Just one knee surgery can derail a baseball player from his major league career. It looked like only a matter of time before he supplanted. Andre ward is in a position to make a ton of money and to. Dawson called ward out after defeating boxing legend. On june 8, 20, after his loss to ward, dawson returned to light heavyweight and defended. Ward 250, kos and wbc lightheavyweight champion, bad chad dawson 311, 17 kos hosted a press conference to discuss their upcoming championship bout, taking place september 8, 2012 at oracle arena televised live on hbo championship boxing. Andre ward and sergey kovalev, both have 30 wins and no losses. Wbcwba super middleweight champion andre ward and his promoter dan goossen discuss the tko win over chad dawson and the future. He won a gold medal in the 2004 olympics and had everyone take note. Andre ward, left, fights sergey kovalev during their light heavyweight championship fight at the mandalay bay events center in las vegas on saturday, june 17, 2017. Chad dawson born july, 1982 is an american professional boxer. Andre ward born 23rd feb 1984 is an active professional boxer from united states with a record of 32 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws. Andre ward hits chad dawson in the 7th round of their wbawbc super middleweight.
After his absolute demolition job of chad dawson, a worldclass fighter himself, andre ward was the cats meow of the boxing world. Andre michael ward born february 23, 1984 is an american former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. Chad dawson, andre ward setting size aside for saturdays. Andre michael ward is an american former professional boxer who competed. Super middleweight champ andre ward squares off against. Super middleweight champion andre ward visits nike whq. Chad dawson says that his loss to andre ward was a setup by hbo and other people, claiming it was in the plans to make him vulnerable and expose him with weight loss. Eveverybody has an off night and chad dawson had one against jean pascal but if they ever had a rematch im confident dawson would lay a thumping on. Download chad dawson vs andre ward video video dailymotion. If he never fought again, hes already a hall of famer. Ward dawson press conference videos andre ward fan. Andre nolan dawson born july 10, 1954, nicknamed the hawk and awesome dawson, is an american former professional baseball player and inductee into the baseball hall of fame. Andre ward knocked out chad dawson in emphatic fashion in their recent boxing match. Light heavyweight boxer andre ward walks to the ring as he gets ready to fight opponent sergey kovalev for the wbawboibf world light heavyweight championship in a.
In a recent interview, supermiddleweight mikkel kessler of denmark, who lost to ward in a super six collision featuring headbutts and elbows galore by ward, had this to say. Andre dawson had 12 knee surgeries and finished his career in cooperstown. Throughout a career that was, at times, blighted with promotional issues as well as harsh treatment from sections of the media, ward carried himself with dignity and class, becoming one of the sports great ambassadors. Ward stop chad dawson in 10 rounds, dropping him in rounds three. Boxing forum is a quickly growing community of online boxing fans. Andre ward chad dawson highlights by tomass50productions. Andre ward proves hes boxings poundforpound king las. By activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as. July 9, 2012 oakland, ca today at oracle arena in oakland calif, undefeated wba and wbc supermiddeweight champion, andre s. Just 3 years ago andre ward was stuck in disputes with his late promoter dan. Coming off of an impressive win over chad dawson, ward spent the day at nike training and interacting with employees by leading a boxing workout session and answering questions from the crowd. Andre ward knocked down chad dawson three times before winning on a technical knockout in the 10th round to defend his wbcwba super middleweight titles saturday night and delight his hometown crowd. Andre ward announces retirement from boxing bad left hook.
Andre ward may be the worlds best fighter, but hes a long way from a top draw. Former lineal super middleweight champion of the world, andre ward, retained his super middleweight title with a dominant 10round technical knockout over chad dawson, who at the time was the. Light heavyweight chad dawson is risking a lot by going down in weight to fight super middleweight king andre ward. Chad dawson calls loss to andre ward an hbo setup, but. Ward said he might consider moving up to cruiserweight to try to win a title in a third weight class. Chad dawson vs andre ward start time video dailymotion. During a 21year baseball career, he played for four different teams as a center and right fielder, spending most of his career with the montreal expos 19761986 and chicago cubs 19871992. Chad dawson, ward fought twice between then and the conclusion of 2015. Olympic gold in boxing, andre ward, the wheels have stalled in recent years. The 2004 olympic gold medalist cancelled a bout with kelly pavlik in. Andre ward chad dawson highlights my old channel tomass50 is closed, this is my new account,if you enjoy my videos subscribe. Jack slack examines how ward was able to land so freely. Andre ward may be the worlds best fighter, but hes a.
Andre ward and sergey kovalev to meet in a title fight long overdue. Andre ward vs chad dawson highlights ward knocks out. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified wba super, wbc, ring magazine, and lineal super middleweight titles between 2009 and 2015. Download chad dawson vs andre ward free video dailymotion. A fellow poundforpound list regular and the light heavyweight world champion, dawson met ward in his hometown of oakland in a highly anticipated showdown on september 8, 2012, which. Download all when current super middleweight andre ward squares off against light heavyweight champ chad dawson tonight at the oracle arena in oakland, californa he will be rocking a custom head. Andre ward is in a position to make a ton of money and to solidify his legacy. I told the media this week that i only trained andre for a knockout twice the first was against chad dawson and the second was tonight, said virgil hunter, wards trainer. Andre ward has decided to hang up the gloves, saying his desire to fight is gone. Andre ward chad dawson press conference quotes andre. Andre ward vs chad dawson download video dailymotion. Andre ward stands over chad dawson after he knocked him.
Andre ward knocks out sergey kovalev in 8th round las. Drafted by the montreal expos in the 11th round of the 1975 mlb june amateur draft from florida agricultural and mechanical university tallahassee, fl high school. When andre ward needed a nickname to compliment his boxing career. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Ward 250, kos and wbc lightheavyweight champion, bad chad dawson 311, 17 kos hosted a press conference to discuss their upcoming championship bout, taking place september 8, 2012 at oracle arena televised live on hbo. If andre didnt have bad knees, he would have finished with 600 home runs and 500 stolen bases, said. Andre ward, despite the fact hes fought just once in the past 27 months, is still largely considered one of the best boxers in the world. Dawson, known as the hawk, was only the second player in baseball history to reach 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases. In one of the most anticipated fights of the year, andre ward will put his super middlweight belts and poundforpound ranking on the line.
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Andre ward leaves no doubt this time with eighthround tko. Boxer andre ward on rematch with kovalev, growing up. Full fight stats, opponent information and results advanced boxing stats. Ward 260, kos hasnt fought since stopping chad dawson on sept.