Recently, former world heavyweight boxing champion American "executioner" Bernard Hopkins (55-8-2, 32KO) told the media that if the active boxing superstar Sur Avarez (57-1-2, 39KO) and the former 168-pound overlord Andre Ward (32-0, 16KO) battle, he was optimistic about Ward defeating Avarez.
Hopkins said: "If the game is played at 168 pounds, the winner will definitely be Andre Ward. Although Avarez made his career debut at the age of 13, Ward, who played the Olympics and received systematic Olympic boxing training, was a real monster at 168 pounds. Ward and Avarez play, it is certainly a technical battle, Ward is very technical, a Gold Medal has proved his talent. It's just that I don't think It's possible for Ward to KO Avarez, and this game will be a remake of my year against Kelly Pavelik. ”
Cassi-Dua said: "Avarez and Ward have very different styles, but if the two go to the boxing ring, I am optimistic about Avirez. Ward is remarkable, but Avarez is superhuman, and I'm amazed at what Avarez has accomplished. Ward is excellent, but not as daring as Avarez to challenge himself. I don't mean to disparage Ward in the slightest, except that his achievements are much inferior to those of Avarez. Ward has a good psychological quality, a high boxing quotient, is good at psychological warfare with opponents, and he performs well in Kovalev's game. Although we expected Ward to be a tough opponent before the game, we still couldn't control him. It's just that I don't know if his style of play works against Avarez, who has also played 175 pounds and is better than Ward. If Avarez is fighting fiercely with his opponent, no one is his opponent. ”
Ward had beaten Karl Franche, Kesler, Tammy Abraham and other famous players in the super league six-star knockout round to win the championship, and was the undisputed first man of 168 pounds that year, but he did not pursue a complete unification of 168 pounds. Ward has since upgraded to 175 pounds, twice defeated his peak-time Sergey Kovalev (34-4-1, 29KO) and retired from the boxing. Ward was controversial in both of Kovalev's matches, however, with close points in one match and a knockdown in round 2. In World War II, Ward was suspected of hitting Kovalev in the crotch, and some of them were not victorious. Overall, though, Ward's technique is indeed superb, the larger Mayweather.