WBSS tried it but the financials were a major issue. Russia basically saved the first Cruiserweight season. And thankfully Usyk didn´t care where he fights. The second season didn´t really do anything for the division. Showtimes S6 was a clusterfuck from the start. They failed to sign Bute. Taylor lost back to back KO´s and dropped out. He was replaced by Greene, who lost both his fights. Abraham lost two fights in a row and still got into the semi finals. Abraham then took a tuneup to get his mojo back. Dirrell ended up withdrawing which forced Ward to take a tuneup aswell. And prior to Dirrell pulling out, his bout with Ward was a s-show as well, with delays and uncertainties. Fortunately, Bika was a legit contender and it was a decent fight. Kessler also had to withdraw and he was replaced by Glen Johnson, who was a nice addition, but he moved down in weight for the tournament. And I might remember this slightly wrong, but I think there was an issue with the finals as Showtime´s contract dictated that fight happen on US soil, but Frock´s team had other ideas. And this reminded me of the shitshow Froch v Abraham was. On top of it all, during each stage everyone was supposed to fight 3 times in the tournament. Out of 6 fighters, only Abraham and Froch did so. But as a fan, I freaking loved it all! Sucks that the format didn´t work out tho.
@@SuperCrazyEstonian thanks for the detailed information. Sucks that money often gets in the way of blockbuster boxing matches. A simpler tournament format would work out such as an 8-man or 16-man boxing tournament where the winner advances each round.
As a kid raised in Oakland. Stories like this are crucial for the raising of the next generation especially in the environment we are surrounded with. Ward is a hero to the boxing youth in Oakland!
I mean was a well respected fighter and one of the best of his time and his generation so enough said that you're right they need to be more tournaments like this but the best in the Square ring and unless you don't do it out that's
He is one of the best we've seen but sadly he doesn't sell much cuz of his boring style. He's in the pure boxer type kinda like a bigger floyd but that lil dude knows how to sell fights specially when he played villain starting from the Oscar(who's the most famous at his time) fight
That's a shame to hear. I prefer true champions who fight the best to test themselves rather than ducking guys because you don't want to lose. Ward did it his entire career. Full of excuses.
@@nassiglutt6587 Floyd did not start that crap with Delahoya. He did it from day 1. Living in Vegas I can say that Floyd is nobody to look up to. My girlfriend and myself saw him and 5 friends beat the hell out of a homeless man for accidentally bumping into him back in 1994 or 95. I follow the fighters very close out here. Boxing or MMA. I am everywhere in Vegas following training camps and watching for technique flaws or laziness or injuries in fighters. I see these guys alot. I know who they all are and it was no doubt Floyd that I saw do this. That's the first time I saw a fighter beat down a civilian with a herd of friends. 25 years later I watched Khabib Nurmogamedov tell one of the other 11 guys he was with you grab the boob of a woman who was with her husband to anger the man into fighting so they could hospitalize him. It worked and as the man lay unconscious one man looks right at Khabib and says what now? Khabib said and I quote " Break his bones, just another fat American." Then he goes on TV acting humble and nice. Point is, you do not know these guys enough to put them on a pedestal as role models for kids. A great majority of them are thugs and belong in prison. Delahoya turns out to be a drunk prick. Oddly enough one of the kindest fighters I spoke with repeatedly was Mike Tyson and Bernard Hopkins. Both very nice, funny, genuine and kind men. But both are former felons. Just gotta be careful who you look up too.
“I Got Dropped Man” i remember that when it happened. Everyone thought he was milking it but then he did the interview and it was a shock to hear him really think that he got knocked out & he genuinely answered that question with all that emotion. Then to find out he won. That’s what’s up.
What made Andre so great in my opinion is that he was so versatile. It didn't matter what style the other guy brought to the ring , Andre knew how to counter it and would fight however he needed to in order to beat you.
@@Teddy-se8qbHis backyard just happens to be the habitat of the worlds best talent . This comment reeks of UK British w.e you guys call yourself now a days 📀😂
Strong agree. Watching him experiment with his game against Edison Miranda and Allan Green (inside/outside, controlling distance, southpaw vs orthodox) was amazing, like he was sparring and learning/training on the fly during prize fights.
@@Teddy-se8qb that whole tormemt was brilleant was so easy to get visas and travel to the fights aswell the second one wasnt as good though hopefully. The next one will be better
@@Teddy-se8qb That tournament barely have any names. And cruiserweight is a wasteland., lol Taylor, Froch, Abraham and Kessler were world champions at one point. Who in the WBSS had that prestige other than Gasiev?
@@suiken3149 are you slow? most of the boxers in the wbss were champs. holy fuck ward fans rely on them being brain dead. how did usyk unify all the titles during the tourney?
And it’s crazy because he doesn’t do anything spectacular he’s a simple fighter but just finds a way to win it’s great to see him getting the recognition he deserves.
Knowing how to always win is spectacular. Implies he has a spectacular IQ. Intelligence and heart and the skills to execute what he knows he needs at the moment.
I hear people say he is simple and doesn't do anything spectacular but knowing how to always win is spectacular. Implies he has a spectacular IQ. Intelligence and heart and the skills to execute what he knows he needs at the moment.
