{"id":69307,"date":"2025-08-15T17:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/69307\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:03:10","slug":"is-a-ward-vs-joshua-fight-a-reality-tim-bradley-explains-why-its-the-perfect-comeback-fight-for-a-lighter-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/69307\/","title":{"rendered":"Is A Ward Vs. Joshua Fight A Reality? Tim Bradley Explains Why It’s The Perfect Comeback Fight For A ‘Lighter Guy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Bradley says a fight between the retired Andre Ward and Anthony Joshua would sell big in the UK for a clash at Wembley Stadium. Bradley believes the 41-year-old Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) has the mobility, ring IQ, and toughness to defeat Joshua.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Shakur-esque\u2019 Fighting Style<\/p>\n

AJ already gave Ward\u00a0the get lost message by saying, \u201cPayday, payday\u201d in response to his callout this week.<\/p>\n

Ward has the Shakur-esque style of fighting that involves a lot of movement, clinching, and the hideously ugly punch & grab approach. He\u2019s even more boring to watch than Shakur Stevenson. That\u2019s saying a lot. If Turki Alalshikh wants another runner for his Riyadh Season cards, Andre Ward is perfect.<\/p>\n

If you saw Ward\u2019s two fights against Sergey Kovalev, the clashes against Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler, you saw the punch & grab being used constantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been retired for a long time, and goes straight to Anthony Joshua? That\u2019s big talk,\u201d said Tim Bradley on his channel<\/a>, reacting to Andre Ward calling out Anthony Joshua. \u201cHe must see something we don\u2019t see. Anthony Joshua can\u2019t think like Andre Ward, and he ain\u2019t got the toughness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lure of a Big Payout<\/p>\n

Ward is probably thinking he could use the big payday to help cushion his retirement. Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson recently came back and picked up $20 million paydays. If they could do it, why not Andre Ward?<\/p>\n

\u201cJoshua doesn\u2019t have the feet or the knowledge to deal with Ward. Even with the bombs, you\u2019ve got to be able to land those bombs. Even at 200+ lbs, he\u2019s going to be way smarter than Joshua. It\u2019s a dangerous fight,\u201d said Bradley.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a dangerous fight for Joshua. Ward couldn\u2019t punch when he fought at 168 or 175. His stoppage win over Sergey Kovalev in their rematch in 2017 appeared to be from three straight low blows that the referee, Tony Weeks, somehow failed to see. If he\u2019s going to punch like that with a referee who is unable to spot low blows, he would have a chance of stopping Joshua.<\/p>\n

Wembley Stadium: A Perfect Match<\/p>\n

\u201cJoshua just got stopped. It makes sense, and it\u2019s going to sell well at Wembley too.\u00a0 Andre Ward out there in England. You know the English fans love Andre Ward. You know how they behave when they see Joshua. That\u2019s a perfect match. A little lighter guy for you coming back. That makes sense to me,\u201d said Bradley.<\/p>\n

Joshua vs. Ward wouldn\u2019t sell in the same way as other options AJ has against Jake Paul, Moses Itauma, Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker, Oleksandr Usyk, and Tyson Fury. Even if Joshua can\u2019t get fights against Fury or Usyk, he can still make more money fighting those guys than if he were to fight 41-year-old Ward.<\/p>\n

Tim is obviously talking about the British fans loving Ward when he was still working as a commentator for Top Rank\u2019s fights on ESPN. Ward never fought in the UK during his professional career.<\/p>\n

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