How many fights will Ward have in 2015?

Ward doesn't have a pot to piss in anymore. I know for a fact he's donated an awful lot of his ring earnings to various different charity organizations. He forked out a small fortune in 2012 on a high-rise apartment complex in Oakland for the homeless to live in. And he said that he's donated hefty sums of cash to his local church too. He also tweeted at the beginning of last year that he blew a big wad of money treating his pastor and his trainer/godfather Virgil Hunter to a new designer wardrobe each and a couple of flashy sports cars. Ward also an eye for the materialistic and has a taste for the finer things in life too. He owns a couple of flashy set of wheels himself (one of which being a Porsche Panamera) and he said he owns over 8,000 pairs of sneakers, which has been a lifelong passion of his.


'For a long while Andre Ward’s been a Ford pickup guy, living a life of a man driving his truck to work in the pre-dawn light, staying late, keeping it humble. Ward still drives a Ford pickup and grinds it, but there’s another car in his garage — a Porsche Panamera – which reflects another side of the man who’s months from turning thirty.'

Ward loves shoes.

Like some musicians dream of being on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, Ward is among the athletes who hunger for having their own model of footwear.

“They’ve made boxing shoes for me, but it’s not my own shoe, from scratch,” he said. “My dream, my desire is to have my own boxing shoe from scratch. To have my own boxing shoe would be unbelievable. There are a lot of things you want to accomplish in the sport and that’s a big one. It’s something I’m pushing for and they’re trying to make it happen.”


'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. I like to help them out financially whenever I can too. 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.”

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.”

Musical Tastes: “My musical taste is pretty diverse actually. I like a bit of everything really: Gospel, Christian rap, Anita Baker, Kraftwerk, A Tribe Called Quest, The Stooges 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 Fabrice Tiozzo 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''

Greatest indulgence/vice:
''Collecting sneakers. I own over 8,000 pairs of them.''

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).”

 

lol I doubt it. Maybe his own little sprogs might but I can't see there being any demand for them outside his own household. I'm sure he could shift a few pairs of them down at his local church though.