Andre Ward he's very underrated he's probably the smartest fighter to ever put a pair of gloves on the way he broke down the other opponents was something special to watch his technique was something special
Kovalev won the first fight in my opinion but Ward got hurt and he got up like a champion in the second fight Kovalev got hurt and he Quit and let's not forget Ward went up in weight to fight Kovalev in his prime everyone was scared of Kovalev and Ward beat him not only beat him but finished him
It hits different when you see YOUR AREA. BAY AREA STAND UP! I’m an amateur boxer from The Bay Area, California. 11 fights and I’m only getting started. Thank you motivedia 🙏🏾
Andre Ward is the very key person. When i quit boxing he got me back in and would pick me up to go to the gym and sneak public transpo money in my bag for me to go home. He believe in me. -Nonito Donaire
When andre first turned pro I didn’t have any faith in him but over the years he fought all the tough opponents and he made me turn into a fan! Great video
"fought all of the tough opponents"? The fuck? The guy barely fought anyone and when he did (Kovalev) he lost the first time and cheated in the second.
It's only when he retired the net started giving ward his credit. I met him when he came to my gym 8 years ago. He said I asked him the best question. He messaged me before my first fight also. My favorite fighter love him too bits real icon and great role model
what a fantastic tournament that was. what records these guys had, unbelievable. that tournament decided careers. this is how it should be in every division. sad for Kessler, though. i thought he would win that tournament if not for injuries. what a warrior he was.
I cannot express how great this short film is. I'm just in awe of how you've taken Wards story from being a fighter nobody gave a second look at him rising to the level that he ultimately did. The odds that Ward faced were truly monumental considering the records of all the other top class fighters and Champions 🏆. You told the story of how Ward etched his way forward in some real dog fights, even upsetting the oddsmakers choices of who was favored to win it all in the Super Six Middleweight Tournament. Especially when Ward went up against Froch with one arm. But i loved the Kovalev fights where we saw Ward comeback from off the canvas to win and then rematch him to put the exclamation mark ‼️on who truly was the better fighter. Just a truly wonderful film 🎥 to experience. Nobody narrates like you do brother or sounds like you. Your a great story teller and your reputation is well deserved. This was Bloody Fantastic and I watched it 3 times so I could make sure to see every morsel of this story about the Amazing Andre Ward who I hope will go down as one of the best to ever do this sport. Stand side by side with the other legends of the sport.
Andre Ward is the definition of the sweet science. Man could do it all, he took a little something from greats and made it his own.. Ward had every tool in his boxing toolbox. But most of all he’s a winner. ANDRE WARD “SOG” God Bless you Champ..
@@TylerHingletonkovalev dropped, busted wards ear hurt him many times in that fight. Ward didnt do anything or couldnt do anything but the paid judges sure got his back 🤷🏻♂️
@@reymalone5666 Kovalev didn't do anything significant after that KD, and Ward started turning the fight around in round giving it to him going to the body, and did better than him in the championship rounds
@@Drifter101z I mean, fair criticism but that doesn't make him overrated. No ine ever says he's the greatest boxer ever. Most people would say that he's a fringe top 10 boxer of his era but is for sure some where in the top 15-20, wouldn't you agree?
Yo whoever had this tournament idea should be praised. This was an amazing idea and I'm sad I was too young to even know this happened. Are there more tournaments like this out there?
Andre is yet another example of a man who had a good father in his life. There’s sociological research that shows how children raised by a single stable father become productive adults just like children who were raised by two parents.
I haven't even watched this yet and I'm stoked! This tournament was so ridiculous. I've watched it many times and he was absolutely one of the goats. The inside fighting with Alen Green is a masterclass
From start to finish, the tone and pace of this, choice of score, the editing - even down to the little things, like putting the song lyrics/bible quote at 14:02 - so good. Probably the best retrospective of the Super Six Tournament I've seen. Thanks to everyone involved
This is what puts Andre in a class by himself. How many other TOURNAMENTS let alone fighters who dominated them have existed in this boxing age? Ward is a different breed, I Love Floyd, Tyson, Roy, Julio, Ali, Leonard, etc… but who has done this?🤷🏾 He’s a baaaadddd man!
@@franklyn9642 Calzaghe ducked from competition, lol. He could have fought the likes of Toney, Griffin, Jones and Hopkins back in their primes. Got called out by Glen Johnson 3 times and fought cab drivers in Wales instead.
@@suiken3149 🤣🤣 more like Jones Hopkins all ran mate ! Calzaghe was champion over 10 years how could he possibly duck ?! Smashed Hopkins when he was ring magazine champion and smashed Jones still top of their game ?! Don’t be salty 46-0 says it all
As a person from Nottingham who lived just up the road from Carl Froch back in the day it was great to hear you say his home town and to give him some love. And also to pronounce his surname correctly the amount of content providers whom get it wrong is crazy. So thanks for that and thanks for yet another great video
@@b3bparker88 Did you watch the damn video and listen to Dawson challenging him saying I'd go to 168lbs?! I guess you only want to come on here and state falsehood! Nobody makes anyone do anything they both are in agreeance when a contract is signed!
Andre Ward is one of the most technically gifted fighters in boxing history . He's probably the greatest supermiddleweight champion ever (along with Joe Calzaghe). Thanks, Motivedia, for recognizing the man's greatness
I love shit like this. To see these guys go head to head and leave it all in the ring just to come back around and hug each other like long lost brothers is a beautiful thing to see and its one reason why boxing is the best spot in the world. I truly believe both of these men and their teams will go on and achieve incredible feats (even though they already have) and I will be watching both along that journey.
