ANDRE WARD DESCRIBES WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FIGHT A HEAVYWEIGHT; EXPLAINS WHY "IT'S FUN"

[@buhlemushntanzi]

Great interview. Ward is a Legend. Thank you for your contribution to boxing.

[@tyreerichard5168]

Buhle Ntanzi right

[@ironmike2010]

Buhle Ntanzi a legend? No.

[@buhlemushntanzi]

Tyree Richard. Thanks brother, we need to show respect and acknowledge good, the same will bless us.

[@davidtherealthomas1773]

you're so right. Great

[@cmejia4401]

Still lost in the first fight against kov. I like ward, but when your last fight in your career ends with a tko to your opponents nuts.....eh....I dunno about legend

[@obitriceforlife5771]

Ward is a thinker which is vital in any sport

[@ryankeegan1542]

Never used to be an Andre Ward fan but then started watching some of his interviews and he comes across really well speaks very well I now appreciate what he’s about n how good he is. 👍🏻

[@9879tito]

One of the best points ive ever heard. "Leave room for what you dont know" great point

[@mahjidtarantino499]

Respect everyone! AW’s humility and wisdom shows his brilliance! Salute that man!

[@suchasin]

í trust my eye but i leave a certain amount of room for what i dont know''. Wise man, enjoyed this interview

[@DD-uc3ft]

For me the most classy, humble, eloquent, pound for pound best. What he might have lacked in his almost complete armory in boxing he makes it up in character. Keep going champ. 💪🏿

[@markwhittaker6866]

I agree.

[@soulassassin2424]

Humble approach to his assessment of potential opponents, but confident as hell on his preparation for fights.

[@UFCSTARS]

Ward is a fantastic boxer & Champion and I've got huuuuge respect for the man but, if he was to fight a big strong heavyweight like Anthony Joshua, Wilder or Tyson Fury it would end extremely badly for Andre! We're talking basic physics here - the difference between a 175lb Kovalev and 240lb big heavyweights is night and day. I can see Adre doing well at cruiserweight but, if he wants to remember the name of his wife and children 10 - 15 years from now he needs to forget ANY notion of fighting elite heavyweights!

[@dylanmoran1901]

The top heavyweights out there right now rely solely on their size and power, they have very poor boxing skills. The sports referred to as the sweet science for a reason. Don't take this as me saying they cant hurt him, but I'd have a hard time seeing any of them keeping up with him. So if Ward says he can handle it, believe him.

[@carlgreen5168]

Nah he,ll be fine.....he,ll b just wack AJ in the ball sack 64 times per round and coast to a unanimus desicion win.....ANDRE WARD greatest ball sack wacker of time.....

[@carlgreen5168]

He wouldnt get within a lightyear of an 18 st fury.....fury popping him with his 85 inch reach jab.....lmfao.....

[@ima831]

ward can always win with low blows or gift decision.

[@Mickieshelton]

ima831 Sergay lost and he lost again after guaranteeing he would win. If Ward was dirty, he would of been DQ'd.

[@joseyanez2706]

a ward u cool and all but dnt lie about retiring just say u just waitin for the divisons 2 heat up mark my words he will be back

[@ridwan149]

the boss definitely retried way to early in his career

[@nolachino504]

the boss 💯🥊🥊📿🐐

[@joseyanez2706]

graphik prod and ur an expert who u work for hbo or showtime haha gtfoh 😂

[@ingemarsmith4154]

You still wrong

[@brickboys215inc]

Ward went from middleweight all way to heavyweight but ggg still at 160? And ward beat all the champs and did not duck any fight. He's one of the goats.

[@razortanner2671]

Delly Scarfo Ward went from light heavyweight to super middleweight and weight bullied until he lost to Kovalev and low blowed him in the rematch. Golovkin still needs to beat Cotto, Canelo and Saunders to fully unify.

