Originally posted by muslimer12
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Andre Ward missed his chance to be a GOAT
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Kessler, Abraham, Froch, Dawson, Kovalev 2X are some big scalps on his record. Several other solid names.
Beat the toughest guys possible for his era and looked for challenges. I think he's about 5 good fights from being top 20 all time. Will go down top 50 though.
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ward never had the ability to be an ATG and he knows it,otherwise hed leave things in no doubt. Hes absolutely miles behind someone like mayweather. . Hes 33 not 43. He could have cleared out LHW and fought stevenson, jack and beterbiev. Then fight the winner of the cruiser tournament (most likely usyk). Retire by the age of 35 with a few more million in the bank account. i dont think thats an unrealistic career progression or asking too much of him. Instead hes took the easy way out and retired before someone took his 0, he knows how close that was to going against kovalev and he really should have a 1 on his loss column.
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Originally posted by TyrantT316 View PostI wanted to see him fight Stevenson too. Fighting those other top fighters would be great too.
However I can't help but to feel this is that ol "ok honey, just work ONE more year and we'll be good"..."ok, just hold out ONE more year and I'll pay you back"
There will always be more fighters to enhance your legacy. At some point you have to decide when it's your time to stop. I think that as long as you're happy with what you've done and look forward to life after Boxing while young, that's what matters. Some will never give you credit for your accomplishments and some will. Can't please everybody. So why not focus on pleasing your own self and those important to you.
I can't imagine that Boxing is everything to him.
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Originally posted by muslimer12 View PostI mean this guy had all the skills and boxing IQ to be one of the greats in boxing ever. But if he really did retire he will only be considered a great fighter. His resume ain't deep enough to be up there with Hopkins, Roy, Mayweather, pacman. Too bad because I know he has the skill to be up there. Just my two cents.
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