Jump to content

Andre Ward

Daga Wikipedia, Insakulofidiya ta kyauta.
Andre Ward
Lua error a mw.lua, layi na 656: invalid value (nil) at index 1 in table for 'concat'.
Rayuwa
HaihuwaSan Francisco, 23 ga Faburairu, 1984 (42 shekaru)
ƙasaTarayyar Amurka
Harshen uwaTuranci
Karatu
MakarantaHayward High School (en) Fassara
HarsunaTuranci
Sana'a
Sana'aboxer (en) Fassara da jarumi
Nauyi80 kg
Tsayi185 cm
Kyaututtuka
IMDbnm3188266
andresogward.com

Andre Michael Ward (an haife shi a ranar 23 ga watan Fabrairu, a shekara ta 1984) tsohon ɗan damben Amurka ne wanda ya fafata daga shekarar 2004 zuwa 2017. Ya yi ritaya da tarihin da ba a doke shi ba kuma ya riƙe gasar zakarun duniya da dama a azuzuwan nauyi guda biyu, ciki har da gasar matsakaicin nauyi tsakanin shekarar 2009 da 2015, da kuma gasar nauyi mai sauƙi tsakanin 2016 da 2017.

A lokacin mulkinsa a matsayin zakaran ƙwallon nauyi mai sauƙi, mujallar <i id="mwGQ">The Ring</i> ta sanya Ward a matsayin mafi kyawun ɗan damben fam a duniya. [1] A shekarar 2020, an ba shi suna Fighter of the Decade ta hanyar Sports Illustrated . [2] A shekarar 2024, ESPN ta sanya shi a matsayin ɗan dambe na 7 mafi girma a ƙarni na 21. [3]

A matsayinsa na ɗan dambe mai son shiga, Ward ya lashe lambar zinare mai nauyi mai sauƙi a gasar Olympics ta 2004 kuma ya zama ƙwararren ɗan wasa daga baya a wannan shekarar. Ya shahara a duniya bayan ya shiga gasar Super Six World Boxing Classic a shekarar 2009, inda ya lashe kambun Super Middleweight na Ƙungiyar Damben Duniya (WBA) ( Super version ) daga Mikkel Kessler a matakin farko na rukuni. A shekarar 2011, Ward ta kayar da zakaran World Boxing Council (WBC) Carl Froch a wasan karshe na gasar don hada taken gasar, da kuma lashe taken mujallar Ring da babu kowa a ciki. A wannan shekarar, an naɗa Ward a matsayin gwarzon ɗan dambe na shekara ta ƙungiyar The Ring da kuma ƙungiyar marubutan dambe ta Amurka .

A shekarar 2016, bayan dogon lokaci na wasan in-ring, Ward ya koma matsayin mai nauyi mai sauƙi kuma ya lashe kambun WBA ( Undisputed version ), International Boxing Federation (IBF) da World Boxing Organization (WBO) daga Sergey Kovalev wanda ba a doke shi ba a lokacin. Wannan ya ba wa Ward kyautar Comeback of the Year daga The Ring . Ya yi nasarar kare kambunsa a wasan da ya sake fafatawa da Kovalev shekara guda bayan haka, bayan haka ya yi ritaya daga dambe. An shigar da Ward cikin Zauren Shahararrun 'Yan Dambe na Duniya a matsayin wani ɓangare na Ajin 2021, shekararsa ta farko da ya cancanta. [4]

