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[krackdagawd]

Ward actually did call out Floyd at a catchweight of 160 after Mayweather bashed him for rooting for Guerrero to beat him.

From FightHype straight out of Ward's mouth.

Undefeated super middleweight king Andre Ward contacted FightHype.com to set the record straight regarding recent comments he made about a hypothetical clash between himself and undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather. Those comments were taken out of context by a number of websites, giving the impression that Ward was calling Mayweather out for a potential 160-pound showdown. According to Ward, however, that couldn't be further from the truth, and despite recent headlines, he has no problems with Mayweather. Check out what he had to say!

Andre Ward, Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion:

The last couple of days, Floyd made some comments about me that were false and that I disagree with. I responded the way I responded and that was pretty much the end of it. Yesterday, I answered a question/comment from a writer about the possibility of me and Floyd ever fighting despite our weight difference and size difference. I answered the question and said I would be willing to fight Floyd at 160 if that fight ever came about. My response was intercepted by certain websites. They took what I said and put it on their website with misleading headlines about me calling out Floyd Mayweather.

I've been in boxing a long time and rule number 1 is you don't call somebody out that's three weight classes lower than you. You also don't call somebody out who has a fight coming up, and I'm not in a position to call anybody out right now because I'm rehabbing my shoulder. I'm not a guy that says things for shock value or says things to get headlines. I respected what Floyd has done for the sport before he said what he said and I respect what Floyd has done for our sport after he said what he said. We had a difference and that's what it is. What I'm not going to allow to happen is this thing to escalate and there be some long-standing beef or problem between me and Floyd Mayweather when that's not the case, so it's done. I don't have no problems with Floyd Mayweather. It was squashed the other day. I answered the question and it got blown way out of proportion.

At the end of the day, this isn't about me. The fans shouldn't be focused on me and Floyd. They should be focused on Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero. They got a big fight coming up. It's a fight that's good for both fighters and it's a fight that's good for boxing. May the best man win.

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[WhodatWhoadi]

Rocky did it brehsits a silver belt but its something

fight with johnny gonzales?

 

[WhodatWhoadi]

If Krusher fought fonfara..well first off he would finished dude early and not had a struggle fight..But once he beat him yall would call fonfara a bum.

 

[theflyest]

From FightHype straight out of Ward's mouth.

Listen, if your gonna come at me, you need to have your facts straight.

Nygga, your one of Ward's biggest cheerleaders & you weren't even aware of the Mayweather-Ward back & forth that took place last year? This all started last year when Ward was openly rooting for Guerrero to beat Mayweather, because Guerrero was a childhood friend. Floyd immediately started taking shots at Ward. Ward responded by saying he would be willing to fight Floyd at 160. These things actually happened. Floyd completely stopped fukking with Ward. It isn't until recently that they put the bullshyt behind them.

Hell even in the article you posted, Ward says the following:

"I answered the question and said I would be willing to fight Floyd at 160 if that fight ever came about."

How about what Andre Ward posted on twitter?

"Lil Floyd says he spars middleweights. He is the only man I will sacrifice coming to 160 for. He won't take that bait!!!"

Is that not calling out Floyd to you?


this is where the beef started
ANDRE WARD IS A FLOYD MAYWEATHER FAN, BUT ROOTING FOR ROBERT GUERRERO ON MAY 4
ANDRE WARD IS A FLOYD MAYWEATHER FAN, BUT ROOTING FOR ROBERT GUERRERO ON MAY 4|| FIGHTHYPE.COM

"I sit back and I watch it from a fan's standpoint, but I'ma support my guy because I came up with him. We fought in the amateurs together, so I'm rooting for Robert, man," Ward explained. "As a fan, I think it's just a great event, man. I know Floyd's gonna go out and give his best, and I think Robert's going to push him. And this is the sport of boxing, man; everybody has a chance to get their hand raise and that's all you can ask for, and Robert has his chance, so he's gotta make the most of it."


FLOYD MAYWEATHER: "I HOLD ALL THE CARDS...NO FIGHTER IS GOING TO GIVE ME AN ULTIMATUM"|| FIGHTHYPE.COM

BT: You know, that's one of the reasons why Guerrero said he's confident that's he's going to beat you. During a conference call, he said that because of everything that has happened to him and his family leading up to now, he knows God is on his side, so he has faith that he'll come out victorious on May 4.