One of the last in a generation that’s wasn’t satisfied with winning then inactivity. He wanted to be the best and fought the best to keep that record flawless the Andre Ward ladies and gentlemen
SOG is one of the most underrated boxers alive. He deserves way more credit than he gets. His ring knowledge and boxing IQ is off the charts. Great run kid. 🥊👊🏽
pretty sure usyks tournament win was better. usyk fought every opponent in their backyards and beat them. meanwhile ward forced everyone to come to oakland.
I remembered watching this tournament. This is why SOG is a legend. He's been through the fire. More of these fighters should take a page from his book.
Imagine if the Lightweight division made a tournament like this….with fighters like Davis, Garcia, Lomachenko, Haney, Lopez and (in my opinion) Isaac Lopez or George Kambosos. No running. No hiding. The best versus the best 💯
Casual for sure, Garcia? Isaac Lopez? SMH Davis only fights slow moving boxers with zero skills. He is only 1 weight champion, the other two are fake championship belts, he has interim belts and never actives the mandatory to fight the real champions. Garcia is another for champion, basically a UA-cam fighter, he sucks.
When you retire as the number 1 P4P fighter in the sport and have beaten every top fighter available to you in your era, you're going down as one of if not the best fighter that ever existed in your division. That's Andre Ward.
"Am happy with receiving the bronze medal and not winning the gold. It made me work that much harder, not to feel that pain again " .... That mindset 💯
Very underrated! I was surprised why no one liked him at the time, it was odd, he should have got bigger money fights. BUT he was DIRTY as hell with the headbutting, and it wasn't just one fight.
Known for a lot of illegal tactics, even called the Nut Puncher after the 2nd Kovalev fight, but wayyyy before that he did a ton of headbutts, as seen in his Kessler fight.
@@MendezOnBoxing you Mexicans overate y’all fighters then a slick black fighter beats they ass canelo Oscar de la Hoya Castillo Julio Cesar Chavez Duran isnt Mexican but em we putting him on there too yeah he beat sugar ray the first time then he quit but y’all wear Latinos have the best hearts in boxing y’all can gave that we have the best fighters fuck heart !!!
Idk who'd argue for that, I'd have to say Canelo is the best SMW he unified in what 18months? Always taking though fights ik he's got a lot of haters and he's not perfect but really he puts in more work then almost anyone else in boxing
@@apolloskywalker633 nobody is really into joe calzage, he gets brought up by white dudes when they want to pretend that Joe made a statement by beating a seriously out of prime roy and Bernard. Joe has no serious statements on his paperwork.
One of the most overrated fighters in recent history. He headbutted Kessler to win the WBA title and got a gift decision against Kovalev in their first fight. Granted he beat every fighter easily apart from those two. I think the only reason he's so loved is because he's Americas golden boy. If he was a European fighter, Americans would not give two shits about him.
@@WilddogAB at the end of the day ward will be seen in history as just another "good boxer" he retired early and didn't cement his legacy. Canelo will be one of the goats by the time his career is over.
Just watched this video after watching the Dawson fight , that fight was a masterclass from Ward with his beautiful JAB, RIGHT TO THE BODY and OVERHOOK
Pound for pound the greatest boxer I have seen. I am 83 years old and remember as far back as Lewis and Robinson and Marciano. Ward beat everyone and he fought a different style for each fight. He planned every fight to exploit the opponents weakness. No-one was ever better. G. O. A. T.
Ward criticizes other fighters for the quality fighters and resume, but doesn't sees his. On 6/20/08 Ward beat the "formidable" Jersen Jarvelo to win a VACANT WBO-NABO super middleweight title On 2/6/09 Ward beat the "fierced" Henry Buchanan to win a VACANT WBC-NABF super middleweight title On 11/21/09 Ward beat the "grandiose" Mikkel Kessler to win the WBA super middleweight title, via Ward headbutting Kessler twice which opened a cut that forced a stoppage. On 12/17/11 Ward 27 yrs old beat a Carl Froch who was 34 yrs old and out of his prime via DECISION only. Won VACANT WBC and RING magazine title. On 8/6/16 Ward beat the "hall of famer" Alexander Brand to win another VACANT WBO light heavyweight title via decision. I won't even go into the controversial wins over Sergey Kovalev and the low blows fiasco.
Bro was crushed when they asked him if he knew what happened... He said.. “I Got DROPPED MAAAN!” 😂😂😂Everybody like “No you DIDNT!” 😭😭😭 shit had me weak!
There should be more boxing tournaments like this where the elite boxers should participate
WBSS tried it but the financials were a major issue. Russia basically saved the first Cruiserweight season. And thankfully Usyk didn´t care where he fights. The second season didn´t really do anything for the division.
Showtimes S6 was a clusterfuck from the start. They failed to sign Bute.
Taylor lost back to back KO´s and dropped out. He was replaced by Greene, who lost both his fights.
Abraham lost two fights in a row and still got into the semi finals. Abraham then took a tuneup to get his mojo back.
Dirrell ended up withdrawing which forced Ward to take a tuneup aswell. And prior to Dirrell pulling out, his bout with Ward was a s-show as well, with delays and uncertainties. Fortunately, Bika was a legit contender and it was a decent fight.
