Shortly after Andre Ward’s close unanimous decision victory over Sergey Kovalev, Ward voiced that he might retire before granting the Russian puncher a rematch – a statement that surprised many who simply saw the statement as hard-balled negotiations. “If they were treating you that way at your job,” Hunter asked in a video interview with YouTube channel Villanfy Media, “You would think about getting another job, wouldn’t you?” According to Hunter, frustrations with HBO and the boxing public have left Ward sour on the business, listing the media reactions in the aftermath of his last fight as the final straw.
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Photos: James DeGale, Badou Jack Go To War – HUGE Gallery
The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked super middleweights in the world met in a unification to determine the world’s best 168-pound fighter Saturday on SHOWTIME.
James DeGale dreaming of becoming undisputed world champion in 2017…
The IBF World super-middleweight champion will take on The Ripper in Brooklyn this Saturday but is already looking to a rematch with domestic rival George Groves, if he can pick up the WBA world title James DeGale is in the biggest fight of his career on Saturday when he attempts to unify the super-middleweight division against Badou Jack. Chunky will hope to add the Swede’s WBC belt to his own IBF World title in front of a packed crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
How DeGale & Jack matched up
James DeGale and Badou Jack go to face-to-face in a huge unification fight this weekend but they’ve never been far apart. From the Olympics, to four common foes, to brotherly love, we take a look at the same footsteps the super-middleweight stars have trodden… The pinnacle of amateur boxing saw both fighters make an impact at the 2008 Beijing Games – one making history outside the ring, and the other winning the ultimate prize.