Comments Thread For: Andre Ward Announces His Retirement From Boxing

[DocGreenThumb.]

I'm sure he'll get in as well maybe not right away. The HOF lost credibility when they let Gatti in.

Actually they lost all credibility last year when they let Prince Naseem Hamed in HOF. The biggest hype job ever in boxing. I told one of my bros because he asked about"what ever happened to him"? Funny you asked he just got put into the boxing HOF. His reaction there should not be a boxing HOF letting that hype job in. What a joke that's why I don't watch boxing anymore a popularity contest. Too many fixed fights. All about Money.

[Jewish-Reptile]

Golovkin fan boys can finally sleep.

[Brutus1]

Its such a shame that whenever this guy seemed to get the ball rolling for him somehow his career would come to a halt. Just as you could get excited to see what he would do next he'd get injured, end up in court or now just outright retire.

I tried to appreciate Andre Ward, but his career post the Carl Froch win was just frustrating to follow.

No doubt he is a great fighter but I am not a fan.

[Sugarj]

No way! He was arguably at his best last time out and appeared up for moves to cruiserweight and above!!!

I don't believe any cobblers about his body not being able to handle the rigours of the sport. It coped well last time.....and he isn't exactly in a training camp right now.

Perhaps he is disappointed that Bellew chose to fight Haye again rather than meet him?

Is it possible that a routine brain scan revealed an anomaly?

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

It boggles my mind to think some people may actually think Ward is frightened of Kovalev. Even after Ward fought him twice, beating him by both decision AND stoppage. Why would he be frightened NOW? It makes absolutely zero sense.

[VasyLomachenko]

he is afraid of kovalev.. he is never the same after sergei brain damage him.. now he is retrard
kovalev send ward to retirement..

[bigjer88]

It boggles my mind to think some people may actually think Ward is frightened of Kovalev. Even after Ward fought him twice, beating him by both decision AND stoppage. Why would he be frightened NOW? It makes absolutely zero sense.

If you're looking for logic, you've come to the wrong place.

[Eff Pandas]

... He doesn't have big money fights in the U.S.
... It seems that he already tried to get Hearn involved for a U.K. fight... But after making $11 million in his last two fights, I don't think that he will get enough motivation for lesser paydays...

There is often improved value once you leave boxing I'd argue. I think if their is a WBSS 175 tournament in 2018 the most discussed 175 fight in June 2019 by the winner of that tournament could be vs Ward where Ward would get f#cking paid potentially. And there are other sh^t in play. If Wilder beats Joshua a Wilder HW title fight could be in play for nice money.

Boxing is f#cking nuts brother lol. Things change on a dime all the time & Ward's 0 could become valuable in his absence. I could easily see Ward make more money from now on than he made from every day previous to today. Interest in cats can be weird like that. I mean after that Floyd sh^tshow vs Andre Berto who was predicting Floyd to come back to do the numbers he did vs a guy who never even boxed professionally before?

[jinkazama555]

great news. well done andre!

[GhostofDempsey]

Man you really hate winners huh.....

Only the ones who win by cheating, dirty tactics, or hyping up sub-par opponents. Not a fan of boring fighters either.