Comments Thread For: Weights: Andre Ward Ready, Smith Way Over The Limit

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WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14KOs) is ready for his first fight since November of 2013. He weighed in at 171.8-pounds for his fight with Paul Smith at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Smith, however, was way over the contract limit and weighed in at 176.4-pounds.

Both fighters had agreed to meet in a non-title bout at 172-pounds.
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[twrx]

Smith truing to get any advantage he can get for this . Hopefully it pays off

[Mukuro]

War Smigga

[Mr. Philadel]

that mother****a should get docked 50% of his purse for that blatant sh't....he weighed in as a Cruiserweight...dude is a clown!!

[SlySlickSmooth]

Sucks for Ward.

Even his last fight Rodriguez didn't make weight for him.

[MoneyMayFan]

Smith truing to get any advantage he can get for this . Hopefully it pays off

So this is ok to you? What if ward did this?

[The Hammer]

that mother****a should get docked 50% of his purse for that blatant sh't....he weighed in as a Cruiserweight...dude is a clown!!

Ward should have chosen a live opponent, instead of a faded mediocre boxer who lost his past 2 fights.

[Mukuro]

So this is ok to you? What if ward did this?

What if Mayweather did this to Marquez... oh wait.

[Mukuro]

Ward should have chosen a live opponent, instead of a fader boxer who lost his past 2 fights.

This. I'm not a fan of a weight advantage in high level competitive matchups, but in the context of a no hoper it is almost like "why not?"

[jas]

How the hell was smith over the limit?

He's not even a big super middleweight