Rayuwar farko

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

An haifi Andre a San Francisco, California, ɗan Frank Ward, ɗan ƙasar Ireland, da kuma Madeline Arvie Taylor, ɗan Afirka . [5] Aikin Andre ya fara ne lokacin da mahaifinsa ya kai shi Makarantar Fasaha ta Karate ta Amurka, [6] wani gidan motsa jiki na dambe a Hayward, California, lokacin yana ɗan shekara tara. Duk da cewa mahaifiyarsa ba ta cika kasancewa a wurin ba, tana fama da jarabar shan hodar iblis a titunan San Francisco, Ward yana zaune tare da mahaifinsa, tsohon ɗan damben da ba shi da sha'awa. [6] Ya yi fama da jarabar heroin kuma wani lokaci bayan yana ɗan shekara 12, uban gidansa kuma mai horar da shi Virgil Hunter ya zama mai kula da shi na wucin gadi. [6] Ward ya sha kashi a fafatawarsa ta farko ta masu son shiga amma bai sake shan kashi ba, ko na son shiga ko na ƙwararre, bayan 1998. [6]

Ya halarci Makarantar Sakandare ta Hayward . [7]

Aikin mai son sha'awa

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

Ward ya fara wasan dambe a shekarar 1994. A shekarar 2002, ya lashe gasar zakarun ƙasa ta ‘yan ƙasa da shekaru 19 (Under-19 National Championship). Haka kuma, ya kasance zakaran ƙasar Amurka na sau biyu a ajin matsakaicin nauyi (middleweight), inda ya lashe gasar a shekarun 2001 da 2003.

Ward ya kammala aikinsa na dambe na mai son (amateur) da tarihin fafatawa na nasara 115 da rashin nasara 5.

Manyan abubuwan da suka fi burgewa

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
  • Zakaran matsakaicin nauyi na Amurka na 2001
  • Gasar Cin Kofin Ƙasa ta 'Yan Ƙasa da Shekaru 19 ta 2002
  • Zakaran Ƙwallon Ƙarfin Nauyin ...
  • Ta lashe lambar zinare ta Light Heavyweight ga Amurka a gasar Olympics ta 2004 da aka yi a Athens, Girka ta zama ɗan damben Amurka na farko da ya lashe zinare cikin shekaru 8.

Sakamako

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
  • Zagaye na 1 – Matsayi na Biyu a Gasar Cin Kofin Olympics ta AIBA ta Amurka ta 2004 ta 1
  • Zagaye na 2 – An doke Clemente Russo (Italiya) 17–9
  • Wasan Kwata-Kwata – An doke Evgeny Makarenko (Rasha) 23–16
  • Wasannin kusa da na karshe – An ci Utkirbek Haydarov (Uzbekistan) 17–15
  • Wasan Lamban Zinare – An doke Magomed Aripgadjiev (Belarus) 20–13

Sana'ar ƙwararru

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

Matsakaicin nauyi mai nauyi sosai

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

Shekarun farko

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

Ward ya fara buga wasa a matsayin ƙwararre a ranar 18 ga watan Disamba, a shekarar 2004, ta hanyar zura kwallaye a zagaye na biyu na TKO akan Chris Molina. A ranar 5 ga watan Fabrairu, a shekara ta 2005, Ward ya yi faɗa a karo na biyu na ƙwararrensa da Kenny Kost. Ward ya yi nasara a zagaye na biyu mai cike da rudani, inda ya ji rauni sakamakon ƙugiya ta hagu, don ya yi nasara bisa ga shawarar da aka yanke. Ward ya kayar da Roy Ashworth a ranar 7 ga watan Afrilu, a shekara ta 2005, ta hanyar rashin cancanta.

Ward ya yi nasara a fafatawa uku da ya yi a gaba, duk ta hanyar bugun daga kai sai mai tsaron gida, kafin ya fafata da Darnell Boone a ranar 19 ga watan Nuwamba, a shekarar 2005. An doke Ward a karon farko a tarihin rayuwarsa a zagaye na hudu. Duk da bugun da aka yi masa, Ward ya ci gaba da nasara bisa ga shawarar da aka yanke masa.

Bayan fafatawar da Boone, Ward ya ci gaba da cin nasara a fafatawa shida da ya yi, ciki har da nasarorin TKO akan Andy Kolle wanda ba a ci shi ba (wannan fafatawar ita ce ta ƙarshe cikin biyar da Ward ya fafata a cikin matsakaicin nauyin kilo 160) da Francisco Diaz. A ranar 16 ga Nuwamba, 2007, Ward ta doke Roger Cantrell wanda ba a doke shi ba ta hanyar TKO a zagaye na biyar a Saint Lucia .