FM: Man, listen, I mean, like I said before, saying prayers is not a bad thing, you know what I'm saying? Believing in God is not a bad thing at all, but they get to a point where these fighters be feeling like God got certain sides and things like that. That's not true. We're all equal under God's eyes. Like I said before, these fighters be killing me with all this S.O.G., man. I don't really know Andre Ward. I don't have anything negative or bad to say about Andre Ward. Nothing against him, and like I said before, anybody has a right to call themselves whatever name they want to call themselves. He calls himself S.O.G. If I'm not mistaken, that stands for Son of God. Last time I checked, we're all God's children. When one fighter is facing another fighter, God don't choose sides. What's going to happen in life is going to happen. Everything is already planned out. Listen man, if you're going to be a pastor, go to church. If you're going to be a reverend, go to church. If you're going to be a boxer, be a boxer. I mean, one minute, they want to say all this S.O.G. stuff, and the next minute, they wanna go put tattoos on they body. I ain't never seen a pastor boxing. I ain't never seen a reverend boxing. I say a prayer that my opponent lives to fight another day and I live to fight another day. You got these guys trying to hurt a man on Saturday and then going to praise the Lord on Sunday.

BT: I take it you probably heard that Andre Ward said even though he's a Mayweather fan, he'll be rooting for Guerrero because they're friends that came up in the Bay Area.

FM: I mean, it's okay. If I remember correctly, I sold out an arena in the Bay Area maybe 12 or 13 years ago. Listen, I don't know how many people exactly live in Oakland, but I love the fans in Oakland. Not knocking Andre Ward, but he can't sell tickets nowhere. He can't sell tickets in Las Vegas. This is the only guy I know that's a gold medalist, but don't nobody know he's a gold medalist. He's a gold medalist, but he's making money like he don't even got a medal. Like I said before, Andre Ward, he's a good fighter, but who knows him? If you're not in Oakland, you don't even know who he is. He's getting older and time is ticking, so I mean, when is he going to ever leave Oakland and put assess in seats somewhere else? There's a difference when you say "Andre Ward". The only people that know him are in the boxing world. Floyd Mayweather is a worldwide celebrity; a worldwide mogul. You know, you got fighters, sometimes, they speak on certain situations where the thing is this, like I always tell you before, when you're a fighter getting a million dollars, a million dollar fighter like Andre Ward, if anything, you need to come to my camp so you can learn the blueprint on how to sell out arenas worldwide. I got the blueprint on how to sell out arenas worldwide. We know Adrien Broner is more known than Andre Ward. He don't even have an amateur background. He's got a gold medal? Let me get it and I'll melt it down and get a medallion made.

Andre Ward's Manager Drops Bombs on Floyd Mayweather
Andre Ward's Manager Drops Bombs on Floyd Mayweather - Boxing News

"First of all I don't know what demonic spirit jumped into Mayweather causing him to try to assassinate my fighter's character because he is a fighter and a man of God - as if it's a sin to worship God and fight. It goes to show his ignorance in the word of God because there are prophets throughout the Bible that were fighters, warriors, hit men - and none of them were punks. So for Mayweather to attack a man's spirituality because he has been friends with Robert Guerrero since they were kids and he's riding with him is just an excuse to voice his haterism that's really in his heart for me and Dre," Prince said in a statement to BoxingScene.com.

"Dre never had nothing but respect for this dude, but if he thinks there is something weak about Andre Ward - then he can eat some steaks and put some weight on his ass so Dre can whip it. Not knocking Floyd Mayweather, but he knows he couldn't draw flies to a dumpster until he beat Oscar De la Hoya. I know this is true because I was managing him when he couldn't sell out his hometown of Grand Rapids or the San Francisco Auditorium, which only seats 6,000 people."

"By the way, any man that represented the United States of America and won a gold medal is not only known, but appreciated by all Americans - something Floyd didn't accomplish. And that invitation on his blueprint for knowing how to get millions - we pass on that, because we know how to make millions, but more importantly, how to keep it."

"And yeah, I see how he's trying to befriend Broner so he won't be faced with Broner gettin' in his ass. But at the end of the day, he would have a problem with Broner because Broner is a real one. And Floyd knows, like I know, that he's uncomfortable with real men around him."

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Adonis has balance and minor footwork issues....from what I can see Hopkins must see more than that if they're going to fight.

 

[mr. smoke weed]

We just seen B-Hop DOMINATE another Champion in his very last fight (Beibut Shuemunov) and made it look easy.

Stevenson gets dropped by Barry Horowitz and shows a lack of stamina in the process, but B-Hop should be nervous?


Im smelling a coli cash bet with somebody in here

Shumenov who trained himself and didn't have a trainer in the corner? No shade throwing on B Hop but how many times he been dropped?
Win a fight by UD then get crucified because you saw a few flaws.
And for the record B hop my top 5 favorite boxers but c'mon yall are going to far

 

[krackdagawd]

Listen, if your gonna come at me, you need to have your facts straight.

Nygga, your one of Ward's biggest cheerleaders & you weren't even aware of the Mayweather-Ward back & forth that took place last year? This all started last year when Ward was openly rooting for Guerrero to beat Mayweather, because Guerrero was a childhood friend. Floyd immediately started taking shots at Ward. Ward responded by saying he would be willing to fight Floyd at 160. These things actually happened. Floyd completely stopped fukking with Ward. It isn't until recently that they put the bullshyt behind them.

