Comments Thread For: Andre Ward: I'm Open To Facing Groves in The UK

[DosRounds]

Andre 'The Road Warrior' Ward

[just the facts]

It will take huge money to get Ward to the UK. That said, from what I've seen he would easily beat Groves

[Chrismart]

That's a fight where if it's the right situation I would be willing to take [it]. I may even entertain taking it in the UK. That's a dream that I have, to fight in the UK. Obviously you have concerns about judging and refereeing and those kind of things. I'm not saying it's a done deal or something that I would guarantee that I would do - but I'm open for it," Ward told BoxingScene.com.

[Weebler I]

So u would go to uk to fight Grooves but not Froch? Isn't that what stopped that rematch from happening??? I doubt Ward leaves Oakland to fight Grooves.

Team Froch never made Ward an offer. Groves won't want the Ward fight either imo.

If Ward is really willing to come to Europe why not fight Stieglitz or rematch Kessler?

Otherwise, I'm sure 50 Cent would love to get Dirrell in the ring with him.

[El Angel]

He beats Groves in the UK and USA. Dominantly.

[COVID-19]

Sad to see a p4p champion having to call out challengers. Guess that what you get though for being boring as sht

Or robbing people in your hometown with dubious tactics that would be stopped otherwise.

[Weebler I]

He beats Groves in the UK and USA. Dominantly.

I think referee choice could be important. If a ref takes Ward's inside game away I think Groves can live with him, he's not slow like Froch and Ward doesn't really have the power to put him away.

[MDPopescu]

If he waits for Stevenson and Kovalev to fight, he can take the winner and get all the prestige.

Yes... The whole idea is not to fight them one after the other, right?...
Ward should wait for the winner, right? And, afterwards, hope that the winner retires or dies before he fights him, right? And so Ward would "clean up" the LHW as well, right?

[BattlingNelson]

Ward and Hunter always says that all the other top guys claim they want Ward yet they never give on offer.

Here we have Ward saying that he is willing to travel in someones backyard. I find this quite funny.

If anybody wants to make a bet, let me know. I say that Ward is talking balony. He wont fight a top contender in that contenders backyard.

[El Angel]

I think referee choice could be important. If a ref takes Ward's inside game away I think Groves can live with him, he's not slow like Froch and Ward doesn't really have the power to put him away.

I think Andre will be able to change the distance enough to smother Groves at times and take away his speed. Like Froch, he's either too close or too far away. I do give GG a better chance than most SMW's because of his hand speed, but I don't see it being nearly enough to overcome Ward.