Kessler also had to withdraw and he was replaced by Glen Johnson, who was a nice addition, but he moved down in weight for the tournament.
And I might remember this slightly wrong, but I think there was an issue with the finals as Showtime´s contract dictated that fight happen on US soil, but Frock´s team had other ideas.
And this reminded me of the shitshow Froch v Abraham was.
On top of it all, during each stage everyone was supposed to fight 3 times in the tournament. Out of 6 fighters, only Abraham and Froch did so.
But as a fan, I freaking loved it all! Sucks that the format didn´t work out tho.
@@SuperCrazyEstonian thanks for the detailed information. Sucks that money often gets in the way of blockbuster boxing matches. A simpler tournament format would work out such as an 8-man or 16-man boxing tournament where the winner advances each round.
A super 6 heavy weight tournament would be so cool !
@@SuperCrazyEstonian no it was Covid that ruined it more than finances
There was one in bantamweight in 2018-2019 that Inoue won.
As a kid raised in Oakland. Stories like this are crucial for the raising of the next generation especially in the environment we are surrounded with. Ward is a hero to the boxing youth in Oakland!
I mean was a well respected fighter and one of the best of his time and his generation so enough said that you're right they need to be more tournaments like this but the best in the Square ring and unless you don't do it out that's
He is one of the best we've seen but sadly he doesn't sell much cuz of his boring style. He's in the pure boxer type kinda like a bigger floyd but that lil dude knows how to sell fights specially when he played villain starting from the Oscar(who's the most famous at his time) fight
That's a shame to hear. I prefer true champions who fight the best to test themselves rather than ducking guys because you don't want to lose. Ward did it his entire career. Full of excuses.
@@nassiglutt6587 Floyd did not start that crap with Delahoya. He did it from day 1. Living in Vegas I can say that Floyd is nobody to look up to. My girlfriend and myself saw him and 5 friends beat the hell out of a homeless man for accidentally bumping into him back in 1994 or 95. I follow the fighters very close out here. Boxing or MMA. I am everywhere in Vegas following training camps and watching for technique flaws or laziness or injuries in fighters. I see these guys alot. I know who they all are and it was no doubt Floyd that I saw do this. That's the first time I saw a fighter beat down a civilian with a herd of friends. 25 years later I watched Khabib Nurmogamedov tell one of the other 11 guys he was with you grab the boob of a woman who was with her husband to anger the man into fighting so they could hospitalize him. It worked and as the man lay unconscious one man looks right at Khabib and says what now? Khabib said and I quote " Break his bones, just another fat American." Then he goes on TV acting humble and nice. Point is, you do not know these guys enough to put them on a pedestal as role models for kids. A great majority of them are thugs and belong in prison. Delahoya turns out to be a drunk prick. Oddly enough one of the kindest fighters I spoke with repeatedly was Mike Tyson and Bernard Hopkins. Both very nice, funny, genuine and kind men. But both are former felons. Just gotta be careful who you look up too.
Apparently he saved kovalev from having kids also
“Fight fans, welcome back” never fail to give me chill. Thank you sir ♥️💛💚
“I Got Dropped Man” i remember that when it happened. Everyone thought he was milking it but then he did the interview and it was a shock to hear him really think that he got knocked out & he genuinely answered that question with all that emotion. Then to find out he won. That’s what’s up.
he never recover from it sadly
What fight was this?
@@jeat3161Dirrell vs Abraham
@@pacthaohe was already past his prime this didn’t do anything but put the nail in the coffin.
"NO YOU DIDN'T!!!" Dirrell's team loves him
What made Andre so great in my opinion is that he was so versatile. It didn't matter what style the other guy brought to the ring , Andre knew how to counter it and would fight however he needed to in order to beat you.
never left his backyard. meanwhile usyks tourney he won every bout and became undisputed champ going to everyones hometown.
@@Teddy-se8qb GOOFY HATIN ON BLACK FIGHTERS
@@Teddy-se8qbHis backyard just happens to be the habitat of the worlds best talent . This comment reeks of UK British w.e you guys call yourself now a days 📀😂
He also knew how to throw a head butt all rounds. Elbows. The dude was a bum.
Strong agree. Watching him experiment with his game against Edison Miranda and Allan Green (inside/outside, controlling distance, southpaw vs orthodox) was amazing, like he was sparring and learning/training on the fly during prize fights.
What a edit this is. Fair play to all those involved. Really enjoyed that man.
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@@Divinefapper I’m a muppit*
@@steadyeddy6184 *muppet 😂
You really enjoyed which man?
@@waxy954 im an helmet*
A lovely tribute to a great champion in and out of the ring.
A dirty cheater his whole careers
@@mrredpantynight6214bout time someone says it
All that and he's truly a good man, too.
The best tournament in boxing history. They need more of these instead of everybody ducking for the money.
Nah the WBSS series was the best and promoters don’t want to lose the money. It’s a business at the end of the day 🤷🏾♂️
pretty sure usyks tournament win was more impressive.
@@Teddy-se8qb that whole tormemt was brilleant was so easy to get visas and travel to the fights aswell the second one wasnt as good though hopefully. The next one will be better
@@Teddy-se8qb That tournament barely have any names. And cruiserweight is a wasteland., lol
Taylor, Froch, Abraham and Kessler were world champions at one point. Who in the WBSS had that prestige other than Gasiev?
