Andre S.O.G. Ward Rolling Stone Magazine Interview!

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  1. Willie Maeket

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    "I've accomplished pretty much everything that I've wanted to accomplish. It's not about the money anymore,"-Andre Ward

    http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/andre-ward-unsure-if-he-wants-to-continue-boxing-career-w458879

    Here are some quotes to fan the fire.

    On who won:
    "No question I won the fight," Ward says. "If a person thought I lost the fight, god bless you, that's your opinion, we can agree to disagree. No big deal. But anybody crying robbery or attacking the judges or the Nevada State Athletic Commission, they've officially gone too far. That's not the first tight fight or close fight that's taken place in the history of boxing. They happen, especially when the best fight the best. It's just amazing to me that – and I'm not just talking fans, I'm talking boxing media – that it was some kind of robbery or that we didn't deserve to win."


    On the rematch:
    "Proving something to people is a tricky thing to get involved in. If we did the rematch it would be more just to silence Kovalev and silence his team and to just put a stamp on the rivalry we had. It would be more of a personal thing to me. But the element of people and media having an opinion, that's never going to change. I accept that 100 percent. It would be more to put a stamp on that and send a message to his team that the first fight really happened and here we are, we did it again."

    On Kovalev's beast reputation:
    "I'm going to be honest, and this is taking nothing away from Kovalev because in my book he's always going to be a champion, but I expected more from him in the ring. When you hear about the invincible character that the media has portrayed, I expected more. I expected to see 'The Krusher' when it got tough in that fight and I didn't see 'The Krusher,' I didn't see that next gear that he had. I saw a fighter that's used to being the frontrunner, I saw a fighter that's used to having things his way and when it didn't work out like that he couldn't match the intensity. I obviously didn't appreciate the excuses and everything that were made after the fight, so I expected more from him."
     
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  4. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ward The Man!

    The heart snatcher!
     
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  6. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The title says it all lmao...

    Boxing Champ Andre Ward: Unsure 'If It Makes Sense to Continue' Career
     
  7. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Every time I hear him speak or read an interview with him I want to rip my ears off and gouge my eyes out.
     
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    http://www.complex.com/sports/2016/12/

    Are we there yet?


    Are we there yet?
     
  11. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Ward's career is overrated, good but overrated.

    Kessler (past prime)
    Froch (excellent win)
    Abraham (hit and miss at 168)
    Dawson (drained to ****)

    They are his stand out victories.

    The rest are B and C level at best Miranda, Rodriguez, Green, Smith.

    And I take it we aren't going to see him go for the heavyweight title.
     
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  14. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    So, Kessler was prime when he fought Calzaghe and past it right after?
     
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    Flamazide Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Is Froch even really an excellent win? Good, but excellent seems to be pushing it. Not like he was unbeatable or anything.
     
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