ANDRE WARD EXPLAINS WHAT POUND-FOR-POUND MEANS TO HIM; REVEALS HIS CURRENT #1
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"I look at the pound-for-pound list from a track record standpoint...some guys may have 3 or 4 losses, but you have to look at the whole track record...a track record of fighting the best and beating the best over an extended period of time...there has to be a consistent track record...shouldn't be about popularity...it shouldn't even about skill," stated future Hall of Famer Andre Ward, who explained his definition of pound-for-pound and revealed who he currently has as #1. Check it out!
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Not my favourite *fighter* , but my favourite *person* in the sport of boxing!
@boxingcirclesaroundtheworl1469
6 жыл бұрын
Bernando Brito I agree 1000% He's the best boxer outside of the ring.
@thegianttroll2423
6 жыл бұрын
Hm
@billneath8665
6 жыл бұрын
Bernardo Brito To Bernard he's proved to the best at his weight's inside the ring too no matter what people's opinions of him are
@raquelpanayaman4117
4 жыл бұрын
I love his humility but im still doubt his first win to kovalev
Andre Ward is right. 💯💯💯💯💪💪💪💪💪👊👊💀💀💀🔥🔥🔥
@Omar-if1cu
6 жыл бұрын
ANTPHRESSH I see you still around boricua😉👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@ANTPHRESSH89
6 жыл бұрын
Kali Omar Yes sir
Definitely one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair
@princekody
6 жыл бұрын
lmao r u fucking kidding me.
@ima831
6 жыл бұрын
ward can always win with low blows or gift decision.
@slevinkalebra5468
6 жыл бұрын
only to people who don't know shit about boxing.
@malikh7761
5 жыл бұрын
Slevin Kalebra you know nothing about pfp fighters
I could watch Ward talk about boxing for hours on end, no homo 😄
I don’t consider p4p to be how many weight classes a fighter wins in because it would never be fair to LH, CW, & HWs. They don’t have much of any room for movement between weight classes. Instead I go by undisputed, competition fought, and at most a single weight class change but that’s humoring it as a bonus. Now Floyd was the p4p because of who he fought competition wise, and how many weight classes he did it in...on top of HOW he did it. Returns from retirement & completely outclassing the competition. Right now Crawford has it simply because he’s undisputed, which also speaks on who he’s faced competitively. Now In 147 he’ll have his opportunity to silence they naysayers. That said he’s not my favorite fighter nor do I really pay him attention. I’ve got Spence right behind him.
@infamousnova
6 жыл бұрын
Ritz Kola your just saying what everyone else says. Floyd isn't lb for lb. What about Roy Jones, James Toney?
@TefBillionare
6 жыл бұрын
infamousnova u do know the list is for current every year lol not all time lol did u watch the interview
@princekody
6 жыл бұрын
pacquiao is an all time p4p best in any era.
@ritzkola2302
6 жыл бұрын
infamousnova can’t be saying what everyone else is when I wrote an entire essay on it.
@infamousnova
6 жыл бұрын
Ritz Kola Its subjective, and that's what ward is talking about. There are too many variables. If it's based on a yearly thing it will change all the time.
Errol and Crawford are on the top of the list
@MrThekidisback
6 жыл бұрын
svp2010 FACTS!
@texas4life88
6 жыл бұрын
svp2010 honestly you need more than 1 belt (spence jr) ..
@zubairkhan-wb5sy
4 жыл бұрын
i dont know man they are like reallly good. but i put loma and canelo before them. wayy better fighter imo in terms of skill and resume
Pound for Pound means just that. Pound for pound...who is the best fighter. Thats to say...If Tyson and Mayweather were the same size, who would win. It means, despite weight classes...who is the best fighter.
@seyabongasekatane2280
2 жыл бұрын
The most sensible way to think about it.
Nice stuff.
Golovkins isn’t pound 4 pound
Real shit right here, SoG sharing knowledge
what i like on ward is he is winner.. i love his humbleness but he could give us one more fight. just for the fans. i love his boxing style.
that SOG fitted cap dope tho
i miss and love this guy. him and keith thurman are my fav fighters right now. god bless
I agree with the statement on the movement on the PFP list there shouldn't be a lot.