A wannan lokacin, tarihin Ward ya kasance nasara 14, babu rashin nasara. Ya shirya tsaf don fuskantar babban ƙalubalensa da babban ɗan damben Amurka Allan Green (25–1, 18 KOs), inda aka shirya fafatawar za ta gudana a ranar 2 ga watan Fabrairu, a shekarar 2008, a HBO . An dakatar da fafatawar ne saboda Green yana da alhakin fafatawa da Rubin Williams a ranar 4 ga Janairu [8] Green ya yi nasara a fafatawar, kuma ya yi fatan fafatawa da Ward daga baya a shekarar. Daga ƙarshe ya sami damarsa bayan shekaru biyu, inda ya rasa shawarar da aka yanke masa.

A ranar 20 ga watan Maris, a shekarar 2008, a HP Pavilion da ke San Jose, California, Ward ta kayar da Rubin Williams da TKO a zagaye na bakwai. Ward ya bugi Williams da cizo da kuma hannun hagu madaidaiciya kamar yadda ya ga dama, wanda hakan ya bude mummunan rauni a idon Williams na hagu a lokacin wasan. Ragewar za ta tilasta wa alkalin wasa dakatar da faɗan.

Ward ya fafata da Jerson Ravelo a ranar 20 ga Yuni, 2008, a Georgetown, Tsibirin Cayman, don lashe kambun matsakaicin nauyi na yankin NABO . Ward ya mamaye Ravelo a mafi yawan fafatawar da ake yi a kan hanyarsa ta zuwa ga nasarar TKO a zagaye na takwas.

A ranar 16 ga watan Mayu,a shekarar 2009, a filin wasa na Oracle Arena da ke Oakland, California, Ward ya kayar da tsohon ɗan wasan gaba Edison Miranda bisa ga shawarar da aka yanke. Sakamakon ya kasance 116–112, 119–109, da kuma 119–109 ga Ward. Ward ya nuna cewa yana da wasan ciki da kuma na waje. Miranda ba ta iya jure wa salon da Ward yake amfani da shi a duk lokacin da take wasa ba. Miranda ta ce game da Ward a bayan fafatawar, "Na yi tunanin zai fi sauƙi, amma ya fi wahala fiye da yadda aka zata. Ban ji an yaudare ni ba. Andre shine zakaran. Ina girmama shi." Ward, wanda ya fafata da babban sunansa har zuwa yanzu, ya ce, "Wannan wani irin nasara ce mai ɗaci. Ina farin ciki da farin ciki domin magoya baya sun yi nishaɗi, kuma akwai mutane da yawa a nan, amma ban gamsu da aikina ba kwata-kwata. Dole ne in je in kalli faifan. Na yi wasu abubuwa da kyau, amma na ji da na iya inganta a wasu fannoni." [9]

A ranar 12 ga watan Satumba, a shekarar 2009, a Pechanga Resort and Casino da ke Temecula, California, Ward ya kayar da Shelby Pudwill da TKO a zagaye na 3. [10]

Damben Super Six na Duniya na Classic

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Ward vs. Kessler
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

