Andre Ward
Andre Ward
Andre Wardis an American professional boxer. He is a former unified WBA, WBC, Ring magazine and lineal super middleweight champion. As of July 2016, Ward is ranked the third best boxer in the world, pound for pound, by BoxRec; fourth by The Ring; and fifth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. He is also ranked the world's third best light heavyweight by BoxRec; fourth by the TBRB; and fifth by The Ring. In 2011, he was named Fighter of the...
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth23 February 1984
CitySan Francisco, CA
fighting walking-away games
The part that sickens me about boxing is guys fight their whole careers and they have nothing to show for it. That's not going to be my testimony. When it's time to get out of the game, I want to be able to walk away. I'm not going to jeopardize my health. I will have no problems walking away.
motivation fighting winning
This fight should be dubbed, 'No Excuses.' If Carl Froch beats me, there won't be any excuses. I beat Carl Froch, there shouldn't be any excuses. No judges, no referees, no nothing. May the best man win.
motivation fighting fighter
What you gotta understand is, in this conversation and in our fight, you're not in control.
motivation fighting thinking
He says he was physically not right, that's fine but the mentality, even if you're not right, you're still in a fight and you still show what you have deep down inside, and I don't think he showed the mettle that he needed to show in that fight in order to beat a guy like Miranda.
motivation fighting sick
Even if you are sick, you fight until you have nothing left.
motivation fighting champion
I'm not going to say that I'm the best, we respect our champions. Floyd's been doing this a lot longer than me, he's been a lot of mega fights and I won't dare say that I'm better than Floyd Mayweather.
motivation fighting night
I like to talk come fight night, that's how I do it, but I'm not a pushover.
sports motivation fighting
You're only as good as your last fight. It's just the way things are. It's the way that the sport is built.
taken fighting hbo
The road I've taken to this point has not been easy. Being back on HBO is a big thing, but fighting on HBO in my hometown is huge. To be great you have to fight the best. Chad has beaten the best so these are the type fights I want to take. I will put on a great show for all the fans that come out to Oracle Arena.
motivation fighting challenges
Every fighter is my toughest challenge to date. After I get done with one fight, the next challenge is the toughest.
ability amazing both fighting fly guys hands left looking major switch work
I am very comfortable fighting southpaw, ... both my right and left hands are powerful. My ability to switch on the fly really is amazing -- most guys are not looking for it and then BOOM, I switch to southpaw and they are on the mat. I think that is a major part of my game, and I work on that as much as I do my conventional style.
gotten hardest living respected
My mind-set has gotten a little more serious. I've always respected the game, but now this is my living. The hardest part is being away from my family.
motivation father people
The way my father raised me, we don't pat ourselves on the back. We don't call ourselves great, we let other people do that.
motivation fighter happens
I told myself that I'll do everything within my power to never let that happen again.