[@brickboys215inc]

Razor Tanner Ward fought kovalev twice. Kovalev had plenty of chances to be the krusher but he couldn't krush ward instead ward krushed him lol...it's No excuses, ward took kovalev belts then gave him a rematch and won again.if they fought 20 times ward wins all 20. How is ward a weight bully when he went up in weight,being a weight bully mean fighting naturally smaller men only and you are incorrect about that.

[@brickboys215inc]

Razor Tanner plus zurdo ramirez is at 168 waiting for ggg to take the challenge of moving up and fighting the champ. No excuses...

[@brickboys215inc]

aaron pryor I'm not gone judge all eastern Europe boxers. I'm only talking about ggg. Zurdo Ramirez is a undefeated 168 superchamp and he deserves to fight a big name like ggg. Tell ggg I said don't be scared to move up mostly all true champs move up 1 or 2 weight classes. No excuses Abel Sanchez y'all escaped ward but we not letting y'all escape zurdo. The best fighting the best only.

[@seanokeeffe7896]

+aaron pryor ggg is Kazakh from central Asia. Not European.

[@MOETtelevision]

Y'all don't even peep what I see in this dude. Aundre Ward is a philosopher. He is like the Bruce Lee of boxing. I geniuinly believe he is set out prove that. Audrey Ward is not going to stay retired. This dude is a genius on the slick. He is going to make a statement, I can see that shit all in his demeanor.

[@ironmike2010]

Kebron Woodfin you’ve been smoking too much

[@luisortizszimmerframe6933]

There are weight categories for a reason - he moved up to 176 and looked good but modern heavyweights are usually 240 plus - if Andre Ward came in weighing 201lbs the extra weight would slow him down and sap his stamina - and considering that he wasn't known as a big puncher at 168 or 176 his power wouldn't be anywhere near enough to keep anyone in the heavyweight division honest... if he's even thinking about having a go at heavyweight he should stay retired...

[@faded6727]

Kebron Woodfin lol ward just likes to hear himself talk another rambling Hopkins

[@dru-chambers]

Luis Ortiz's Zimmer Frame -James toney came up from middleweight, mostly fat and dominated an admittidley aged holyfield, ward not having power is silly, same as mayweather, they are both guys that do not fire off alot of shots and are saftey first, but kovalevs chicken dance from wards right hand suggests he has alot more power than advertised, note, ward is left handed and is not known for having a right hand.

[@faded6727]

CircleInfinite kov was still hurt from low blows then that punch landed wobbled him but couldn't even knock down a hurts kov where's the power u speak of?

[@addinsulationnortherncal3140]

Man please come back. Even if you fight an unranked fighter. I just wanna see u box again. I'm selfish thow.

[@chasestredic]

Add Insulation Northern Cal Nope they hated on him his entire career & now that he's gone his haters are still pissed 😂😂😂 Like damn they swore they'd celebrate when Ward & Floyd left now their left angry like some bitter ex girlfriends.

[@brandonsowdagore2717]

Make your opponent work when he wants to rest... Ward is a wise man

[@chrisbennett606]

Really thoughtful intelligent analysis . Very measured not over the top and honest

[@arronbroughton6005]

He’s just such a knowledgeable and intelligent fighter. His feet and defence against outside, longer fighters was so stylish but his ability to adapt to pressure fighters and punchers was what ensured victory - land and hold just exhausted guys like Kovalev… people will always say he ran the line between cheating but he seemed to always win how he needed to. That would be really unpopular if he wasn’t such a good wholesome bloke the rest of the time. Oh and on behalf of the UK, thank you so much for always putting that plonker Froch back in his box!!

[@stranahan07]

Great interview.

[@terrellcrawford9352]

That's what makes him a great fighter he don't underestimate anyone and he don't go in the room thinking he know it all

[@MichaelCobbs]

Good interview.

[@feskayani81]

Most real n calculated boxer love his mentality that why he is one the best

[@d3uce3306]

Always a great interview SOG jus ordered my jump suit lol

[@silkboxing4454]

Actually Ward looked small to a lot of his opponents at cruiser and LH but he use to walk around between 190/ 200lbs and said he was way more comfortable at 175 Light/ heavy bc he could eat decent meals. He really had to watch his diet fighting at 168. He could definitely make heavyweight but those Dudes have 5, 6 inches on him and insane Power, but Ward’s Defense and Ring IQ is Incredible.

