Ward has concerns about fighting Froch in UK

ward734By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO’s) would like nothing better than to get a second fight against IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (32-2, 23 KO’s) to prove that his first victory over him from 2011 wasn’t a fluke, but Ward has some real concerns about him having to go over to the UK to fight Froch.

Ward saw how Froch’s fight went last Saturday night with George Groves with the fight being stopped in the 9th round while Groves was still battling, and Ward obviously has memories of watching fellow American talent Andre Dirrell go over to the UK and fight Froch in his own backyard in Nottingham in 2009 and ending up losing that fight by a controversial 12 round split decision.

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Does Ward need Froch, or does Froch need Ward?

ward56By Tom Cowan: A couple of weeks have passed since Carl Froch put in an excellent performance to beat Mikkel Kessler, avenging his 2010 defeat to the Dane and capturing the IBF and WBA super middleweight titles in the process, and there is still a lot of talk about Froch avenging his only other defeat to American Andre Ward. Some fans have said “Ward doesn’t need Froch because he already beat him” and some have said “Froch doesn’t need Ward because Ward doesn’t generate money”. Neither of these statements are true.

I’ll start with reasons why Froch does need Ward. Froch has established himself has a top fighter since Ward beat him with impressive victories over Lucian Bute and Kessler and he has proved many critics wrong.

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Ward interested in fighting Froch again

Image: Ward interested in fighting Froch againBy Scott Gilfoid: Having already beaten Carl Froch back in December of last year in the Super Six finals in taking Froch’s WBC title, WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward is open to fighting Froch again to beat him even worse in the second fight if Froch is willing to get in the ring with him again. Froch has already said that he would like to fight Ward in last 2013, but it’s unclear whether Froch was really serious or not.

Ward said to the bbc.co.uk He [Froch] seems to think he got a raw deal or the fight was closer than it really was, so why not give him another opportunity?…The fight was no as close as he was saying.”

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Ward says he’d whip Froch again if he dares to take him on once more

Image: Ward says he'd whip Froch again if he dares to take him on once moreBy Scott Gilfoid: WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) has no problem with the idea of facing IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (29-1, 21 KO’s) again if he wants to step up and take another whipping from him. However, Ward doesn’t think Froch wants any part of facing him again after getting spanked last December in the Super Six tournament finals.

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Calzaghe: Andre Ward is good but beatable

Image: Calzaghe: Andre Ward is good but beatableBy Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KO’s) said he got the chance to take on Andre Ward’s latest fight against Carl Froch in the Super Six tournament this past weekend. Calzaghe, 38, said the 27-year-old Ward looked impressive but he thinks he can still be beat.

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Andre Ward moves #5 in pound-for-pound rankings

Image: Andre Ward moves #5 in pound-for-pound rankingsBy Scott Gilfoid: If you care about stuff like The Ring’s rankings then you might like this. WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) was moved up from the #9 position to #5 in The Ring’s pound-for-pound ratings. Personally, I see the rankings as a bunch of garbage since its put together by a small group. For it to have any real meaning it needs to be something voted on by the top boxing writers in the sport.

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Ward dominates Froch to win Super Six tournament

Image: Ward dominates Froch to win Super Six tournamentBy Patrick McConnell: This is my first article but I am an educated boxing advocate to say the least. On a night were destiny would be the sky’s limit for either fighter, both came to fight. On the part of the underdog and under-rated, Carl Froch, the World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion of the world, he was regarded as the hardened warrior ready and ready he was for the battle. On the other hand we had the slick, humble, under-rated WBA Champion and 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist for the USA, Andre Ward.

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