Comments Thread For: Andre Ward's Injury: Roc Nation Sports Sues Insurer For $6.3M

[4truth]

No offense but folks who wear their religion like a badge seem to be among the most crooked and overall dishonest people in the world.

[Mick Higgs]

Ward has just lost all credibility 100%!!.....

[jdp28tx]

Found this Bit of Info on the Case

"Lloyd’s of London has asked a California federal court to dismiss a $6.3 million disability coverage claim from ex-pro boxer Andre Ward, saying the policy at issue was written for his management company, not Ward specifically".

The suit was filed on December 14, 2018. Lloyds is now seeking to dismiss the case and the next hearing is set for April 12. Now the above is only 1 of possibly more reasons Lloyd's is asking for the judge to toss the case.

[jdp28tx]

"Andre Ward could come out of retirement, admits his manager"

Written Dec 4, 2018 suit filed less than 2 weeks later.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/andre-ward-fight-comeback-next-2019-vs-usyk-smith-p4p-return-record-a8667306.html

[SugarRaRobinson]

Andre Ward not only is an honorless dirty cheat (Low blows, headbutts, holding) he is also a scamming con artist as evidenced by yet ANOTHER LAWSUIT, trying to bully .....

Ward is a disgrace to boxing and Roc Nation clearly trying to get back money after foolishly losing so much on Ward. Two cowardly hustlers scamming again.

Not 100% sure, but I think Roc Nation gets this money, not Ward. Roc Nation insured their investment (Ward) and since he can’t fight anymore, they’re trying to recoup some loses.

[NachoMan]

No offense but folks who wear their religion like a badge seem to be among the most crooked and overall dishonest people in the world.

100% agree with that observation. Jesus himself said so (Matthew 6:5-6).

[bigdunny1]

How can it be career ending if he won the biggest fight of his career after the injury? And he is still contemplating fighting?

[jdp28tx]

I'm not saying they are going to win the lawsuit, but to call it BS without seeing the policy or the petition is a stretch. The question a judge or jury will have to answer is can Ward fight on the injured knee without health risk. When he first injured the knee may be irrelevant because the policy may insure Ward for a # of future fights or projected earnings.

Ward is the primary plaintiff with et al used to signify that other en****** were benefactors of the insurance policy. Someone gave the notion that RocNation was seeking to recoup losses...yet all they would get is a portion of the 6.3M as if it were a purse.

I have seen the policy and read it. It is a straight up disability policy. I looked up the case through PACER and read the exhibits, the policy being one of them. Ward is claiming 100% disability. It also shows Roc Nation as the owner and beneficiary of the policy not Ward. And as I wrote in an earlier post Llyod's is asking the court to dismiss Ward from the case based on the above written.

The only injury listed is a knee injury 06/25/15 which required a 4-6 week recovery. It does not seem like a career ending injury to me.

[Vlad_]

Ward’s always been a fake hoe.

[strykr619]

"Ward, 34, said he suffered what turned out to be a prohibitive knee injury while training in October 2016, the month before he edged Sergey Kovalev by unanimous decision in their first light heavyweight title fight,"

If he had a career ending injury in Oct 2016 how the hell did he have two successful fights after the injury against the top light heavyweight at the time? During those fights he did not even wear a knee brace or knee sleeve. And after those fights he openly talked about moving to heavyweight.

Maybe he was able to limit his mobility and still win the fight.