What the hell is up with Andre Ward??

[-PBP-]

Like I said before. Andre Ward is tired of boxing. He doesn't enjoy it anymore. He wants 1 or 2 big pay days before he retires and focuses on commentating.

He's already talking retirement. That means his mind is basically checked out.

Talented fighter but his heart just isn't in it.

[jas]

he's busy headbutting the wall out of frustration and practice

[New England]

it's well publicized that he's got a bad relationship with his promotor. he signed for a very long time. it was a bad move.


he's also the son of god. when he's not fighting he ascends into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the father.

[jas]

his first fight back will be against triple g hopefully, i hope he doesnt take a tuneup , jus get right into it . these are his prime years

[MDPopescu]

Like I said before. Andre Ward is tired of boxing. He doesn't enjoy it anymore. He wants 1 or 2 big pay days before he retires and focuses on commentating.

He's already talking retirement. That means his mind is basically checked out.

Talented fighter but his heart just isn't in it.

Look at #30...

... I've said it numerous times: Ward doesn't like to fight...
Ward is very gifted and he's a very intelligent guy -- but his style is way too "fabricated", artificial... This because he doesn't have a right hand (he injured his right shoulder when he was 12 years of age and had it fixed last year only)...

As we all know, Ward planned to move up long ago... But the recent results that Stevenson and Kovalev had made him hesitate...

[Hougigo]

Like I said before. Andre Ward is tired of boxing. He doesn't enjoy it anymore. He wants 1 or 2 big pay days before he retires and focuses on commentating.

He's already talking retirement. That means his mind is basically checked out.

Talented fighter but his heart just isn't in it.

He could be making easy money right now though. Dude made 2 milli, even though I'm sure HBO didn't like it, against E-Rod. Even if he takes a pay cut, he's still making more than a milli taking fights he can easily win.

Dude needs to realize he's not getting out of his contract and just fight. It ends next year... why waste time doing nothing?

[MDPopescu]

Ward has Irish blood -- therefore he's stubborn...

[-PBP-]

He could be making easy money right now though. Dude made 2 milli, even though I'm sure HBO didn't like it, against E-Rod. Even if he takes a pay cut, he's still making more than a milli taking fights he can easily win.

Dude needs to realize he's not getting out of his contract and just fight. It ends next year... why waste time doing nothing?

Makes sense. But I don't think time off bothers him. When a fighter says the "R" word his mind is checked out and he's on is way out soon.

[New England]

Makes sense. But I don't think time off bothers him. When a fighter says the "R" word his mind is checked out and he's on is way out soon.

if he means it, i'm inclined to agree with you.

talk of retirement could simply be a means of pressuring hbo, or threatening goosen.

[jas]

everybody should just sign with gbp and al haymon it seems . at least you dont get screwed over unless your name is manny pacquaio but he sorted out oscar in the ring