Yaƙin Ward na farko a gasar ya faru ne a garinsu Oakland, California, inda ya fafata da mujallar Ring Magazine mai lamba 1 kuma wanda aka fi so a gasar tare Mikkel Kessler (42–1, 32 KO) a ranar 21 ga watan Nuwamba, a shekarar 2009. Gasar WBA ta Kessler super-middleweight ita ma ta kasance cikin haɗari. Ward ya doke Kessler ta hanyar yanke shawara ta fasaha a zagaye na 11 don lashe kambunsa na farko a duniya. Kessler shine wanda aka fi so a gasar Super Six ta Showtime. A cikin wani wasan kwaikwayo mai ban sha'awa, Ward, wacce aka fi so a garinsu, ta sanya Amurka a cikin jerin 'yan wasan Super Six kuma ta lashe kambun WBA super middleweight da rinjayen maki 11 a kan Kessler na Denmark a fafatawarsu ta rukuni na 1. [11] An dakatar da fafatawar a zagaye na 11 saboda raunukan da Kessler ya samu a fuskarsa sakamakon abin da Ward ya yi masa na ƙwanƙwasa kai da ba da gangan ba. Faɗan ya kai ga maki kuma Ward ya yi gaba sosai da maki 98–92, 98–92, da 97–93 a lokacin da aka dakatar da wasan. [12]

Ward vs. Kore
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

A watan Janairun shekarar 2010, Jermain Taylor ya sanar da ficewarsa daga gasar Super Six World Boxing Classic ta Showtime. <i id="mw2Q">An</i> zaɓi Allan Green (25–1, 18 KOs) a matsayin wanda zai maye gurbinsa kuma ya ƙalubalanci Andre Ward a ranar 19 ga Yuni. [13] Ward, wanda ke kare kambun WBA super middleweight, ya zarce abokin hamayyarsa wanda ya shafe mafi yawan lokacin fafatawar da baya da igiyoyi. Ward ya kayar da Green ta hanyar yanke hukunci baki ɗaya a ranar 19 ga watan Yuni, 2010. Duk da cewa ɗan wasan mai shekaru 30 ya ci gaba da fafatawa, bugun daga kai sai mai tsaron gida da yake buƙatar lashewa bai yi kama da wanda ya gaza ba, kuma ya yi kama da wanda ya gaza a ƙarshe yayin da ya sake shan kaye a karo na biyu a aikinsa na ƙwararru na faɗa 31. A duk tsawon fafatawar, Ward ya fitar da Green da kusan naushi 200. Duk alkalai uku sun ci wa Ward maki 120-108, wanda ya ce bayan fafatawar da ya yi da nasara, "Wannan yana da ma'ana sosai a gare ni. Ban iya shiga cikin tsaron farko ba da tunani sosai. Yanzu da ya ƙare, ina farin ciki da na sami damar kare wannan bel ɗin sau ɗaya. Ina jin kamar zakara na gaske yanzu." Ward ya ce abin da kawai ya yi nadama shi ne bai iya dakatar da Green ba, wanda ya zo ya tsira. Ward ta kai wasan kusa da na karshe. [14]

An cire Ward daga fafatawar farko ta Super Six saboda ya riga ya sami matsayi na ɗaya a zagayen kawar da 'yan wasa kuma abokin hamayyarsa ( Andre Dirrell ) ya fice daga gasar. Mai horar da Dirrell kuma kawunsa Leon Lawson Jr., ya shaida wa ESPN cewa Dirrell yana da matsalolin jijiyoyi . [15] Madadin haka, Ward ya yi nasarar kare kambunsa na WBA super middleweight, inda ya zarce wani babban ɗan wasan tsakiya 10 mafiya hazaka, Sakio Bika (28–4–2), a gaban jama'a kaɗan a Oracle Arena a daren Asabar. [16] A lokacin da yake fafatawa a gaban jama'ar garinsu a wani taron da aka yi a wurare biyu, Ward bai buga manyan ƙwallo da yawa ba, amma ya yi ta dukan Bika da wani irin bugun hagu mai zafi wanda ɗan wasan bai iya ramawa ba. Ward ya lashe dukkan zagaye 12 a kan katin maki ɗaya na alkalai kuma yana kan gaba da maki 118–110 a sauran biyun. Bika ya buga naushi 201 daga cikin 612 da ya buga (33%), amma Ward ya fi yin daidai da bugun da ya yi, inda ya buga 235 daga cikin 398 (59%). Daga baya Ward ya yarda cewa shine mafi wahalar da ya fuskanta zuwa yanzu, tun lokacin da ya zama ƙwararre. [17]