You seem emotional friend how about you drink some hot tea and calm down. You stated Ward called Mayweather out, I posted a direct article from Ward himself saying all he did was answer a question someone asked him. That is NOT calling someone out.

If you read my previous posts I said Ward was at Floyd's gym training while Floyd was preparing for Maidana so clearly they put it behind them.

Hell even in the article you posted, Ward says the following:

"I answered the question and said I would be willing to fight Floyd at 160 if that fight ever came about."

Exactly nikka he was asked a question and he answered it. That is not calling him out.

How about what Andre Ward posted on twitter?

"Lil Floyd says he spars middleweights. He is the only man I will sacrifice coming to 160 for. He won't take that bait!!!"

Is that not calling out Floyd to you?

Proof of this tweet or am I supposed to take your word for it? Either way Floyd is the biggest cash cow in boxing BHop said he would go down to 160 to fight him. They clearly put this shyt past them nikkas just want to argue over anything.

this is where the beef started
ANDRE WARD IS A FLOYD MAYWEATHER FAN, BUT ROOTING FOR ROBERT GUERRERO ON MAY 4
ANDRE WARD IS A FLOYD MAYWEATHER FAN, BUT ROOTING FOR ROBERT GUERRERO ON MAY 4|| FIGHTHYPE.COM

"I sit back and I watch it from a fan's standpoint, but I'ma support my guy because I came up with him. We fought in the amateurs together, so I'm rooting for Robert, man," Ward explained. "As a fan, I think it's just a great event, man. I know Floyd's gonna go out and give his best, and I think Robert's going to push him. And this is the sport of boxing, man; everybody has a chance to get their hand raise and that's all you can ask for, and Robert has his chance, so he's gotta make the most of it."


FLOYD MAYWEATHER: "I HOLD ALL THE CARDS...NO FIGHTER IS GOING TO GIVE ME AN ULTIMATUM"|| FIGHTHYPE.COM

BT: You know, that's one of the reasons why Guerrero said he's confident that's he's going to beat you. During a conference call, he said that because of everything that has happened to him and his family leading up to now, he knows God is on his side, so he has faith that he'll come out victorious on May 4.

FM: Man, listen, I mean, like I said before, saying prayers is not a bad thing, you know what I'm saying? Believing in God is not a bad thing at all, but they get to a point where these fighters be feeling like God got certain sides and things like that. That's not true. We're all equal under God's eyes. Like I said before, these fighters be killing me with all this S.O.G., man. I don't really know Andre Ward. I don't have anything negative or bad to say about Andre Ward. Nothing against him, and like I said before, anybody has a right to call themselves whatever name they want to call themselves. He calls himself S.O.G. If I'm not mistaken, that stands for Son of God. Last time I checked, we're all God's children. When one fighter is facing another fighter, God don't choose sides. What's going to happen in life is going to happen. Everything is already planned out. Listen man, if you're going to be a pastor, go to church. If you're going to be a reverend, go to church. If you're going to be a boxer, be a boxer. I mean, one minute, they want to say all this S.O.G. stuff, and the next minute, they wanna go put tattoos on they body. I ain't never seen a pastor boxing. I ain't never seen a reverend boxing. I say a prayer that my opponent lives to fight another day and I live to fight another day. You got these guys trying to hurt a man on Saturday and then going to praise the Lord on Sunday.

BT: I take it you probably heard that Andre Ward said even though he's a Mayweather fan, he'll be rooting for Guerrero because they're friends that came up in the Bay Area.

FM: I mean, it's okay. If I remember correctly, I sold out an arena in the Bay Area maybe 12 or 13 years ago. Listen, I don't know how many people exactly live in Oakland, but I love the fans in Oakland. Not knocking Andre Ward, but he can't sell tickets nowhere. He can't sell tickets in Las Vegas. This is the only guy I know that's a gold medalist, but don't nobody know he's a gold medalist. He's a gold medalist, but he's making money like he don't even got a medal. Like I said before, Andre Ward, he's a good fighter, but who knows him? If you're not in Oakland, you don't even know who he is. He's getting older and time is ticking, so I mean, when is he going to ever leave Oakland and put assess in seats somewhere else? There's a difference when you say "Andre Ward". The only people that know him are in the boxing world. Floyd Mayweather is a worldwide celebrity; a worldwide mogul. You know, you got fighters, sometimes, they speak on certain situations where the thing is this, like I always tell you before, when you're a fighter getting a million dollars, a million dollar fighter like Andre Ward, if anything, you need to come to my camp so you can learn the blueprint on how to sell out arenas worldwide. I got the blueprint on how to sell out arenas worldwide. We know Adrien Broner is more known than Andre Ward. He don't even have an amateur background. He's got a gold medal? Let me get it and I'll melt it down and get a medallion made.

