EDDIE HEARN has recalled the moment Andre Ward allowed Paul Smith to keep a $125,000 fine for missing weight. American great Ward faced Smith back in June 2015 at the Oracle Arena after the Englishman had missed the contracted weight by four pounds. Per the terms of the contract, Smith had to pay a total … Read more
By Elliot Worsell NEXT month Andre Ward turns 40 and in doing so moves one year closer to achieving his goal. That goal, his latest and no different than any other retired fighter’s, is essentially this: for age to become an obstacle so great that the idea of returning to the ring is no longer … Read more
BN: Six-and-a-half years into retirement, do you miss being an active fighter? AW: Man, of course I miss it. Not everyday, though. Not everyday. Most days I’m content with the decision I made and happy with my life after boxing. I’m very, very relieved that I’m not on the clock anymore. Even when there’s not … Read more
By Elliot Worsell IT’S hard to imagine the kind of person who looked forward to, and perhaps enjoyed, the sight of retired boxers James Toney and Donovan “Razor” Ruddock sharing a boxing ring in 2023, but there must have been at least one. After all, there can be no other reason why the fight, which … Read more