Ward vs Ibrahim
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

Abokin hamayyar Ward a matakin kusa da na ƙarshe shine Arthur Abraham na ɗaya daga cikin manyan 'yan wasa 10 da aka sanya a matsayi na super middleweight (32–2, 26 KOs). Fadan ya faru ne a ranar 14 ga Mayu, 2011, a Cibiyar Tsaron Gida da ke Carson, California . Abraham ya shiga wasan ne bayan ya sha kashi a wasanni biyu daga cikin ukun da ya yi a baya. Ward ya fara wasa a hankali da Abraham, yana ƙoƙarin nemo hanyar da zai iya shiga cikin tsaronsa mai ƙarfi. Bayan zagaye na farko na gasa, Ward ya kwace iko da faɗan, ta amfani da basirarsa ta zobe da kuma tunaninsa don sarrafa Abraham. Duk da cewa Abraham yana da ɗan son kai a wasu lokutan, ya yi ƙoƙari sosai kuma sau da yawa yana jefa abubuwa da Ward ya hana. Abraham ya ji wa Ward rauni sau biyu a zagayen ƙarshe, amma bai isa ya gama da Ward ba, wanda ya mamaye faɗan kuma ya yi nasara a kan wani hukunci da aka yanke masa. Alkalan uku sun samu maki 120–108, 118–110, da kuma 118–111. ESPN ta samu maki 118–110 a kan Ward. Abraham bai yarda cewa ya sha kashi a fafatawar da yawan maki ba. Fiye da zagaye 12, Ward ya jefa jabs 289. Jimillar duka ya samu naushi 178 daga cikin jimillar naushi 444 da aka jefa (40%).

A cikin hirarrakin bayan faɗan, Abraham ya ce ta hanyar mai fassara, "Na fara da kyau, kuma na yi tunanin na yi kyau a zagaye uku na farko. Bai buge ni ba, kuma ina toshe bugunsa da yawa. Amma sai na yi ƙoƙarin yin bugun daga kai sai na gagara. Na yi ta matsewa, kuma na ji tsoro sosai." Dole ne Ward ya gyara tsarin wasansa domin bai iya faɗa a ciki ba. Ya ce, "Za mu je wasan ƙarshe, jariri. Arthur yana da ƙarfi, kuma shi mai bugun ƙwallo ne mai ƙarfi, [amma] mun nuna cewa za mu iya cin nasara ta wata hanya daban da tsarin wasanmu na asali [...] "Ina fata alkalin wasa ya bar ni in yi faɗa a ciki, domin abin da na shirya kenan. Amma mun yi gyare-gyare kuma muka sami nasara." [18]

Ward vs. Froch
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

Da ci gaba zuwa wasan ƙarshe na Super Six, Ward ya fafata da zakaran WBC super middleweight Carl Froch (28–1, 20 KOs) a gaban 5,626 a Boardwalk Hall a ranar 17 ga Disamba, 2011. Mujallar Ring ta ba Ward da Froch maki na 1 da na 2 bi da bi, kuma babu wanda ya lashe gasar super middleweight ta mujallar <i id="mwASA">Ring</i>, haka kuma akwai gasar super middleweight ta Froch da Ward. [19]