[@thejroostheory7831]

He really understands the many aspects of Boxing...

[@jakemartin4305]

Wow this is exactly what I wish more boxers would preach that it ain't all about the records gotta look at the bigger picture 👏👍💯

[@docredz3471]

Thanks 🙏🏾 Champ Legend SOG

[@mtmrd9289]

This man is very smart and humble.

[@mtumnene]

legend of the game, the way he talks let's you know he ain't no ordinary fighter

[@Nicolas__-js1jm]

Thank you :)

[@DaveBoxing]

why he doin this to us?!? lol i believe in Ward so much, but Heavyweight is a dangerous division. i'd love to see him fight again, but i also like seeing him with a healthy mind & body.

[@jbx-]

Andre ward - 6ft 13 stone 71” reach 34 years old 50% ko rate Anthony Joshua 6ft 6inch 18 stone 82” reach 28 years old 100% ko rate LOL ward stay away from heavyweight

[@dwanrobinson]

jb17x2222 - none of that means anything. I'm sure Kovalev had similar stats.

[@jmb3319]

dwan robinson similar stats to who joshua?😂 Kovalev is the same height and weight as Ward, that’s some dumb ass comment

[@SiLoMixMaster]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@MrReav13]

Ward lost the first fight and had to cheat in the second fight to beat Kovalev. No way in HELL he beats Joshua.

[@Ellie-xo3mt]

King Zak you really trying to compare nikola to Anthony joshua

[@yudahel8521]

I love this man's mind

[@ecw787]

Ward dropping valuable knowledge

[@chivamisfit]

Why is that when fight hype reporters interview a boxer, and when the boxers speaks the reporter always says “...hmmm.” ?

[@mrgrandi]

Knowledge right here

[@mynameisirrelevant46]

A Ward is my favorite fighter ..loved him after I saw what he did to Chad Dawson ..Strong man of God too..

[@toma_a]

Respect to 1 of the best to ever do it

[@eugenymalo8704]

I would only recommend a smaller man to spar a bigger man either if they are levels apart (the smaller man is a level or two above) or the smaller man has endless stamina with great focus/concentration where he runs less of a risk of getting hit with a big punch

[@UnseenSpirit]

Looking good in sparring is one thing, but once they are in smaller gloves, it could very well be lights out. A one off could be OK, but if he stayed there for 4 or 5 fights, then I feel he will take damage... Permanent damage

[@MaybackMusicGroup1]

Andre Wise . legendary

[@IronPunch]

He will be the best in heavyweight division because boxing is a sport where the fighter is guided by his mental before and inside the bout.the best example is Mike Tyson

[@SULTYAN23]

Sh*t is so true.. I felt the same way when I would spar the big guys ! Joints would hurt after those sparring session guys.

[@bradjohnson1902]

BIG UPS TO WARD SMART MAN ND FIGHTER... TO MANY ASSUMPTIONS BOXING IS BOXING. WARD WELL ARTICULATES HIS WORDS NOT TOO BIASED SPEAKS FROM HIS HEART... NOT ARROGANT.. SOLID GENTLEMEN OF THE GAME OF BOXING

[@johndawhale3197]

Would like to see Ward fight Kudryashov at Cruiserweight.

[@christiana2651]

"They all got different skill sets. This guy may be a little faster but this dude is quicker" Isnt being quick the same as being fast? 3:39

[@lucaswright5259]

Nah quicker is instant / reaction base where as faster is more hand & feet speed. For example, Mayweather and Crawford are quicker but Khan and Gamboa are faster.

[@rollz1990]

You gotta love Dre.. Solid as they come

[@Tonylamar777]

That SOG outfit is fire my G

[@arnoldramos39]

This man is smart

[@bossman1540]

True Champion!!