@@suiken3149 are you slow? most of the boxers in the wbss were champs. holy fuck ward fans rely on them being brain dead. how did usyk unify all the titles during the tourney?
And it’s crazy because he doesn’t do anything spectacular he’s a simple fighter but just finds a way to win it’s great to see him getting the recognition he deserves.
Knowing how to always win is spectacular. Implies he has a spectacular IQ. Intelligence and heart and the skills to execute what he knows he needs at the moment.
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He was a Technician
Fantastic job. The boxing community appreciates your hard work. Thank you.
He really is the best at these type of videos 🤦🏾♂️🎯🎯💯🥊🤝🏽
NO CAP
Roy Jones and Floyd got blatantly robbed... but that created 2 monsters.
Floyd knocked out a prime Ricky Hatton, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA TBE 50-0, salute g
Floyed retialated by Cherrypicking and Juicings.
@@africanhistory6405 jose Luis Castillo said 49-1 good night sir
@@ignaciodelgado1368 who did he lost to? I must have missed it.
@@Drifter101z and also retired rich and 50-0.
I hear people say he is simple and doesn't do anything spectacular but knowing how to always win is spectacular. Implies he has a spectacular IQ. Intelligence and heart and the skills to execute what he knows he needs at the moment.
You said a bunch of nothing. He fights dirty and only for points
what to do to win?
@Heaveaway23 exactly. He was the champ of headbutts and low blows. Had the matches been in Europe he would have lost some probably by dqq
Crazy , just met him in the lounge in Miami last Tuesday , what a humble dude
Andre Ward he's very underrated he's probably the smartest fighter to ever put a pair of gloves on the way he broke down the other opponents was something special to watch his technique was something special
OH REALLY HE LOST AGAINST KOVALEV ON THERE 1ST MATCH SO KNOCK IT OFF .🤓🥊
@@elliottsantiago1638 last time I checked he won
@@lefthook7960 YES he got his revenge on the rematch with KOVALEV. 🤓🥊
@@firefx99 I suggest that you go back and look at the tape again between WARD and KOVALEV in there 1st fight KOVALEV won that fight convincingly. 🤓🥊
Kovalev won the first fight in my opinion but Ward got hurt and he got up like a champion in the second fight Kovalev got hurt and he Quit and let's not forget Ward went up in weight to fight Kovalev in his prime everyone was scared of Kovalev and Ward beat him not only beat him but finished him
It hits different when you see YOUR AREA. BAY AREA STAND UP! I’m an amateur boxer from The Bay Area, California. 11 fights and I’m only getting started. Thank you motivedia 🙏🏾
Yea. It hits different like them low blows Ward gave his ops.😂
@@abrammedrano4392 😂😂get the f*** on bro don’t come on here being negative🤣still retired undefeated lol you a hater bro.
Good luck with your career man. God bless.
Andre Ward is the very key person. When i quit boxing he got me back in and would pick me up to go to the gym and sneak public transpo money in my bag for me to go home. He believe in me.
-Nonito Donaire
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
When andre first turned pro I didn’t have any faith in him but over the years he fought all the tough opponents and he made me turn into a fan! Great video
"fought all of the tough opponents"? The fuck? The guy barely fought anyone and when he did (Kovalev) he lost the first time and cheated in the second.
Who was the tough opponents?
@@a.h.543 you gunna act like Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Chad Dawson and Kessler aren’t good wins? Quit acting like you know shit about boxing.
@@ScrilboBaggins no, not good enough
But I reckon you're the type of guy to say canelo hasn't fought anyone and he ducks fighters
@@omega0195 putting words in my mouth, I take it you got room temperature IQ.
It's only when he retired the net started giving ward his credit. I met him when he came to my gym 8 years ago. He said I asked him the best question. He messaged me before my first fight also. My favorite fighter love him too bits real icon and great role model
what a fantastic tournament that was. what records these guys had, unbelievable. that tournament decided careers. this is how it should be in every division. sad for Kessler, though. i thought he would win that tournament if not for injuries. what a warrior he was.
I cannot express how great this short film is. I'm just in awe of how you've taken Wards story from being a fighter nobody gave a second look at him rising to the level that he ultimately did. The odds that Ward faced were truly monumental considering the records of all the other top class fighters and Champions 🏆. You told the story of how Ward etched his way forward in some real dog fights, even upsetting the oddsmakers choices of who was favored to win it all in the Super Six Middleweight Tournament. Especially when Ward went up against Froch with one arm. But i loved the Kovalev fights where we saw Ward comeback from off the canvas to win and then rematch him to put the exclamation mark ‼️on who truly was the better fighter. Just a truly wonderful film 🎥 to experience. Nobody narrates like you do brother or sounds like you. Your a great story teller and your reputation is well deserved. This was Bloody Fantastic and I watched it 3 times so I could make sure to see every morsel of this story about the Amazing Andre Ward who I hope will go down as one of the best to ever do this sport. Stand side by side with the other legends of the sport.
Andre Ward is the definition of the sweet science. Man could do it all, he took a little something from greats and made it his own.. Ward had every tool in his boxing toolbox. But most of all he’s a winner. ANDRE WARD “SOG” God Bless you Champ..
And now he is an analyst. This is great to see He was a Beast. Walking the Walk before Talking the Talk.
