Ward wants Kessler rematch; still says Bute has to earn fight
December 26th, 2011
By Sean McDaniel: WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) wants to face Mikkel Kessler in 2012 to prove to boxing fans that his win over him two years ago was a legitimate victory. Ward also states that he’s serious about wanting IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute to prove himself by beating some A level fighters.
The Kessler fight is one that obviously won’t be Ward’s first fight in 2012, because Kessler is already tied up with a fight against Robert Stieglitz in April and won’t be available to fight Ward until later in the year. Ward’s mandatory challenger is unbeaten Anthony Dirrell and that’s likely going to be the opponent that Ward will be meeting next in early 2012. Ward also would like to fight Carl Froch again but that fight will hinge on whether Froch can get through his two proposed fight against Bute in one piece and if he can get by Kessler, if he opts to fight Kessler again. Froch is no good to Ward if he gets beaten by Kessler or Bute.
Ward says he may move up to the light heavyweight division after he completely cleans out the super middleweight division, but that’s not going to happen a little while yet. Ward still has Bute, Kessler and the Dirrell brothers to beat before he’s defeated all the best fighters at super middleweight.
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esta muy claro ward tiene mucho miedo pelear con bute asi ke froch si quere remach ward tiene que ganar bute hahaha tras la pelea con eward tiembla aun mas jajaja BUTE el mejor de su division
It is obvious that Froch and Ward are afraid of Bute. They all seem to say – “Bute has to earn it before facing me” Nice try boys, but I smell fear here.
killerbud u r dreaming, the SOG can beat those brothers on d same card
The writer makes it sound like ward is god or something granted ward is the best in the division but if I was bute I’d say fine Idont fight me I make more money in my fights then you do anyway ward because that’s about the size of it when ward fights a few thousand turn up but when bute fights over 20 thousand show up so go do the Maths bute and froch are more marketable then ward
Anthony Dirrell will K.O. Wards. Andre will Decision him. I see the dirrell bros. cleaning out the division and going on to be successful and lightheavyweights. Thats what I see.
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Ward is afraid of Bute, it seems to be stupid if he think that Froch or Kessler (the only A class fighters in Ward’s opinion) will soften Bute, it will be the oposit, Bute will get out even stronger and destroy this Joakland boring like heaven son of goat.
Probs to Ward for wanting to give Kessler a rematch after the horrible Headbutt match.Still, if he wants to be recognized as a true champ, it should either happen on neutral European ground or in Denmark.