Tim Bradley says a fight between retired Andre Ward and Anthony Joshua will sell big in the UK for a collision at Wembley Stadium. Bradley believes that the 41-year-old ward (32-0, 16 COs) has the mobility, ring-I and toughness to defeat Joshua.
The ‘Shakur-Esque’ fighting style
AJ has already given Ward the Get Lost message by saying, ‘Pay day, payday’ following his cry this week.
Ward has the Shakur-esque Style of fighting that involves a lot of movement, clap and the horrible ugly punch & grab approach. He is still boring to look at than Shakur Stevenson. It says a lot. If Turki Alalshikh wants another runner -up for his Riyadh season cards, Andre Ward is perfect.
If you saw Ward’s two fights against Sergey Kovalev, the clashes against Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler, you saw the punch and grabbed constantly used.
“He has been retired for a long time and goes directly to Anthony Joshua? It’s a big talk, ‘Tim Bradley says on his channeland respond to Andre Ward who calls out Anthony Joshua. “He must see something we don’t see. Anthony Joshua can’t think like Andre Ward, and he doesn’t have the toughness. ‘
The lure of a major payout
Ward probably thinks he can use the big payday to help his retirement pillow. Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson recently returned and picked up $ 20 million pay days. If they could do, why not Andre Ward?
“Joshua does not have the feet or the knowledge to deal with Ward. Even with the bombs you have to land the bombs. Even on 200+ pounds he will be smarter than Joshua. It’s a dangerous battle,” Bradley said.
It is a dangerous battle for Joshua. Ward couldn’t hit when he fought at 168 or 175. His victory over Sergey Kovalev in their 2017 re -broadcast appears to be of three straight layers that referee Tony Weeks, somehow could not see. If he was going to punch with a referee who was unable to see low blows, he would have the chance to stop Joshua.
Wembley stage: a perfect match
“Joshua has just stopped. It makes sense, and it is also going to sell well at Wembley. Andre Ward out there in England. You know the English fans love Andre Ward. You know how they act when they see Joshua. It’s a perfect match. ‘ A small lighter guy comes back to you. It makes sense to me, ‘says Bradley.
Joshua against Ward would not sell in the same way as other options that AJ has against Jake Paul, Moses Itauma, Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Even if Joshua can’t get fights against Fury or Utesyk, he can still make more money to fight against the guys than if he were to fight the 41-year-old division.
Tim, of course, talks about British fans who love Ward when he still worked as a commentator for Top Rank’s fighting on ESPN. Ward never fought in the UK during his professional career.
Last updated on 08/15/2025
