Wes Owens ''Andre Ward Has Ray Robinson Potential''

[DARKSEID]

I don't think ward has the power and explosiveness of Sugar Ray at all, but he has a lot of technical ability and ring intelligence..

I don't really see the comparison.

[SuckaPunch]

Of course, anyone associated with Victor Conte can have "Ray Robinson" potential.

[sunny31]

there will only ever be one ray robinson

Andre ward is the best american fighter I have seen since floyd mayweather

[boxasmash]

He must have, only Calzaghe and Ray Robinson (p4p) can defeat Kessler.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Of course, anyone associated with Victor Conte can have "Ray Robinson" potential.

He is no longer associated with Conte.

[ChampBox@PR]

ROFLMAO

[Doctor_Tenma]

there will only ever be one ray robinson

Andre ward is the best american fighter I have seen since floyd mayweather

I wouldn't even go that far, even Ward's inside game is lacking. People love to talk about Dirrell's but Ward's is lacking also.

[cupcrazy01]

While I think this quote is shock value more than anything else, saying someone has vast potential, no matter how vast, only has to do with what that person thinks the fighter/athlete/performer can eventually do, not what he is capable of right now.

In short, you could have said Ricardo Williams had Sugar Ray Leonard POTENTIAL, and we'll never know if you were right or wrong regardless, because even though he busted hard, he had great natual talent but obviously not the necessary attributes in training, preparation, etc. He didn't put it all together, and the opposite happened, it all fell apart.

Potential is an abstract and it's a completely subjective thing. If you foresee someone becoming great based on talent and youth (like in this case), you're entitled to project however you want.

People said Mayweather had Leonard potential and turns out they were right. (Not saying he's as good or better, but I think it's safe to say they're comparable--I'm not a Mayweather fan). People said Michael Grant had big time potential, and maybe he would have fulfilled it if they didn't rush to the Lewis fight and he got ruined. Likewise with Vargas with Trinidad.

Bottom line: it's this guy's opinion and it sounds outlandish, but it's not impossible Ward will turn out to be an all-time great. It's just hard to foresee that this early in his career.

[oaklandstephen]

he has a ridiculous potential to be a legend. hes a hard worker in the gym, he has 100 differnet styles, and hes extremely focused.

[Pullcounter]

I was at the gym today, and speakin to a friend, that said a boxing writer Wes Owens said Andre Ward has Ray Robinsin potential, he is that good.

I was a bit shocked and thought he was joking, but he wasn't.

Thoughts, does Ward have Suger Ray Robinson potential?

maybe, especially since he got roided up by conte