When you can get dropped and still comeback for the win proves you have the soul of warrior
and the judges in your pocket
no it just means his manager had mafia connections and payed off judges
Kovalev didn't do anything else significant besides that knockdown. Keep crying @@evolun
@@TylerHingletonkovalev dropped, busted wards ear hurt him many times in that fight. Ward didnt do anything or couldnt do anything but the paid judges sure got his back 🤷🏻♂️
@@reymalone5666 Kovalev didn't do anything significant after that KD, and Ward started turning the fight around in round giving it to him going to the body, and did better than him in the championship rounds
They need to do more of these tournaments. Would love to see this with the lightweights of today😮
They all scared of each other
I think its good for him to retire early, bivol and beterbiev are are starting to climb the ranks during his prime.
@Kevin Carmell dude boxed till 52 too if I recall correctly
@Kevin Carmell Anything can happen
@Kevin Carmell Chavez sr. Vs Duran would have been a blood bath
Finally this man is getting the credit he deserves
He don’t deserve any credit at 175 he lost to kovalev and nut shot his way to tko don’t believe me watch the tko ur gunna see straight low blows
@@noflockingsg__4024 you tweaker you must be seeing things when kovalev didn’t even deny the 2nd fight he got beat fair and square finished
Andre Ward is OVER RATED. Lacks PRIME Fighters and Hall of Famers on his Resume.
@@Drifter101z I mean, fair criticism but that doesn't make him overrated. No ine ever says he's the greatest boxer ever. Most people would say that he's a fringe top 10 boxer of his era but is for sure some where in the top 15-20, wouldn't you agree?
Ward is overrated. Quite a weak resume, really. No world-beaters on it, that's for sure.
Yo whoever had this tournament idea should be praised. This was an amazing idea and I'm sad I was too young to even know this happened. Are there more tournaments like this out there?
The world boxing super series is out there too. Don't know when the next one is
@@ArmandoFloresAvila think its this september they might no boder now since there with sky
Nope
The Super Six 24/7 type shows are what got me into boxing initially, the tourney was nuts.
Andre is yet another example of a man who had a good father in his life. There’s sociological research that shows how children raised by a single stable father become productive adults just like children who were raised by two parents.
I am not a boxing fan, but the Super 6 Tournament was the last time I was really excited about boxing. That was such a brilliant idea.
Absolute legend
Never left the usa, disgraceful. Froch would have beaten him to death in Wembley. Dirty bent USA judges and refs.
Still lost the first fight to Kovalev in my book. Great fighter though, his World Series performances were amazing.
In the second fight Ward punch so many times to Kovalev's groin, that's why he is called son of groin (SOG)
While you’re arguing crying about a decision Ward KO’d him
@@mmmyeni9386 kod Kovalevs nuts
4 P4P wins
Canelo only has one. 👍
Suck it up, Buttercup 🤣🤣
@@WilddogAB lmfao everyone on wards resume is subpar besides kovalev who he robbed and lowblowed
I haven't even watched this yet and I'm stoked! This tournament was so ridiculous. I've watched it many times and he was absolutely one of the goats. The inside fighting with Alen Green is a masterclass
Smiled all the way through this he brings a smile to one’s face.
From start to finish, the tone and pace of this, choice of score, the editing - even down to the little things, like putting the song lyrics/bible quote at 14:02 - so good. Probably the best retrospective of the Super Six Tournament I've seen. Thanks to everyone involved
That Super 6 was Fire 🔥 Boxing needs more of that Badly
Great video. Well put together. Thank you for the upload and peace from the UK 🇬🇧.
This is what puts Andre in a class by himself. How many other TOURNAMENTS let alone fighters who dominated them have existed in this boxing age? Ward is a different breed, I Love Floyd, Tyson, Roy, Julio, Ali, Leonard, etc… but who has done this?🤷🏾 He’s a baaaadddd man!
him & inoue both
@@luissofargon usky aswell and josh taylor would love a wbs torment at 130 135 today
Calzaghe would have spanked him ! 46-0 end of
@@franklyn9642 Calzaghe ducked from competition, lol. He could have fought the likes of Toney, Griffin, Jones and Hopkins back in their primes. Got called out by Glen Johnson 3 times and fought cab drivers in Wales instead.
@@suiken3149 🤣🤣 more like Jones Hopkins all ran mate ! Calzaghe was champion over 10 years how could he possibly duck ?! Smashed Hopkins when he was ring magazine champion and smashed Jones still top of their game ?! Don’t be salty 46-0 says it all
As a person from Nottingham who lived just up the road from Carl Froch back in the day it was great to hear you say his home town and to give him some love. And also to pronounce his surname correctly the amount of content providers whom get it wrong is crazy. So thanks for that and thanks for yet another great video
Best UA-cam boxing Documentary I have ever seen by far.
Fight fans welcome back 💯🥊🔥
Content is too high-quality to only have a million subs... keep it up man!!
Ward is the greatest HEAD BUTTER of all time!
You’re the only person to speak facts
The Dude could fight too
@@dr.wolfgang3256two woods chopping it lol stop whining … your racist Russian fighter lost
@@6MmobRoc9
He couldn't fight without cheating. checkout the video called -------- Is Andre Ward A Dirty Fighter?
I loved Wards boxing style.
A Super 6 with Tank, Ryan, Shakur, Haney, Teo and Loma would be exciting.
That competition was epic, Andre is a legend.
