Ward's ambition to fight at heavyweight

[donnydarkoIRL]

I've just read an interview by Gabriel Montoya with Andre Ward, where he reiterated his desire to fight at Heavyweight.

The interview was informative, probing and likeable, but this statement stole the limelight from the rest of his statements.
Just wondering do posters believe this is ever a possibility?

[paddy448]

Yeah it's definately possible, but is it wise, I'm not so sure

[ninjaspy3]

I think it would definitely be a bad idea considering he is not that big and would completely lack power at that weight.

[porkypara]

He could beat Valuev IMO.


Hell I think I would stand a chance against Valuev over 6 rounds.LOL

[MMASUX]

It's possible, but not a smart move. He has no power at 168 so he's definitely not going to have power above 200. He could probably just outbox guys and win rounds, but all it's going to take is one clean shot. Maybe against a smaller HW like Ademak, but not against a Klitschko size fighter.

[Master]

James Toney use to say it and people thought it could not happen, and Roy did it also think B Hop could pull it off. Yes I think he could pull it off against a weak Ruiz type champion in 8 years time after he has cleaned all the divisions and beaten the great Froch and Bute.

[ono]

See how effective his headbutts are on Valuev.

[blegit]

James Toney use to say it and people thought it could not happen, and Roy did it also think B Hop could pull it off. Yes I think he could pull it off against a weak Ruiz type champion in 8 years time after he has cleaned all the divisions and beaten the great Froch and Bute.

I'm with you on this. It could happen but after years of growing into the heavier weight and then picking and choosing the right heavyweights.

[NUCLEAR BULL]

i like ward he's a good boxer, good speed and stamina but he lacks a big punch at super mid so he'll lack a punch big enough to gain a heavyweight firework display. Points wins dont really do it at over 200lbs people want to either see a tyson type blowing people away or a holyfield going to war bringing a firestorm to the ring. Wards 6'2 which is a ok height but doesnt have the pop

[TitoFan]

Translation:

He wants to go to the shittiest division in boxing today, where he'd have a chance to make a splash. Besides... HW is where fighters that don't want to make weight anymore go to die. Look at James Toney. He became a huge, fat, poor excuse for an athlete at heavyweight. But he felt he could use his God-given talents in a division that frankly has a lot of trash in it.

I tired of seeing fighters gravitate to the HW division to make a buck. That's why the division is as shitty as it is... very little good talent, and a place for aspiring fighters who've made their mark somewhere else and now want to bloat up like pigs. Hell... Pacquiao would probably go for it if he weren't so damn short.

Basically the HW division is filling up with old, retread has-beens (Holyfield, McCall, Botha, Bowe, etc, etc, ad nauseam)... and with bloated little guys who see the potential big payday. Then you've got a David Haye who runs at the mouth (by the way, another cruiserweight who made the jump) but doesn't make it happen with the Klitschkos. And finally, you've got the Klitschkos themselves... who will soon retire out of sheer boredom. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!?

And now WARD wants to be a heavyweight? What's next... a mass exodus into the division? Are we going to see these former superstars become fat and out of shape and move into this already sorry division?

Sorry... just venting.

[Spicoli]

Um. No.

[No Contest]

I take that statement as he may be having trouble making supermiddle. He's had a couple fights in recent years where he's been over the supermiddle limit. He should definately test the waters at light heavy first, if he does alright there, then yeah skip cruiser(barren wasteland) and go for a heavyweight slowpoke.

[NUCLEAR BULL]

i think prob most guys who are now in there late 20's who are boxer prob used to dream of being heavyweight champion of the world when they were youngsters. 15-20 years we had tyaon, holyfield, lewis, bowe all main eventing plus the likes of mercer, golota, botha, mccall, briggs, moorer....tua, ruiz, ibeabuchi( what a waste) byrd and some others all adding taste to the divison.....now its a waste land