Facts 💯
As a middle age man, I don't really follow boxing anymore, but I've heard his name before. I don't know if it's just boxing or in general, but this man sounds very intelligent to me.
P4P criteria should be (Skill, number of fights, Power, Who they lost to, who they beat, stand out performances, reaction to adversity, performance against fighters that other top fighters have fought, controversial decisions, weight class movement )
@marathonog813
6 жыл бұрын
Trap Media what do you mean by power
@saulspanco854
6 жыл бұрын
And what do you mean by skill, bc that's super high variance
@christiansoldier77
6 жыл бұрын
Saul Spanco Skill is what P4P is all about Power has nothing to do with it
@Lessoninablessing
5 жыл бұрын
👍👌
I don't what's more difficult, for The Fonz to say "Sorry" or for Andre Ward to say "Lomachenko."
The real pound for pound !!!!! Andre Ward
Ward knows his boxing
He's a question should P4P only be considered to fighters who have fought in more than 1 weight division? I don't think Heavyweights should be placed on a P4P list because they're already the best in the world P4P is to rate the smaller guys.
I got Crawford, Spence, Canelo, Garcia, Lomachenko
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
Sean Rosati sounds about right assuming that's Mikey Garcia
@edd2649
6 жыл бұрын
Errol passes the eye test but he need more top guys in his resume.
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
Ed Duran I think my list was something like #1 Crawford #2 was gonna be the Canelo GGG winner but because of the draw I bumped up the Lomachenko Rigondeaux winner to #2 Pushing the winner of the Canelo GGG rematch to #3 Spence vs Thurman winner at #4 And Mikey Garcia at #5 But they're all pretty much interchangeable
@saihemebillings2820
6 жыл бұрын
Sean Rosati Spence beat one top fighter the rest of the last 5 fighters he has on his Record are c level fighters. Shit Algeri was a guy coming up in weight with 8 kos, and was dropped 8 times in his two previous fights there’s no danger in those wins.
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
Tony P so you're saying Andre Ward has Zero boxing knowledge? Bet you know better right 😂
Andre is the best fighter to ever step in the ring. In my humble opinion. Smartest fighter there was.
Pacquiao is pound 4 pound king number1
S.O.G
Heavyweights. 👊👊👊👊👊👊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
Why is Drake talking about boxing? Jokes aside, this guy seems like a humble, chill dude
1. GGG 2. Crawford 3. Canelo 4. Lomachenko 5. Rungvisai 6. Thurman 7. Usyk 8. Spence 9. Joshua 10. Mikey Garcia HM - Santa Cruz, Linares, Badou Jack, Gassiev,
@latinlover7694
6 жыл бұрын
How you gonna have those 1 division frauds over Mikey Garcia whos an Undefeated 4 division World champ
@JamalW239
6 жыл бұрын
Do you want Joshua to move up and fight Optimus Prime? Mikey still hasn't got a great win on his resume. Just good ones. I'm not going to expect you to think impartially given your name....
@dominiquewillis6406
6 жыл бұрын
Jamal Williams you got Spence at 8??!!!?
@JamalW239
6 жыл бұрын
The fact that I don't know if you think he should be higher or lower says it all
@somalipirate3291
6 жыл бұрын
Jamal Williams ggg just had 3 tough fights back to back how is he better than Crawford and canelo should never be on that list
Ward is gonna make an excellent ring side analyst and trainer in the future. I still hope he makes a cruiserweight return.
@phenomfacemob1011
6 жыл бұрын
itsthehouse! He already a ring side analyst
@itsthehouse8462
6 жыл бұрын
Phenom Facemob oh I know. I just mean once he’s gotten a permanent ringside position like a Roy Jones or Keller man.
@bettercallmaul5810
6 жыл бұрын
The winner of Usyk vs. Gassiev will be the undefeated and undisputed champ at Cruiserweight. It would be legendary if Ward won the Undisputed title from one of them in his first fight at Cruiserweight.
