Lol @ Ward and his fans

I've seen the fight plenty of times. It was a masterclass by Ward, as he reduced a force like Kessler to a visual mediocrity.

:smoke

 

:yep

 

Ward donates most of his income to charity, what with him being a devout Christian and all. He said he bought a high rise apartment complex in his hometown for the homeless to live in on his Twitter account. And I know he regularly donates hefty sums of cash to his local church and that he recently forked out a lot of money treating his pastor and his trainer/godfather Virgil Hunter to a new designer wardrobe each and a couple of flashy sports cars.

 

The Dark Lord & Salty Dogs.

Ward's church is The Well Church, in Dublin (That Irish connection again), California and his pastor is a former running back called Pastor Napoleon Kaufman.

Ward mentions it in this Q&A I found of his.

'Get 2 Know Andre Ward

Status: WBA Super Middleweight champion.

Ht:
6-1 Wt: 168

DOB:
February 23, 1984 In: San Francisco, CA

First Boxing Memory:
“My first fight. I lost it. It was in Santa Clara, California (age 10).”

Hobbies/Leisure Activities:
“I’m a Christian, so I spend a lot of time actively working at my church: The Well Church, in Dublin, California. My wife and kids and I are probably there two, three times a week. And, whatever I’m doing with my family is a priority for me. My number one priority is serving God with all my heart, mind and soul and my next important obligation is to my wife and kids. I live a simple life.”
Last Book Read: “A Divine Revelation of Hell.”

Favorite Movie(s):
“Best of the Best. Either that or Roman Polanski's 'The Tenant'.”

First Job:
“Car wash.”

Current Car:
“Chrysler 300.”

Musical Tastes: “My musical taste is pretty diverse actually. I like a bit of everything from Gospel to Anita Baker, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, A Tribe Called Quest, Mazzy Star etc.”

Favorite Meal: “Pasta.”

Favorite Breakfast Cereal:
“Granola.”

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:
“Vanilla.”

Boxing Inspirations:
“Jesus Christ. My father, he was a boxer, he was 15-0 as a heavyweight. And Roy Jones Jr. ”

Favorite All-Time Fighter:
“Muhammad Ali, for his charisma, attitude and how he captured the crowd. And I also really like Henry Maske and Roy Jones Jr. for his talent.”

Favorite Fights:
“Ali-Joe Frazier I & III. Ali-George Foreman. Floyd Mayweather-Diego Corrales. I could go on and on.”

Pre-Fight Meal:
“Salmon and vegetables.”

Pre-Fight Feeling:

“A combination of being anxious and a little nervous, but I also have the assurance in knowing that I have prepared myself and that the good Lord is watching over me and my opponent.”

Greatest Sports Moment:
“Winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.”

Most Painful Moment:
”The Darnell Boone experience and when Kenny Kost hurt me in our fight.

Toughest Opponents:
“Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus, who I beat for the gold medal in Athens, and Evgeny Makarenko of Russia, who I beat in the quarterfinals. He was a two-time world amateur champion at 178 pounds.”

Embarrassing Boxing Memory:
“I can’t remember one.”

Childhood Dreams:
“To be all that God wants me to be.”

People Qualities Most Admired:
“My late father (Frank) and my godfather (Virgil Hunter).”

This is Pastor Napoleon Kaufman here as you can see he's the young and hip type, not some old grey-haired fuddy-duddy relic from a bygone era. He's dressed quite conservatively by his standards here though. Usually he's a lot less restrained with his choice of attire.

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