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Hopkins says Canelo-Golovkin rematch will be Ward-Kovalev 2 reincarnated

Rob Smith - October 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

Bernard Hopkins of Golden Boy says the rematch between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will be a “reincarnation of the Andre “SOG” Ward vs. Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev fight. Canelo will be Ward, and Golovkin will be Kovalev, says […]

Bellew wanted Ward, says fight got close but Ward’s demands were “a bit too much”

James Slater - October 1, 2017

Though the recently announced rematch between Tony Bellew and David Haye – set for London’s O2 on Sunday, December 17 – carries a fair amount of intrigue, it’s fair to say most fans would have been far more interested to […]

Ward’s surprise retirement leaves the pound-for-pound NO.1 spot open – but who deserves to take it?

James Slater - September 23, 2017

Whether you were a fan of his or not and whether you will miss him or not, it is undeniable how Andre Ward left a big hole in the sport when he announced his pretty much out of the blue […]

Video: Andre Ward retires on top

Rummys Corner - September 22, 2017

In somewhat of an unexpected surprise, unified light heavyweight champion of the world, Andre Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) retired from professional boxing. Ward was 33 years old, and was widely viewed as the best pound for pound boxer in the […]

Former Ward foe Froch on Andre’s retirement: I won’t be sad to see the back of him

James Slater - September 22, 2017

It was the most frustrating, horrible night of Carl Froch’s entire boxing career, one the retired “Cobra” still has nightmares about some six years on. And it is due to the bad night Froch had against Andre Ward, along with […]

Andre Ward Retires – HBO Sports Statement

HBO Boxing - September 21, 2017

“Andre Ward ends his boxing career as he only knew how to live it — as a champion at the top,” says Peter Nelson, Executive Vice President, HBO Sports. “To watch Ward was to marvel at constant mastery of craft […]

What’s next for Andre Ward?

DeMarkus Jones - September 21, 2017

Or maybe the better question is who is next for Andre Ward? Andre “S.O.G.” is in a very rare position where he is considered the “man” at his weight class. While not the biggest draw at 175 Ward is definitely […]

Badou Jack says he wanted to fight Adonis Stevenson tomorrow night, aims to target him, Andre Ward after Cleverly fight

James Slater - August 25, 2017

Arguably the best, most evenly matched fight taking place on tomorrow’s big bill in Las Vegas – topped by you know what – the light-heavyweight clash between Nathan Cleverly and Badou Jack is not actually the fight Jack, who is […]

Andre Ward to work for ESPN on Crawford-Indongo & Mayweather-McGregor fights

ESPN Boxing - August 17, 2017

Undefeated two-division world champion and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward will join ESPN’s coverage of two of the year’s biggest boxing events: the August 19th Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Terence “Bud” Crawford vs Julius Indongo and the August […]

Tony Bellew back in training aiming for December return: “Andre Ward would be a mega-fight; I will walk through him like a train

James Slater - August 8, 2017

Tony Bellew says he is “much closer” to a fight with Andre Ward in comparison to a return bout with David Haye. Bellew shocked Haye back in March, beating him via 11th round stoppage (assisted by Haye’s Achilles injury) and […]