@ima831
6 жыл бұрын
ward can always win with low blows or gift decision.
@itsthehouse8462
6 жыл бұрын
ima831 get a life my dude
Crawford is # 1!!! Everyone else is interchangeable!!! It's Crawford then everyone else...PERIOD!!!...#GIVEmeJESUS
GET DOWN DRE. THX
P4P is about the way you fight being effective at all weight classes that why lower weight class fighter are always at the top coz the way they fight and the skills they have would give anyone trouble but if a lighter guy say loma fought like Anthony Joshua that wouldn’t be so good but vice versa AJ fought like loma best heavyweight of all time
If it ain't Crawford at #1 then there ain't a #1
@waynejr9423
6 жыл бұрын
koopsrellik37hun facts
@newkoreathreekingdom
6 жыл бұрын
koopsrellik37hun who the fuck crawford beat? Lmfaooo
@juniegyllenhaal3937
6 жыл бұрын
Canelo gotta be #1. He moved up to the big bad wolf and walked away
@fergusjenkins9785
6 жыл бұрын
Junie Gyllenhaal You mean ran away...
@saihemebillings2820
6 жыл бұрын
I train UFC Boxing and Ping Pong Crawford beat all the champions at the two divisions that heart enough not to duck hm that’s who.outside of Danny Garcia everyone else’s record has C level opponents especially Spence who only has Brook on his record. The rest of those guys on Spence record wouldn’t even be considered C level opponents.
I completely agree and in they way he's explaining it how is lomo pound for pound number 1 .. Hmmm .
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
Clarence Morris I like Crawford as #1 but I'll make a case for Lomachenko. Starting with a few credentials 2 time Olympic gold medallist, near 400 wins as an amateur with only 1 loss which was avenged multiple times if you've been around boxing you'd know that is amazing with all the BS that goes on in the amateurs robberies bad ref's etc, been fighting world championship fights his entire career bar his first fight which was an interim title who else in history has done that??? People complain that he has only had 11 fights but guess what when you add the numbers up him and Crawford have the same amount of title fights and won their championships the same year if I'm not mistaken, he has won world titles in 2 divisions soon to be 3 who else in history has done that with so few fights?, level of competition he has beaten some good names Gary Russell Jr, Nicholas Walters, Guillermo Rigondeaux for example and then there's the skill level and how he's beating these guys making to level guys quite because he's hitting them and they can't hit him back which is the name of the game skill for skill who's doing what he does? Or something like that
@boxingfan6765
6 жыл бұрын
BadAss Leprechaun I'm not taking anything away from Lomacheko he's a good fighter good Olympic gold medalist 2 times I get that but I'm just saying he doesn't jump over an undisputed undefeated champion like Crawford . Lomacheko is to be around for a long time and I'm time may be he does get that #1 Pound for pound spot but not right now .
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
Clarence Morris yeah true but you can make a pretty solid case for Lomachenko as I've stated some might simply say quality over quantity that's why P4P is pretty stupid you'll always have people who disagree and because it's subjective everyone's right no ones wrong 😂
@boxingfan6765
6 жыл бұрын
BadAss Leprechaun you are correct just think not to long ago Chocolatito was the # 1 p4p . What happen to that .. lol . Completely subjective I agree .
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
Clarence Morris yeah true I never even rated Chocolatito I think he was pushed up there purley for his amount of wins undefeated he was 46-0 or something but the opposite of Lomachenko with the whole quantity over quality but yeah I agree Crawford should be number one he can fucking fight he was stopping these top guys and became undisputed
How can y’all watch Errol Spence n not see him
The definition of pound for pound king is Mike Alvarado
@AWesker99
3 жыл бұрын
Pacquiao ducked him 😂😂😂
See this is the problem I have with guys like Ward. He gives u his opinion on what he looks for in a p4p fighter then says Crawford is p4p #1 when he hasn’t beat anyone really. He hasn’t beat a single elite fighter yet and as far as him being undisputed that was 2 years ago and he beat 1 bum to get the titles then dropped them. He’s underrated yet most people have him 1 or 2 on their lists. Smh stupidity is contagious
He’s describing Canelo
ggg top 1 loma top 2 and the winner of wbss should be atleast no.3 crawford no.4 and by wards standards of p4p pacquiao would be all time p4p best.