[@coinkidink9997]

Everybody was saying the same things about Holyfield moving upto Heavyweight back when he was fighting. Look how it turned out for him.

[@Chavantez009]

but he was still bigger than ward, and he also began his career at cruiserweight, so naturally it was easier for him to make the transition to heavyweight

[@jsb1585]

Ward is a small light heavyweight. Holyfield was a natural cruiserweight, that's not a valid comparison, the size difference between the two of them is quite substantial

[@dwanrobinson]

The fact that Holyfield was smaller is the very reason why he was so successful. He had a great balance to his body type as far as power and speed went. Plus he was extremely durable. But I see where you're coming from. Never doubt a man of Wards caliber because he truly believe that he can do anything and he can given his mentality which is where things that come to fruition starts. With belief. I think that he would do well if he does it the right way.

[@Chavantez009]

I feel you bro. Im a fan/supporter of Ward my self, but im also honest. Even with his skill set I dont see him beating any of the notable heavyweights. I think they all put him to sleep. Its just when it comes to Ward competing at heavyweight is were i feel his skills wont matter and will only take him so far.

[@watching789]

Holyfield was also on roids

[@pelijah21]

He about to pull a ANDRE BISHOP!!!

[@B.G.Bandit]

BRING BACK FIGHT NIGHT!!!!! Man FUCK EA! Smh

[@darinevans7011]

Ward is coming back. Mark my words!!

[@tottenhamhotspurish]

Very intelligent Man and Boxer, he'd make a great trainer. I wish he would have gone up to Cruiserweight.

[@chrisadams3114]

Just stay away from AJ. Ward is a great one but I saw AJ get hit by a punch from Klitschko that would Ko most guys and he got up shook it off and retired KLITSCHKO. Ward is not stronger than Klitschko I will leave it like that.

[@ecw787]

Hope he doesn't come back. He has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO PROVE. He is already a legend in my eyes

[@SiLoMixMaster]

Would you not like to see him against Bellew at HW though? I think that's what he's eyeing up

[@Bud_Jablonski]

Ward v Bellew would be interesting though..

[@flyguy1827]

Ward would easily win

[@justinwadey3236]

He's a fucking proper boy ! No matter what anyone says Fuck weight he dominated his , good luck to his family and future !

[@slimmy666]

Why is he talking about heavy weight? Why not cruiser weight where he can fight bellew or haye?

[@jrsmile7171]

Ward vs Haye would be perfect fight

[@SugarTay97]

Yo I’m ordering that hat so nice. Andre Ward one of the best no question..and such a soft proper spoken man

[@reighbh13]

Wise man

[@rogersowerbutts2261]

I thought he was retired?

[@charleswhite5996]

I would Never bet against Ward. He is I believe the best overall boxer of ALL time. Yea I said that. He knows the game and knows how to control the ring against anyone. He will figure you out much better than Floyd. Even being retired for few years he is the greatest boxer of any generation. Y’all can hate on that statement all you want but he is the best hands down.

[@citi360]

Nah I disagree. Floyd only takes like 3 rounds to figure a fighter out. But I would love to see Canelo Vs. Ward.

[@amiraskaribarry7375]

Goat

[@boldones353]

Ward would beat Bellew and Haye and maybe even Parker but he better stay the hell away from Wilder and Joshua

[@seandafny]

Boldones ward would beat Haye? As in David Haye?

[@avais6712]

Boldones haye would kill ward. Trust me on that one

[@boldones353]

A Sub It becomes almost laughable that people still sleep on Ward...Haye doesn’t have it anymore man so Haye killing Ward is absurd he couldn’t even kill Bellew

[@dennisthemenace855]

Boldones agree man smh Ward is future hall of famer man !

[@billclark5055]

Parker would send Ward to the hospital

[@YoungTwam]

Mind over matter

[@seandafny]

Daron P yea ok.

[@jaymatthews8234]

beast

[@gstacks510]

Andre Ward would be a HW with zero power...