Andre Ward's Manager Drops Bombs on Floyd Mayweather
Andre Ward's Manager Drops Bombs on Floyd Mayweather - Boxing News

"First of all I don't know what demonic spirit jumped into Mayweather causing him to try to assassinate my fighter's character because he is a fighter and a man of God - as if it's a sin to worship God and fight. It goes to show his ignorance in the word of God because there are prophets throughout the Bible that were fighters, warriors, hit men - and none of them were punks. So for Mayweather to attack a man's spirituality because he has been friends with Robert Guerrero since they were kids and he's riding with him is just an excuse to voice his haterism that's really in his heart for me and Dre," Prince said in a statement to BoxingScene.com.

"Dre never had nothing but respect for this dude, but if he thinks there is something weak about Andre Ward - then he can eat some steaks and put some weight on his ass so Dre can whip it. Not knocking Floyd Mayweather, but he knows he couldn't draw flies to a dumpster until he beat Oscar De la Hoya. I know this is true because I was managing him when he couldn't sell out his hometown of Grand Rapids or the San Francisco Auditorium, which only seats 6,000 people."

"By the way, any man that represented the United States of America and won a gold medal is not only known, but appreciated by all Americans - something Floyd didn't accomplish. And that invitation on his blueprint for knowing how to get millions - we pass on that, because we know how to make millions, but more importantly, how to keep it."

"And yeah, I see how he's trying to befriend Broner so he won't be faced with Broner gettin' in his ass. But at the end of the day, he would have a problem with Broner because Broner is a real one. And Floyd knows, like I know, that he's uncomfortable with real men around him."

Yeah and?

 

[krackdagawd]

If Krusher fought fonfara..well first off he would finished dude early and not had a struggle fight..But once he beat him yall would call fonfara a bum.

Yup it's like clockwork on here doesn't matter who he is, lose on Saturday get called a bum on Sunday.

That's why I'm saying they best give BHop his props if he does beat him, none of this "Stevenson wasn't that good anyway".

 

[theflyest]

You asked this question

When did Ward call out Floyd? I was under the impression that they have always been cool, Ward has had multiple workouts at Floyd's gym as recently as the Maidana fight so I'm going to need some receipts for this claim friend.

I answered. It's really as simple as that.

If your going to question me, as if I'm gonna just randomly make up a Mayweather-Ward issue (what kind of sense does that make?), I'm going to provide you with some facts.

Oh, you wanted proof of the tweet. Here he is talking to Dan Rafael

 

[krackdagawd]

You asked this question



I answered. It's really as simple as that.

If your going to question me, as if I'm gonna just randomly make up a Mayweather-Ward issue (what kind of sense does that make?), I'm going to provide you with some facts.

Oh, you wanted proof of the tweet. Here he is talking to Dan Rafael

Exactly nikka I didn't know and asked a question and I don't know you so yeah pardon me for asking you to provide a link.

 

[Yuzo]

Adonis has balance and minor footwork issues....from what I can see Hopkins must see more than that if they're going to fight.

what i am looking at is that wide stance. i am wondering can he cut off a ring with his legs that wide apart.

 

[firemanBk]

We just seen B-Hop DOMINATE another Champion in his very last fight (Beibut Shuemunov) and made it look easy.

Stevenson gets dropped by Barry Horowitz and shows a lack of stamina in the process, but B-Hop should be nervous?


Im smelling a coli cash bet with somebody in here

Shumenov was a champ in name only. That guy feasted on Eurobums and was the beneficiary of one of the worst decisions in the history of boxing in the Campillo rematch. His best win (outside of the Campillo robbery) is against a 60 year old Joppy

 

[patscorpio]

just watched the rocky-juarez-rene alvarado fight from last night...good stuff...rocky pulled it out..looks like he'll prolly get one more shot at a title

 

[Jello Biafra]

Floyd didn't do anything wrong, dudes just like picking on Floyd because he is an easy target. He handled it mature, TI didn't.

 

[Jello Biafra]

So Adonis gets shyt on for a competitive fight against a tough, game Fonfara but we are supposed to be in awe that BHop was able to dominate a middle of the road guy like Shumenov who trains himself?
I love BHop (as evidenced by how I sat through his 12 dull ass round decision win over a nobody like Enrique Ornelas live without booing the fukk out of him) but we need to stop with this shyt that he is some unstoppable juggernaut that Stevenson can't beat. Of all the light-heavyweights in the world there is no one better suited to beat Hopkins than Adonis. He is a busy fighter well trained fighter with game changing power. BHop has not seen that combo any time at all recently.