Comments Thread For: Ward Hungry for Return; Rodriguez Seeking Greatness

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Andre Ward hasn’t stepped in a boxing ring in over one year, but the super middleweight world champion vowed that his absence from the sport has only strengthened his resolve.

“One thing I accepted a long time ago is that this is my story. This is part of my journey,” Ward said. “Floyd (Mayweather), Bernard (Hopkins), they’ve all had moments in their career where things happened, and they had to overcome … They mentioned Kobe (Bryant) earlier. Not just injuries, but life. Stuff happens.”

Ward (26-0, 14 KOs) will travel to the Southern California city of Ontario on Nov. 16 to face unbeaten challenger Edwin Rodriguez in a bout that will air on HBO. The defending champion from Oakland, Calif., has fully recovered from a tear in his right shoulder that derailed a clash with former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. [Click Here To Read More]

[richardt]

Edwin has some skills and when he throws straight punches, he does well....but sometimes he throws the damn sloppiest, looping, amateur looking punches and that is going to catch up to him.

[MoneyMayGoat]

I gotta check the undercard and see if this is worth attending.

[illpapi]

Man, I like Ward and all but this, "I'll get tested starting with the next fight" is getting old and suspect! How long has he been saying that for? And another thing...he doesn't want to get tested and at the same time talking about how he has this new found power in his hand? WTF? Seriously, I don't buy the, "he is the challenger and I'm the champion so he doesn't have the right to demand anything" bs! You would think that he would have been quick to jump on being tested and show everyone he has nothing to hide. I mean what the hell was that going to prove against him? Oh, wait...people were going to say that he gave in to Rodriguez's demands? Seriously Ward? At this point I'm rooting for Rodriguez even though I still think Ward wins it. But dude is starting to sound suspect big time! GTFOH with all your excuses!

[Hougigo]

I gotta check the undercard and see if this is worth attending.

Got names, but against nothing to talk about.
Mora on there.... so is John Molina... but he's fighting TBA
Brandon Gonzalez on there too

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I hope Rodriguez shows up and not the half assed one.


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[Nostradamus]

A solitude of a champion

Gazing upon his reflection

He strikes with thunderbolts

He will roar again! His enemy's cries are heard throughout the new lands

(Ward will win his comeback fight)

- Nostradamus

[Tobi.G]

I hope Ward is right and has really more power in his right now, then his fights will maybe get more exciting.

[MDPopescu]

I hope Ward is right and has really more power in his right now, then his fights will maybe get more exciting.

I've noticed that Ward doesn't have any power in his right hand since I first saw him back in 2009. But now I read that he partially tore his rotator cuff when he was 12-13 years old (!?!)... Only now I understand why Ward had to fight in an inverted southpaw stance and tortured his body that way... But what I don't understand is why his handlers didn't make him have the surgery after the Super Six, for instance... Ward practically lost more than one year from his career and probably 2-3 very lucrative fights...
Now as he says he's OK, I hope that Ward would be able to deliver far more entertaining fights and thus become an actual attraction in this sport...

[GoldenGloveLove]

A solitude of a champion

Gazing upon his reflection

He strikes with thunderbolts

He will roar again! His enemy's cries are heard throughout the new lands

(Ward will win his comeback fight)

- Nostradamus

I'm losin my **** over here lol