This Man DOMINATED Boxing's TOUGHEST Tournament | Andre Ward
2022 ж. 10 Қаз.
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A warrior who would push every boundary and dig into every reserve to prevail.
Here we look at the heart, skill and resilience that saw Andre Ward dominate boxings toughest tournament.
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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
“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?
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?
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*
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.
A lovely tribute to a great champion in and out of the ring.
A dirty cheater his whole careers
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 📀😂
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
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All that and he's truly a good man, too.
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
Fantastic job. The boxing community appreciates your hard work. Thank you.
He really is the best at these type of videos 🤦🏾♂️🎯🎯💯🥊🤝🏽
NO CAP
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.
“Fight fans, welcome back” never fail to give me chill. Thank you sir ♥️💛💚
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.
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
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.
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.
Crazy , just met him in the lounge in Miami last Tuesday , what a humble dude
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..
Most disgusting display of low blow cheating I have seen since Andrew Galota…..
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.
Fight fans welcome back 💯🥊🔥
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
Ward is the greatest HEAD BUTTER of all time!
You’re the only person to speak facts
Absolute legend
Never left the usa, disgraceful. Froch would have beaten him to death in Wembley. Dirty bent USA judges and refs.
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.
Greatest respect to this fabulous boxer, from Ireland ☘️
Ward is an Irish surname
@@skiggy007 His Dad was Irish I believe.
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.
The goat of dirty boxing , 10th dan black belt of low blows...
Awwww did he beat up your favvy wavvy
@@BlackBoyLost92 he low blowed his favvy wavvy.🤣🤣🤣
Its funny. Ward was "dirty" But Duran was a "warrior". Which is it. Ken Buchanan couldn't have kids after he fought roberto. But lets scapegoat Andre for some belt line shots and a headbutt
@@Duel1982 Yes you're right. Duran was a warrior and Ward is dirty.
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.
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
And now he is an analyst. This is great to see He was a Beast. Walking the Walk before Talking the Talk.
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
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!
I loved Wards boxing style.
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
"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
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.
The Super Six 24/7 type shows are what got me into boxing initially, the tourney was nuts.
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. 🥊👊🏽
One of my favorite fighters. Thanks for the great fights champ.
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
That Super 6 was Fire 🔥 Boxing needs more of that Badly
Ward an all time great
Content is too high-quality to only have a million subs... keep it up man!!
Proud of this man a true warrior of the sport
Thank you for making this!!!!!! One of the best to ever do it!!
Great video. Well put together. Thank you for the upload and peace from the UK 🇬🇧.
Brilliant video. The editing 🔥
Pristine work as always my guy! Looking forward to the next video!
Andre Ward was a beast
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.
S.O.G one of my favorite , dam near my favorite fighter hands down This by far my favorite video on your channel now
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
Great film! Keep them coming! You did great shining the light on Ward and his legacy!
Great you took your time with this one. Quality really shows.
Hands down one of if not the best boxing content creators. 👌
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
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
Yes he did and I watched every fight 👊🏾.
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.
Another gold standard video. Thanks 👍
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
Loma, Shakur, Tank, Haney, Teo, Kambosos should have a tournament. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
One of my favorites by far
Outstanding! Thanks for the education.
WOOOOOOOOOOhhhh this was entertaining ... all from the Narration, editing and the Legends of boxing.
A very powerful fighter! Great 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
One of you best commentaries by far. truly a great fighter also
Best KZhead boxing Documentary I have ever seen by far.
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 KZhead fighter, he sucks.
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
Another great presentation!
We need more videos like this!
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 🤝
Great fighter!
We definitely need more tournaments like this, this was great for boxing. There was really some good fighters in the tournament..
Lots respect for the great champion Andre war 🥊🏆🎖💪💯
Fantastic grappler
My favorite video you've ever made. Please make more narrative based videos like this!
My favorite boxer! S.O.G! Great video as always, the editing is top tier quality, keep up the great content! 💯
This is the best video you make so far🔥
Finally an Andre Ward video! I remember, years ago, when you made a poll about who was the fighter of the decade and you were gonna make a video about them and Ward only had low single digit percantage of the votes. Absolute underrated ATG and a legend who knew perfectly when to bow out, for his health and probably for his legacy
Never left the usa, disgraceful. Froch would have beaten him to death in Wembley. Dirty bent USA judges and refs.
Worst boxer
@@armorplates8848 😂 ok bro
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 🤣🤡
Excellent video. I enjoy this one so much.
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
Always wanted to learn about Wards story. Crazy edit and storytelling here.
If they could’ve made a super six tournament at lightweight, that would be much bigger! There’s so much talent.
Or heavyweight
fantastic video I appreciate the editing hope to see more
Never got over all the headbutts against Kessler and the fact he had all his fights on home soil
You couldn’t just acknowledge his success
Don’t forget the kovalev robbery and low blow
@@duckyh9712 so true! Andre “The Dick Puncher” Ward
@@duckyh9712 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for doing this ! Dre deserves this spotlight 👏🏿... I think alot of the new fans just don't know what the super-six was and just the amount of talent that existed in that tournament and Ward outclassed them all...... And just think we never got to see a fully healthy Andre ward!
Andre Ward is OVER RATED. Lacks PRIME Fighters and Hall of Famers on his Resume.
@@Drifter101z are you serious?
@@vince11harris Ward fought in one of the Weak Era of Middle Weight. No Future Hall of Famers in his Era. . Retired Early coz he afraid to lose his 0
@@Drifter101z getting something as simple as the weight class wrong isn't helping your errant argument.
Amazing this,video my favorite fighter from day 1.
I rember this tournament, it was the best time in boxing and needs more of it.
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.
"S.O.G." is one of the best moniker in history of boxing.
I always wondered where it came from ?
Incredible job on this documentary!
We need another tournament like this in boxing.
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
We need this tournament energy back in fighting I wish we could do this but the money has to be right for the fighters and the labels must be fine with their fighter losing, there’s way to many good fighters not fighting