I would add to Ward's definition of P4P. The #1 P4P guy should be someone with a consistent and dominant track record against top competition within a span of the last 3-5 years. There needs to be a time limit because, otherwise, old fighters like Pacquiao would still be considered #1, even though their skills have deteriorated, or young lions with no experience that have dominated for a single year or two will be considered #1, which is stupid.
@jameswatson8611
4 жыл бұрын
P4p is what ward said a Yung beast can win the title from a champ not much experience clear out a division move up a division knock out the champ know one wants to fight move up again win the the belt they honer him p4p the op4p comes back do you take all the accolades bestowed upon him that he deserves and take it away and give it to the old fighter or do he have to take it
He's coming back just rebranding himself
is he FIGHTING again
Crawford is my P4P figtrr
Mayweather is 1 he all fought the best?
@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372
3 жыл бұрын
He's retired, though?
Pound for pound is worded wrong. I always thought a P4P fighter would be a boxer dominating different weight classes. How can you be a #1 P4P fighter and only fought in one weight class. Doesn’t make sense to me.
He sez his pound 4 pound is based on track record which means resume but then sez he got Crawford at no 1 Crawford 2 biggest names are gamboa and khan that’s it so e j got a better resume in less time
Andre is a student of the game, he's a great analyst of the sport. I can see him coming back for another fight, maybe a title fight at cruiserweight.
So why the FUCK is Terrance Crawford even considered as 🥊 4 🥊 😂 who did he fought to be on peoples top list.
So why is Loma ranked higher than Erroll, Crawford & Canelo. These guys track record is more impressive than Loma's
Andre Low Blow Ward got a TKO by Low Blows.
ward can always win with low blows or gift decision.
P4p best boxer now definitely Lomachenko and Bud
@zubairkhan-wb5sy
4 жыл бұрын
for me its loma and canelo
Crawford is number 1 period
The Greatest :)
manny has the best list of opponents..
@zz7750
6 жыл бұрын
Manny has the same EXACT list as Floyd except Bradley
@tarakinak6653
6 жыл бұрын
keeb rollinson and Mexican greats Barrera, Morales
@tarakinak6653
6 жыл бұрын
Matthew Anthony Floyd fought Marquez and canelo on catchweights, with the exception of Marquez PAC dominated their common opponents
@princekody
6 жыл бұрын
Matthew Anthony floyd ducked alot of fights in his time pac could have retired at featherweight and still be an all time great beating legends like morales barrera and marquez.paxquioa coming up in weight whooping these bigger guys is like pac giving his fans a gift, dominating 147 wiping almost everybody top 147 in aspand of 2 years floyd is over a decade in that weight but look at his resume at 147.pac is the greatest of our era when its all said and done the midget should not be even fighting at welterweight but even at this stage and age still very competative.
@iii5091
6 жыл бұрын
keeb rollinson Margarito, Barrera, Morales...
he did a subliminal when he was explaining what goes into "pound for pound" on behalf of Crawford before coming straight out right and sayin it lol ( watch @minute 2:48 on - he says it's Crawford in a round a bout way) Andre's da man
Really don't want to see anymore of this guy.... Every top fight he's had has been surrounded by some kind of controversy. Talks like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth but uses every dirty trick in the book.... Hes a boxing politician.
@tcharlesstone4659
6 жыл бұрын
thebernism1 the man had 1 close fight.... The second fight Kovalev was complaining the whole time
By his own definition of P4P, Crawford isn't top...hasn't been around long enough, could be in the future though
Facts i wish lil g man up and FIGHT Ward lol he might win meet him at 175 ggg you #1🤣
@paologarrido7409
5 жыл бұрын
little g preferred last time, a 154 lbs canela and 147 lbs Floyd . rejected the Ward fight at 168 lbs 5 mins after they recieved it. LOL
Andre looking a lil chunky there
@BERNARDO712
6 жыл бұрын
Saw him in a t-shirt. Lots of muscle there.
