I’ve trained for a world title for many, many years. First on my list was a Gold medal and then from there, a world title, and I’ve prepared. I’ve prepared in this camp and prepared since I was nine years old, so I’m just ready for it to happen, just from a personal standpoint.” [details]
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