He’s a bum only fought European fighters
@@b3bparker88 he beat chad Dawson too🤷🏽♂️
@@jlexofficial5130 he beat one overrated US champion and had to weight drained him …
@@b3bparker88 everyone knows him, who knows you?
Fucking hater
@@b3bparker88 Did you watch the damn video and listen to Dawson challenging him saying I'd go to 168lbs?! I guess you only want to come on here and state falsehood! Nobody makes anyone do anything they both are in agreeance when a contract is signed!
The thing about S.O.G is that he didnt have to knock you out he would just pick you apart that man was techinical 🤝
Andre Ward is one of the most technically gifted fighters in boxing history .
He's probably the greatest supermiddleweight champion ever (along with Joe Calzaghe).
Thanks, Motivedia, for recognizing the man's greatness
I love shit like this. To see these guys go head to head and leave it all in the ring just to come back around and hug each other like long lost brothers is a beautiful thing to see and its one reason why boxing is the best spot in the world. I truly believe both of these men and their teams will go on and achieve incredible feats (even though they already have) and I will be watching both along that journey.
One of the last in a generation that’s wasn’t satisfied with winning then inactivity. He wanted to be the best and fought the best to keep that record flawless the Andre Ward ladies and gentlemen
Great you took your time with this one. Quality really shows.
SOG is one of the most underrated boxers alive. He deserves way more credit than he gets. His ring knowledge and boxing IQ is off the charts. Great run kid. 🥊👊🏽
Andre Ward one of the best ever
Andre ward the bitch of boxing bivol and beterviev made him quit.
Yeah I kinna wish he had kept going, so I still give it to Mayweather
pretty sure usyks tournament win was better.
usyk fought every opponent in their backyards and beat them. meanwhile ward forced everyone to come to oakland.
@@Teddy-se8qb Ward was allowed to use every dirty trick in the book too.
@@surcalifas503 yeah not to mention that. holy fuck ward headbutted and dirty boxed the fuck out of everyone in oakland.
I remembered watching this tournament. This is why SOG is a legend. He's been through the fire. More of these fighters should take a page from his book.
Greatest respect to this fabulous boxer, from Ireland ☘️
Ward is an Irish surname
@@skiggy007 His Dad was Irish I believe.
Pristine work as always my guy! Looking forward to the next video!
One of my favorite fighters. Thanks for the great fights champ.
My man with the i got dropped man had me dying laughing 😂😂😂😂
He always is my best boxer ever
Yo it’s S.O.G#LEGENDARY💯
My favorite video you've ever made. Please make more narrative based videos like this!
Imagine if the Lightweight division made a tournament like this….with fighters like Davis, Garcia, Lomachenko, Haney, Lopez and (in my opinion) Isaac Lopez or George Kambosos. No running. No hiding. The best versus the best 💯
Casual for sure, Garcia? Isaac Lopez? SMH Davis only fights slow moving boxers with zero skills. He is only 1 weight champion, the other two are fake championship belts, he has interim belts and never actives the mandatory to fight the real champions. Garcia is another for champion, basically a UA-cam fighter, he sucks.
Outstanding! Thanks for the education.
We definitely need more tournaments like this, this was great for boxing. There was really some good fighters in the tournament..
A very powerful fighter! Great video!
When you retire as the number 1 P4P fighter in the sport and have beaten every top fighter available to you in your era, you're going down as one of if not the best fighter that ever existed in your division. That's Andre Ward.
My favorite fighter of all time 🙌🏾🙏🏾
🤣 yeah sure.
A nutcracker is your favorite?
@@TheBoxingRealm you’re in every comment hating on ward😂🤡
@@Eblivious Just like how Ward be hating right? 🤣🤡
@@Eblivious SYBAU Wardsexual 🤣🤡
Why doesn't this tournament still exist best fight the best period no ducking
This is the best for classic and factual commentary on the great sport and if you are new you will learn and enjoy. Great work
If they could’ve made a super six tournament at lightweight, that would be much bigger! There’s so much talent.
Or heavyweight
"Am happy with receiving the bronze medal and not winning the gold. It made me work that much harder, not to feel that pain again " .... That mindset 💯
What are you talking about Andre Ward is the last American fighter to win gold in the Olympics
Made him want to punch people in the balls
@@matthew-jy5jp OKAY...but Bro rewatch the video and pay attention to the content🗿
@@matthew-jy5jp tf are you on about buddy? Can you read
@@matthew-jy5jp he's talking about Floyd... It's in the video
Very underrated! I was surprised why no one liked him at the time, it was odd, he should have got bigger money fights. BUT he was DIRTY as hell with the headbutting, and it wasn't just one fight.
well you have the answer - boring, dirty and hypocrite
Known for a lot of illegal tactics, even called the Nut Puncher after the 2nd Kovalev fight, but wayyyy before that he did a ton of headbutts, as seen in his Kessler fight.
@@Ascasc1980 very true, but u dint wanna hate, still underrated, I also feel he didn't need to cheat like that to win either
An all time great of professional boxing 🥊 and a model professional.....
Father would be so proud
facts
Brilliant video. The editing 🔥
Loma, Shakur, Tank, Haney, Teo, Kambosos should have a tournament. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Andre ward need this for sure needs more recognition
He should stop talking shit about fighters that accomplish more than him too loo
@@ArmandoFloresAvila 😂 well he thinks he's done enough someone will show him
@litmusicjohnson7481 He not getting because his was and is a Dirty fighter..facts are out there if you want the truth..cheater
We need more videos like this!
