I see Ward announcing a retirement soon.

[KillaMane26]

Damn Ward dont get no love......SMH. DAMN

[RoyJonesJrp4pno1]

He is already retired.

3 fights in almost 4 years since he beat Froch to win the super 6.

[AddiX]

Seems to me he has ALREADY let injuries hold him back.

I'm talking about what goes on behind the scenes.. not a fighter's outward bravado. Outward bravado and inward confidence are two different animals. How else do you explain his three years of doing nothing significant if not for injuries? A fractured hand..shoulder surgery..and now a knee.... and that's just what we know about.


Also it's more than one and done in boxing. There is very extensive training. An injury can have very adverse effects on training. A bum knee for instance, can trouble you in road work and hitting the heavy bag (shoulder too for hb) and limit the effectiveness of your training. Sparring could reaggravate said injury easily. That's outside the psychological..and merely looking at the physical aspect.

Now..if you had a 50% camp because of nagging injuries..how will you be at your best on fight night?

That's true about nagging injuries. But we don't really the know the extent of his injuries so who knows. I didn't see a ythhing in his last fight that raised flags.

I always figured his inactivity was due mostly to his promotional issues.

And I'm not one of those who believes he's off the card because of injuries, I just don't think Roc Nation has a clue what there doing, and probably realized financially, it makes more sense to leave him off the card at this point.

Why pay Ward 2 mill when you can put it in your picket? It's not like Ward moves the ppv needle.

[Hype job]

The hatred proves wjat level certain users are working on. Unlike Mayweather, you can't justify the hatred with the individual's behaviour.

But you can justify hate for his horrendous style.

[Eastcoast]

Hurts his hand, injures his shoulder, injures his knee, tell Edwin Rodriguez he ain't paying for extra testing even after Victor Conte offered to pay for it.

Wish statistics untrue,but use on rise in all sports.Fighters should know that PEDs can contribute to injuries, too.https://t.co/OCaUOmRmfb

— Margaret Goodman (@MGoodmanMD) November 4, 2015

[j.one]

Everybody on the hype train must close their eyes and pray that he just goes away lmao. Boxing fans should be ashamed to want a guy to retire so an unproven fighter can declare himself king.

[Hype job]

What's funny is seeing all the fl*mos hanging onto Ward as the last hope, only a matter of time until his most diehard fans stop supporting his ****.

[The Hammer]

Has ward ever been randomly tested ?
Didnt he refuse testing for fights before?

Im wondering if he is cycling off something
That was meant to help recover from his dhoulder issue..

Something isnt right

Possibly. And maybe he wants to stay in California to avoid PED testing.

[mathed]

Hurts his hand, injures his shoulder, injures his knee, tell Edwin Rodriguez he ain't paying for extra testing even after Victor Conte offered to pay for it.

Wish statistics untrue,but use on rise in all sports.Fighters should know that PEDs can contribute to injuries, too.https://t.co/OCaUOmRmfb

— Margaret Goodman (@MGoodmanMD) November 4, 2015

I agree. I've thought that Ward was on some stuff for a while because he always avoided serious testing.

[_original_]

Let's face, it's mainly the white racists on here that are hating on Ward.