The RING strips Andre Ward of his SMW Title

[brown_knight06]

Not really news. Who cares. Not even a real belt, and he could win it back by fighting a top fighter.

Pure ignorance. This is the only CHAMPIONSHIP boxing needs. No fees, and a true history dating back to the 1900s. You ratherkeep being plagued by the garbage abc trinkets.

[brown_knight06]

Not really news. Who cares. Not even a real belt, and he could win it back by fighting a top fighter.

Pure ignorance. This is the only CHAMPIONSHIP boxing needs. No fees, and a true history dating back to the 1900s. You ratherkeep being plagued by the garbage abc trinkets. He deserves to get stripped.

[Cinci Champ]

It's astounding that Ward hasn't had a single legitimate fight since 2011.

Crazy!!

his dawson fight was meaningful that was towards the end of 2012 like sept

[Daddy T]

Can't they wait another two years before stripping him? I mean give the man a chance ...I say give him two more years of inactivity then a couple of warm up fights against nobodies for a minimum of two million dollars each so some time around 2019 he can then fight somebody half decent for the ring title.

[BattlingNelson]

The same publication that is owned by a boxing promoter?

The good old days of Ring Magazine are long gone.

Precisely. That's why it's no big deal that he is 'stripped' af a magazine title. It had to happen due to inactivity.

[BattlingNelson]

Pure ignorance. This is the only CHAMPIONSHIP boxing needs. No fees, and a true history dating back to the 1900s. You ratherkeep being plagued by the garbage abc trinkets.

Ring magazine titles are not the same as the lineal title. Far from actually.

[W1LL]

Can't argue with that. Spent too much time out of the ring to be relevant.

[baya]

great news. holding those belts hostage like that is criminal.

maybe a little insight as to how negotiations go for team ward .... "fight where? is that near oakland? oh nah, God bless" or some variant of that phrase.

[Rip Chudd]

Good. Dude hasn't fought in forever. As a matter of fact he doesn't even have a fight lined up.

[786]

I guess it's the right move considerring his inactivity. Hopefully he comes back strong in the not too distant future. Ward is good for the sport, there are some decent matchups for him at or around his division.