[@phenomfacemob1011]

Free Man sooooooooo what's ur point in saying that?

[@gstacks510]

Tony Styles keep reaching, crybaby.

[@jsb1585]

Tony Styles If you think stopping Kovalev and stopping the likes of Joshua, Parker or Wilder are the same thing, you're deluded.

[@dwanrobinson]

jacob sharry b it actually is the same thing from Wards perspective. If he acclimate to the weights right its over for pretty much all of those guys. That would put Ward lightyears beyond superstar status. The likes of which has never truly been done in this age. And just how many unbelievable things have we seen in the last five years alone makes me believer.

[@jmb3319]

dwan robinson im gonna comment on every time you say something dumb and stupid. I bet you’re deeply religious too, am i right? Believing in shit without evidence or logic. You crazy.

[@charleswhite5996]

Him and Charlo are the 2 I think that could beat Canelo today. But Charlo I think has a 50 percent chance, while Andre has a 70 percent chance

[@Oxxsteel]

Ward at a lean 225 is dangerous.

[@stephenscott517]

it would be hard for ward to beat any heavyweight in the top 10

[@BERNARDO712]

Have you SEEN 6-10?

[@johndawhale3197]

I would take Ward over Pulev...if he still classes as a top 10 Heavyweight these days that is...

[@JL1990]

Or fight Manuel charr for wba reg belt

[@nolachino504]

Ward the truth💯🥊🥊🦈🐐👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦍🤘🏽💪💀⚜️⚜️⚜️🔥🔥🔥⏳👀

[@miguelmartinez-go6mb]

Knowledge

[@joselopezmata7973]

Ward said it all, if you can stay going none stop the bigger man maybe will wear out. But if the bigger man cant feel his punches then ward is done. I believe the strategy he wants to use is floyd strategy which is to fight running all night and win on points which is a bullshit fight

[@stuartwilson5221]

Forget HW, Usyk at Cruiserweight would be the fight to make!

[@chrismoten-jackson8271]

No bs when he was throwing those punches I statred ducking like he was in the room lol .......but he has the boxing mind to win at heavyweight I believe but if Kovelev can knock him down a top LW WTF do you think will happen if Wilder lands or AJ or like Ortiz

[@B.G.Bandit]

They doubted roy too brotha

[@terryjfk8593]

WARD IS AN ALL TIME GREAT BUT CMON NOW U GOT UP FROM KOVALEV but WILDER OR A>J WITH A 6 INCH HEIGHT ADVANTAGE PLUS REACH HE EVEN KNOWS IT THE POWER WILL LEAVE HIM NO ROOM FOR A TINY MISTAKE ..MAN I COULD SEE HIM BEATING THE SLOWER NON ELITE HW BUT IT would BE A DISASTER FIGHTING ANT OF THE TOP !!!

[@hairyelder5019]

If he didn’t fight the big boys in his prime why would he gun them now? Ain’t gonna happen.

[@miguelmartinez-go6mb]

It's takes one punch in the heavyweight division pretty simple

[@natejohnson5767]

Ward bout to turn up and add more belts an scalps to his collection. I got Ward beating the winner of the WBSS at cruiserweight and also winners of the Josh vs Parker an Wilder vs Ortiz fights! Ward is too skilled, too crafty and would out grind any cruiser or heavyweight for the underdog win! Ward being undisputed at cruiser and heavyweight puts him as the greatest!

[@Gematrinator]

Nathaniel Johnson hahahah, thats hilarious. You’re crazy.

[@grahamboxing]

Stay of the crack

[@dwanrobinson]

Anything is possible now days.

[@jmb3319]

dwan robinson you and this guy need to get your heads straight, just because he black and from the states does not mean he can beat every man on the planet. I’d give him a shot against cruiserweight tournament winner, but heavyweight is out of the question, use your brain man.

[@natejohnson5767]

David Toulson no im not, I'm not

[@Pharoahmahk]

Ward vs Usyk

[@hairyelder5019]

Yeah ok.

