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    Default Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Saw this from Dan Rafael, saying this is another step for an anticipated showdown with Kovalev. Check it out at ESPN.
    Good news I think, how about you?

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Ward is irrelevant until he begins to fight regularly.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
    Ward is irrelevant until he begins to fight regularly.
    We are going to have to take what we can get, I don't ever see Ward fighting regularly.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Jay Z just signed Rigo. Now Roc Nation will have 2 sleeper agents.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
    Ward is irrelevant until he begins to fight regularly.
    We are going to have to take what we can get, I don't ever see Ward fighting regularly.


    Hence, the dwindling fan base.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
    Ward is irrelevant until he begins to fight regularly.
    Came here to post the exact same thing.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    It's either do that or be stripped for failing to defend in year right? Ward is living off of distant memories and frankly Kovalev doesn't need him.

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    I heard about this, and I'm gonna give Ward a bit of credit here. It's the right thing to do as he's clearly never going to defend the title.
    I even don't mind waiting for him to fight Kovalev so he can settle into the weight.
    But if he starts to fight Blown up SMW's or unranked LHW's , I will be royally pissed off because it proves nothing to us or Him.
    He should fight a ranked LHW in maybe Feb/March, followed by a top 5 LHW in about June/July , and Kovalev this time next year.
    Maybe not likely to happen, but we'll see.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    The nauseating part for me is that ward will move up, fight 1 fight against a no hoper that was never heard of (will they even be ranked?) and then maybe again (probably not Stevenson, I could only hope beterbiev) before leapfrogging all other light heavyweights and challenging Kovalev for all the belts. Proving again, nothings stops ward from fighting but ward. He'll move his @$$ for a golden opportunity with nothing to lose and everything to gain, otherwise... hes got better things to do....
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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Who cares about ward?

    Hes far too boring to begin with.

    Then the inactivity!


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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Ward is trying to get paid a lot of money to fight poor opponents. Andre is not good enough to negicociate a deal like that. Ward should bit the bullet and fought the best in the world. He is good enough to beat them but not got the confidence to try again.
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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Ward seems to be taking the Russian too lightly and he has been active and built a rock hard resume at Light heavyweight. Kovelov has improved as a boxer at the same time while Ward paced his lawyer's office. His proposed opponent is tough and merciless and Stevenson has bruised Kovelov with the ten foot pole used to keep him away. Maybe Ward better get one too.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Quote Originally Posted by Primo Carnera View Post
    I heard about this, and I'm gonna give Ward a bit of credit here. It's the right thing to do as he's clearly never going to defend the title.
    I even don't mind waiting for him to fight Kovalev so he can settle into the weight.
    But if he starts to fight Blown up SMW's or unranked LHW's , I will be royally pissed off because it proves nothing to us or Him.
    He should fight a ranked LHW in maybe Feb/March, followed by a top 5 LHW in about June/July , and Kovalev this time next year.
    Maybe not likely to happen, but we'll see.
    We have high hopes. Lol It' a fight I want to see!

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Andre Ward-Sullivan Barrera Being Finalized For March 26 - Boxing News

    I won't believe it till it's officially announced , but if this comes off, I would be more than satisfied. A good test with a proper LHW , and Barrera has everything to fight for as well.
    all everybody wants is for Ward to fight regularly. He's got bags of talent , but he needs to use it. Here's hoping.

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    Default Re: Ward vacates 168, moving to light heavyweight.

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Ward is trying to get paid a lot of money to fight poor opponents. Andre is not good enough to negicociate a deal like that. Ward should bit the bullet and fought the best in the world. He is good enough to beat them but not got the confidence to try again.

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