Ward ya lashe gasar Super Six World Boxing Classic ta hanyar yanke hukunci mai cike da cece-kuce. A zagaye bakwai na farko, Ward ya yi wa Froch fintinkau, inda ya yi nasarar amfani da dabarar sa don ya kawar da Froch sannan ya doke Froch har zuwa bugun daga nesa da kuma kusa. A zagayen da suka biyo baya, Ward ya yi kama da ya cire ƙafarsa daga haƙoransa, wanda ya bar Froch ya lashe zagaye biyu kusa da ƙarshen faɗan, duk da cewa zagayen zagaye ne masu kyau kuma masu gasa. Daga baya wani bincike na MRI ya nuna cewa Ward ya ji rauni a hannunsa na hagu wanda ya dogara da shi don ya yi amfani da ƙugiya a kan Froch. Hannun ya karye a wurare biyu. Ward ya lura da matsanancin ciwo a zagaye na shida na fafatawar da kuma mako guda da ya gabata, duk da cewa hoton X-ray na farko ya bayyana. [20] Katunan sakamakon alkalan sun kasance 115–113, 115–113, da kuma 118–110 duk sun goyi bayan Ward. Kididdigar CompuBox ta nuna cewa Ward ya yi naushi 243 daga cikin 573 da aka jefa (42%), yayin da Froch ya yi naushi 156 daga cikin 683 (23%). Bayan fafatawar, Ward ya yi jawabin nasara, "Ba zan iya yarda da shi ba, ba zan iya yarda da shi ba -- ba abin mamaki ba ne cewa ba mu taɓa tunanin za mu yi nasara ba, amma yanzu da ya faru, abin mamaki ne. Mun gaya muku wannan shine abin da muke son yi. Muna son yin faɗa a ciki da waje, kuma mun yi nasara a daren yau. Mun sami damar doke shi da ƙarfi, kuma shi ne abin da ya sa muka yi nasara a fafatawar." Froch ya kuma yaba wa Ward wajen lashe gasar, "Abin alfahari ne ga Andre Ward. Yana da kwarewa sosai a fannin tsaron gida. Na sha kashi a fafatawar, gaskiya da adalci. Ya yi masa wahala sosai. Sunan wasan shine kada a buge shi, kuma ya yi hakan da kyau."

Ward ya lashe gasar Ring da babu kowa a ciki bayan nasarar da ya samu a kan Froch a wasan Super Six World Boxing Classic, duk da cewa wasu majiyoyi masu zaman kansu sun ba da lambar yabo ga zakaran IBF Lucian Bute, wanda a lokacin bai sha kaye ba a matsayi na daya ko biyu a lokacin. Faɗan ya kai kololuwar masu kallo 580,000 a Showtime.

Kwamitin Gwamnonin Gasar Damben Duniya ya kaɗa ƙuri'ar amincewa da naɗa Ward a matsayin "Champion in Recess" saboda karyewar hannun Ward da ya samu a lokacin gasar Super Six. [21]

Ward vs Dawson

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]

An sanar da fafatawar Ward ta gaba a ranar 22 ga watan Yuni,a shekarar 2012, a Oracle Arena da ke Oakland, California a ranar 8 ga Satumba, 2012, da zakaran WBC da kuma zakaran The Ring mai nauyin nauyi Chad Dawson . [22] Faɗan, wanda aka yi wa lakabi da "Ward vs. Dawson - Zakarun Duniya - Made In America " ya faru ne a minti na 168. lbs don manyan zakarun matsakaicin nauyi na Ward. Dawson ya samu babbar nasara ne a kan Bernard Hopkins, wanda zai yi nasara a gasar Hall of Fame a watan Afrilu. A taron manema labarai, ya ce burinsa ne ya rage kiba ya kalubalanci Ward maimakon ya fafata da abokan hamayyarsa da ba a san su sosai ba a gasar nauyi mai nauyi. Dawson ya fara aikinsa a matsayin mai matsakaicin nauyi, amma bai yi faɗa a kan nauyin ba tun watan Fabrairun 2006. [23]