[@silverado4593]

The real tbe

[@bobbybrandnew3277]

I think he would've beat Canelo. Too sharp but I still love Canelo. Both living legends.

[@soulrebel223]

SOG as trill as they come. #SaluteKing

[@jaydublis]

Those guys are easy work for Andre Ward!

[@HaterFtvv]

Mike Tyson was 5 foot 10 at 195 pounds in prime. I don't see why Ward couldn't do it.

[@AWesker99]

216. And juiced to the gills.

[@hairyelder5019]

Tyson bit harder than any of the heavyweights of his era. Ward wasn’t impressive power wise at his natural fighting weight that’s why.

[@juliovillegas2259]

Sounded like vlad tv for a minute

[@rocketsfromthetombs]

Andrea needs to fight the winner of WBSS Cruiser weight division if he isnt scared and somewhere outside of his shithole hometown. But he will cherrypick Bellew, just watch. LOL

[@Cris-td4wi]

Marg Funk Usyk would dismantle Ward

[@MichaelBrown-lm3vd]

Why shit hole you people come on here with your nasty takes on shit

[@meech8236]

He definitely won't throw no punches at HW

[@KiidStacksx]

I really like & respect Ward but he's way too small to fight at HW u can't compare fighting ppl ast 175 to fighting guys that are 220+ lbs there's a major difference in power

[@general2954]

Vs fury in an exhibition

[@general2954]

Or Tbe Mayweather exhibition 16oz

[@casualbuyer9723]

Hes going to come back and fight Uysk

[@alexhaggerty39]

respect wards skill that would be a very serious mistake for him i shit you not

[@maffrose]

Juice head pure and simple.

[@galvatron3290]

El Rose5000 Nigga How🤔

[@ShadowTetsuo9999]

Smh

[@Mickieshelton]

El Rose5000 wtf...these racists are funny online goofballs

[@maffrose]

Everybody knows, just like Floyd, he has either skipped of failed many tests. . Crooked.

[@00lorted]

No disrespect but if he fought someone like wilder Joshua Parker he would be ko

[@Kripteknight]

Lol fury is better then all those you just mentioned

[@raxmanbox]

there's at least 3 guys fighting at Cruiser that would push Ward well to his limit. Usyk more than likely batters Ward, too big plus skilfulAndre Ward - what a waste of talent. Aside from physical injuries it seemed his ego just got in the way of what should been a career full of fighting top level guys; but he wanted money in line with his talent rather than his crowd appeal, which was minimalThe guy just couldn't carry a card. He needed to find some way to sell himself to the masses. Floyd for all his talent and success from 130-140, couldn't sell a ppv event, so he got himself a marketing team and abracadabra Pretty Boy became Money and that whole hip hop side of the business, until then unexplored, was tapped into Andre Ward was/is great but of his 32 fights he only fought 6 guys (7fights) that could be considered anywhere near top level. That's 6 guys who once held, held, or would hold, a title. Of Floyds 50 fights nearly half - 24 - were vs top level guysMoney May was born shortly before Floyd took his 2 years recovery break - in that time he really pushed the Money Mayweather persona. If Ward wants to come back and get anything like the money his talent deserves then he has to come up with a gimmick

[@ironmike2010]

Honestly I’d love for andre to go to heavyweight so he could get smashed and stomped on by the big boys that run boxing.

[@hairyelder5019]

He won’t.

[@ambidex69]

As much as I like ward's skill set the first kovalev fight was an L.

[@ShadowMan-bv5rv]

This ballsucker wanted to fight Joshua LOl.Big Femi will eat you know your place little boy

[@vantheman1238]

I’m an Andre Ward fan from England. I’d like to see Ward fight Froch again and this time around really destroy the Froch and shut him up. Froch has an inflated opinion of his ability. Andre Ward was a different class. A legend.

[@guapedup300]

I believe he would beat Usyk. I think he would outbox him 12 rounds.

[@johndawhale3197]

No chance. He won't keep up with Usyk.