Comments Thread For: Andre Ward: I Don't Have To Fight Anymore, I Accomplished Everything

[Jsmooth9876]

resume: Miranda, Bika, Abraham, Kessler, Froch, Barrera, Dawson and the boogeyman Kovalev.

that's a first ballot HOF right there.

not rematching Kovalev won't hurt his legacy one bit, that's nonsense. Joe Calzaghe exited the sport with a debatable decision against Hopkins, Sugar Ray Leonard still gets credit for beating Hagler no matter how much crying takes place.

record books will always show a win over Kovalev. was it close? yes..just because a fight is close does that mean it's an automatic robbery? of course not.

do I want to see the rematch? yes. but am I gonna discredit Ward's entire career if it doesn't take place? hell no.

personally I had him winning 7 rounds to 5. so I didn't see any robbery. .Ward has every right to retire or do whatever the hell he pleases.

Nobody will even remember Andre Ward in 20 years so who cares if he retires or not honestly.

[bronx7]

He should fight kovalev again win convincing as that could have went either way then if money is right fight the other champ unify then retire has not lost since 12 years old second boxing IQ only to Floyd last 10 years sm tourney was underdog wiped out whole division and beat killer Froch with one hand half the fight Froch couldn't touch him

[DeLorean]

Nobody will even remember Andre Ward in 20 years so who cares if he retires or not honestly.

same thing could be said for anybody in this era not named Pacquiao or Mayweather.

[BM dnobagaV]

Awful.....

[Bronx2245]

This is the quandary we as fans face when an entertainer speaks in a manner that reflects the separation between entertainer and fan. He is a prize fighter who gets paid to entertain. Yet he makes statements that reflect that he could care less about having one or 1 million fans. We as fans want him to care. We want him to want to entertain us. Unfortunately he says the things that indicate he doesn't care about the fans who helped him make enough money to be in a position to retire. As a fan of the sport, it sucks, as a man, I understand his position. Most cerebral fighters think like this, he seems to be the one who voices those thoughts most often. He would be better served in my view if he kept those thoughts private.

Nice post! Here's some food for thought! Ward is an American Olympic Gold Medalist. How many Americans even know who he is? How many PPV's did he sell when he faced "The Krusher" in his home country? 160,000? Who gets more love in America: Pacquiao, GGG, or Andre Ward? He doesn't talk ****, he doesn't beat women, he's not a womanizer, and he's a devout Christian. Has that helped his image? He hasn't lost a fight since grade school, and where's the love? Now he's a coward and a villain? I know what he's doing, and I hope he gets PAID! If there's so much demand for a rematch...SHOW HIM THE MONEY!

[Jsmooth9876]

same thing could be said for anybody in this era not named Pacquiao or Mayweather.

Exactly but Ward thinks he's somehow on the same level as those guys despite never coming close to either in popularity or great wins and excitement.

[Buckfever]

I don't know why people are mad, he did about the best that he could against Kovalev and got a gift decision. He's contractually obligated on the rematch, he doesn't have a lot of options. He's too small for the top guys at light heavyweight, he can't make 168 anymore. It's a bad spot for a good fighter. It's just part of getting older.

[twosweethooks]

CHICKEN !!!!!

Da Chicken KNOWS he LOST so Why fight again and get KO'd !!

[todaline]

how about you rematch kovalev you god damn thief.

how you gonna take a champ's belt by backing up the entire night, got knocked down, while scoring no knockdowns or deductions on your opponent and your face being all marked up at the end of the night while your opponent's face is LITERALLY UNMARKED???



american CIA at the behest of president ***** influenced the judges....

this was a modern day cold war sabotage robbery.

thanks *****.

Thanks my man, I just had the biggest laugh of the year.

[Jsmooth9876]

Nice post! Here's some food for thought! Ward is an American Olympic Gold Medalist. How many Americans even know who he is? How many PPV's did he sell when he faced "The Krusher" in his home country? 160,000? Who gets more love in America: Pacquiao, GGG, or Andre Ward? He doesn't talk ****, he doesn't beat women, he's not a womanizer, and he's a devout Christian. Has that helped his image? He hasn't lost a fight since grade school, and where's the love? Now he's a coward and a villain? I know what he's doing, and I hope he gets PAID! If there's so much demand for a rematch...SHOW HIM THE MONEY!

Oh stop already, the guy got $5 million despite all the things you said above... Bottom line is when you can't draw flies to sht you don't have the right to say you're underpaid when you made $5 fking million dollars....