Ward: Mayweather is No. 1
Andre Ward agrees with his consensus status as the No. 2 pound-for-pound rated boxer in the world: “I’m not the No. 1 fighter in the world. Floyd Mayweather is the No. 1 fighter in the world.”
read moreLem’s latest: Tyson on Ward
RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward is “a good guy” fighting in a “bad guy era,” according to Mike Tyson.
read moreWard-Rodriguez tensions mount over drug testing
Edwin Rodriguez claims Andre Ward’s team ignored early requests to participate in random drug testing. Ward says Rodriguez didn’t negotiate properly.
read moreWard on Hopkins and ‘Boogey Men’ Golovkin, Kovalev, Stevenson
Super middleweight champ Andre Ward said that Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev and Adonis Stevenson are being made out to be “The Boogey Men of their divisions.”
read moreLem’s latest: Schaefer touts welters
Golden Boy’s Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 shows will feature what Richard Schaefer calls “the best fights that you can make at 147,” including Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana, Devon Alexander-Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman-Jesus Soto Karass, and Paulie Malignaggi-Zab Judah.
read moreMiguel Cotto offered eight-figure deal to fight Canelo Alvarez
Golden Boy Promotions has offered Miguel Cotto a deal worth in excess of $10 million to face Canelo Alvarez, according to CEO Richard Schaefer. Schaefer also discussed a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. or title shots against Peter Quillin and Carlos Molina for Cotto.
read more‘2 Days: Andre Ward’ airs Tuesday on HBO
RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward will be featured on HBO’s 2 Days tonight (Tuesday) in advance of his Nov. 16 title defense against Edwin Rodriguez.
read moreIBF: Hopkins, Molina have time to mull big fights
Carlos Molina has until next June to defend his IBF junior middleweight belt against a mandatory challenger, and Bernard Hopkins has until next July to do the same with his IBF light heavyweight title.
read moreCould Mayweather, Ward be in Hopkins future?
IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins has some options on what he does next but he says he’s looking for a “super fight” for his next bout and would like to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. as a middleweight.
read more‘2 Days: Andre Ward’ airs Nov. 5 on HBO
RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward will be featured on HBO’s 2 Days on Nov. 5 in advance of his defense against unbeaten contender Edwin Rodriguez on Nov. 16.
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