Well done once again.
Andre Ward is so underrated. One of the best if not the best SMW of all time.
didn't really dare to be great, didn't try to become undisputed. he only took calculated risks
He overrates himself, his biggest win was against Kovalev who he lost against the first time.
@@MendezOnBoxing his biggest win was the super 6 tournament
@@MendezOnBoxing you Mexicans overate y’all fighters then a slick black fighter beats they ass canelo Oscar de la Hoya Castillo Julio Cesar Chavez Duran isnt Mexican but em we putting him on there too yeah he beat sugar ray the first time then he quit but y’all wear Latinos have the best hearts in boxing y’all can gave that we have the best fighters fuck heart !!!
Idk who'd argue for that, I'd have to say Canelo is the best SMW he unified in what 18months? Always taking though fights ik he's got a lot of haters and he's not perfect but really he puts in more work then almost anyone else in boxing
Dre don’t get the respect he deserve he one of the best ever 💯
I'm huge fan but he retired too soon to be considered one of the best ever
@@Stefan-lz7vj ward is one of the best ever.
That one boxer everyone pretended to be all into but would never ever bring up.
Joe Calzaghe
@@apolloskywalker633 nobody is really into joe calzage, he gets brought up by white dudes when they want to pretend that Joe made a statement by beating a seriously out of prime roy and Bernard. Joe has no serious statements on his paperwork.
One of you best commentaries by far. truly a great fighter also
Retired to early but retired smart and healthy
He lost his first fight with kovalev imo and the second fight he gave to many low blows to kovalev
He's undefeated mate 🤣 👌 gave your girl kovalev his first two loses and a mental breakdown
The worst part about boxing is retarded fans like you
Retired so he wouldn't have to fight bivol or beterbiev
@@bigclen6456 we will never know
Big “Canelo lives rent free in my head” Clen 😅
One of the most overrated fighters in recent history. He headbutted Kessler to win the WBA title and got a gift decision against Kovalev in their first fight. Granted he beat every fighter easily apart from those two. I think the only reason he's so loved is because he's Americas golden boy. If he was a European fighter, Americans would not give two shits about him.
Overrated af, he retired young and duck alot of competition, including bivol, canelo, and even ggg.
@@Impulse_CDL it's funny how Andre Ward has more P4P wins than the guys you've mentioned
@@WilddogAB and still did nothing to cement his legacy. Canelo has beaten more champions.
@@WilddogAB at the end of the day ward will be seen in history as just another "good boxer" he retired early and didn't cement his legacy. Canelo will be one of the goats by the time his career is over.
@@Impulse_CDL champions? Anyone can be a champ. Not anyone can be on a P4P list. Canelo has had three P4P fights and has only won one of them.
Fantastic grappler
Just watched this video after watching the Dawson fight , that fight was a masterclass from Ward with his beautiful JAB, RIGHT TO THE BODY and OVERHOOK
We need another tournament like this in boxing.
Please do a video like this for Joe Calzaghe
Facts! Another underrated Great
Britains best
@@digitbreaker6494 yessir my favourite
❤️
Pound for pound the greatest boxer I have seen. I am 83 years old and remember as far back as Lewis and Robinson and Marciano. Ward beat everyone and he fought a different style for each fight. He planned every fight to exploit the opponents weakness. No-one was ever better. G. O. A. T.
Omg u can’t be serious ! Calzaghe was 46-0 beat Kessler Jones Hopkins etc easily the best we’ve seen
Andre is a real gentleman and high ring IQ...But that first Kovalev fight win was a bit skeptical.
@@firefx99 😂 😂
we need this format now it would be great fights
Ward criticizes other fighters for the quality fighters and resume, but doesn't sees his.
On 6/20/08 Ward beat the "formidable" Jersen Jarvelo to win a VACANT WBO-NABO super middleweight title
On 2/6/09 Ward beat the "fierced" Henry Buchanan to win a VACANT WBC-NABF super middleweight title
On 11/21/09 Ward beat the "grandiose" Mikkel Kessler to win the WBA super middleweight title, via Ward headbutting Kessler twice which opened a cut that forced a stoppage.
On 12/17/11 Ward 27 yrs old beat a Carl Froch who was 34 yrs old and out of his prime via DECISION only. Won VACANT WBC and RING magazine title.
On 8/6/16 Ward beat the "hall of famer" Alexander Brand to win another VACANT WBO light heavyweight title via decision.
I won't even go into the controversial wins over Sergey Kovalev and the low blows fiasco.
Facts!
Exactly!
The most underrated boxer of the modern history, one of the best of all time!
More like overrated. He was never great boxee
He was one of my favorite boxers. He was definitely the best of his era.💯
@@mike_johnson87 He was a dirty cheat,look up Nordic warrior..to point
To God Be The Glory🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I rember this tournament, it was the best time in boxing and needs more of it.
Proud of this man a true warrior of the sport
Bro was crushed when they asked him if he knew what happened... He said.. “I Got DROPPED MAAAN!” 😂😂😂Everybody like “No you DIDNT!” 😭😭😭 shit had me weak!
I remember this tournament.. I was so excited when A Ward brought it home.. definitely one of my favorite boxers
lol "brought it home" ward never left home. the foreign champs brought it here.