@BERNARDO712
6 жыл бұрын
instagram.com/p/Bet79ODlIO0/?taken-by=andresogward
@rashadscott5609
6 жыл бұрын
Chunky*
It was Ward then Rigondeaux, but its kinda weak now. 1.)Crawford 2.)GGG 3.)M.Garcia 4.)Lomanchenko 5.)Alvarez 6.)Spence 7.)Rigo 8.)Kovalev 9.)Wilder 10.)Lara
Pacquiao
P4P #1. - Terrence Crawford #2 - GGG #3 - Loma #4 - Errol Spence #5 - Wilder #6 - Canelo #7 - Erislandy Lara #8 - Adonis Stevenson #9 - Mikey Garcia #10 - Joshua Honorable Mentions: Gary Russell Jr. Tank Davis, Charlos, Badu Jack etc
Only scalps I give Crawford is Gamboa and maybe Hank Lundy. Look who he’s about to fight now, Jeff freaking horn. Not Spence nor Thurman nor Shawn porter nor Garcia nor even broner but Jeff horn gtfoh
@saihemebillings2820
6 жыл бұрын
leonard washington Crawford has already beaten two divisions but he can’t get credit for being #1 when no one has done this in over ten years.not Floyd, not Pacquaio, not Canelo, not Marquez, not GGG, but someone has the nerve to put him above Crawford. Just because the media didn’t hype the lower weight classes doesn’t mean it’s less then 147. Crawford dominated al those guys and is planning to do the same at 147.
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
leonard washington Only scalps? What about Postol to unify after he had just stopped Matthysse or Felix Diaz a former gold medallist or Indongo to unify and become undisputed champion? Name some who's done that the last decade or so?
@lw3554
6 жыл бұрын
Saiheme Billings he wiped the division out with nobody in it. Amir khan, Timothy Bradley, Danny Garcia, Lamont Peterson, Devon Alexander, Marcos Madaina, were all in their prime in this division and he’s fought nobody as good as them.
@lw3554
6 жыл бұрын
Saiheme Billings hell adrien bronzer is a 3 division champ ain’t he but look what he did and Crawford not even fighting him. Crawford might be the best but his p4p ranking is based off people saying he’s good not quality of opposition. It’s like Spence being labeled the top welterweight over Thurman when Thurman has beaten better opposition not to say Thurman would beat Spence.
@badassleprechaun1427
6 жыл бұрын
leonard washington so Indongo being an undefeated unified champion means nothing??? So Postol being the so called boogey man at the time a unification bout means nothing??? I bet he will end up fighting Spence
Spence fans put Cape on now you Supermad.#TeamCrawford
Canelo or GGG should be #1 P4P
Everyone saying Loma is crazy. Loma even says Crawford#1 an Loma ain't the most modest guy out.
I like ward, probably the best super middleweight boxer...but he is not pound 4 pound boxer. Mayweather , jones jr, crawford are top 3.
@princekody
6 жыл бұрын
pacquiao is the all time p4p fighter in any era.
Am I the only one that thinks Crawford is overrated?
I’ve always said that Ward wasn’t a skillful boxer, meaning he wasn’t a technical boxer. People called me a casual or a racist cuz of it but here Ward is telling u that exact thing by explaining what he sees in a P4P fighter. Ward was a great fighter cuz he found a way to win his fights but he wasn’t a good boxer. Matter of fact he was an extremely dirty fighter that would have probably lost if he ever left America. Probably the reason y he never did.
If youre seeing it as the number 1 is unbeatable at his weight then the number has to be Lomachenko. No one wants to fight him and if they do, they give up. He's my number 1 and I give Crawford number 2.
Canelo’s #1 for sure
ward probably the most overrated and protected fighter next to floyd.
@peeprainey5041
6 жыл бұрын
princekody explain?
@bigdick3531
2 жыл бұрын
Clown you only say this about black fighters.