Faɗan ya ƙare a zagaye na goma da nasarar knockout ga Ward lokacin da Dawson ya nemi alkalin wasa ya kawo ƙarshen faɗan da kalmomin: "Ya ƙare. Na gama. Na gama." A zagaye biyu na farko, Ward da Dawson sun ji daɗin junansu, babu ɗayan mayaƙin da ya sami nasara sosai, kodayake Dawson ya sami damar jefa ƙugiya kaɗan a kan gefen dama yayin da Ward ya yi tsalle a ciki. A zagaye na uku, Ward ya jefa Dawson da ƙugiya ta hagu kuma ya mamaye zagayen. A zagaye na huɗu kuma, Ward ya sami damar jefa Dawson a wani zagaye mai ƙarfi. Tun daga zagaye na biyar har zuwa ƙarshen faɗan, Ward ya sami damar rage yawan bugun Dawson da kuma yawan aikin da yake yi, wanda hakan ya sa ya kasa yin dambe kuma ya ɓata wa Dawson rai a duk tsawon lokacin. Sai kuma, a zagaye na goma, Ward ya durkusa Dawson bayan an yi masa wani wasa mai kyau, wanda hakan ya sa alkalin wasa Steve Smoger ya dakatar da fafatawar bayan Dawson ya kasa ci gaba da fafatawar. A lokacin dakatarwar, Ward yana kan gaba da maki 90–79, 89–80, da kuma 89–80 a dukkan maki uku na alkalai. A cikin asarar, Dawson ya sami dala $600,000, yayin da Ward ya sami jimillar jaka $1,367,500.

Matsakaicin masu kallo miliyan 1.3 a HBO ne suka kalli fafatawar. A shekarar 2013, Dawson ya yi magana game da faɗan kuma ya ce "wani shiri ne da HBO da wasu mutane suka yi." Ya yi iƙirarin cewa an yi hakan ne don a sa shi ya zama "mai rauni kuma a fallasa shi da rage kiba." [24]

manazarta

[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
  1. ↑ "Andre Ward retires: Boxing pound-for-pound world No.1 ends career undefeated, as LHW champion". Fox Sports (in Turanci). The Associated Press. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Former Unified WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Andre Ward named Sports Illustrated's Fighter of the Decade". WBO (in Turanci). January 19, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ Parkinson, Nick (2024-07-25). "Ranking the top 10 men's boxers of the 21st century". ESPN.com (in Turanci). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Class of 2021 Announced in Canastota!". IBHOF. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  5. ↑ "Andre Ward Remembers the Father Who Inspired His Boxing Career". HBO. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-01-09.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Andre Ward Fights to avoid a boxer's bad ending". Andscape. August 4, 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Andre Ward - Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame". Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Andre Ward vs. Allan Green Unlikely For 2/2 – Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com (in Turanci). December 5, 2007. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  9. ↑ "Ward wins unanimous decision over Miranda". ESPN.com. 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  10. ↑ "Andre Ward vs Shelby Pudwill on September 12 – Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com (in Turanci). July 31, 2009. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  11. ↑ Gonzalez, Edgar (2009-11-29). "Ward defeats Kessler". MyBoxingFans. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  12. ↑ "Ward emerges as man to beat in Super Six". ESPN.com. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  13. ↑ "Ailing Ward postpones title defense vs. Green". ESPN.com. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  14. ↑ "Ward keeps WBA crown, gains Super Six semis". ESPN.com. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  15. ↑ "Dirrell out of Super Six as career in jeopardy". ESPN.com. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  16. ↑ "Ward vs Bika 'Basically Done' – Not Part of The Super Six – Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com (in Turanci). October 14, 2010. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  17. ↑ Rafael, Dan (2010-11-28). "Andre Ward defeats Sakio Bika". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  18. ↑ "Ward dominates Abraham to reach Super 6 final". ESPN.com. 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  19. ↑ "Froch advances to No 2 super-middleweight". Ring TV. ringtv.craveonline.com. June 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  20. ↑ "Ward had broken hand in victory over Froch". December 23, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Dirrell-Sjekloca For WBC Title, Ward is Champion in Recess – Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. April 26, 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  22. ↑ "Chad Dawson Calls Out Andre Ward; "S.O.G." Responds – Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com (in Turanci). April 29, 2012. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  23. ↑ "Andre Ward vs Chad Dawson at Oracle: 'Made In America' – Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com (in Turanci). June 21, 2012. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  24. ↑ "Dawson: Ward loss was HBO set-up". Bad Left Hook. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
Daga "https://ha.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre_Ward&oldid=915587"