Best fights of Andre Ward
Over 12 years as a professional, Andre Ward has compiled a 32-0 (16) record, including 13 title fights across two weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Andre Ward defeats Carl Froch
On December 17, 2011 Andre Ward, the WBA (Super) super middleweight champion, met Carl Froch, the WBC super middleweight champion, in a title unification fight. Ward was 27 years old with a record of 24-0, and Froch was 34 with a record of 28-1. Ward was on an undefeated 24-fight winning streak and Froch was on a 2-fight winning streak. Ward won via unanimous decision. Became the unified super middleweight champion.
2. Andre Ward KOs Chad Dawson
On September 8, 2012 Andre Ward defended his WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super middleweight titles against Chad Dawson. Ward was 28 years old with a record of 25-0, and Dawson was 30 with a record of 31-1. Ward was on an undefeated 25-fight winning streak and Dawson was coming off a win. Ward stopped Chad Dawson via TKO in the 10th round. Defended the titles.
3. Andre Ward defeats Arthur Abraham
On May 14, 2011 Andre Ward defended his WBA (Super) super middleweight title against Arthur Abraham. Ward was 27 years old with a record of 23-0, and Abraham was 31 with a record of 32-2. Ward was on an undefeated 23-fight winning streak and Abraham was coming off a win. Ward won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
4. Andre Ward defeats Sergey Kovalev
On November 19, 2016 Andre Ward fought Sergey Kovalev for the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles. Ward was 32 years old with a record of 30-0, and Kovalev was 33 with a record of 30-0-1. Ward was on an undefeated 30-fight winning streak and Kovalev was on an undefeated 14-fight winning streak. Ward won via unanimous decision. Crowned the new light heavyweight champion.
5. Andre Ward KOs Sergey Kovalev in their 2nd fight
On June 17, 2017 Andre Ward defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles against Sergey Kovalev. It was their second meeting. Ward was 33 years old with a record of 31-0, and Kovalev was 34 with a record of 30-1-1. Ward was on an undefeated 31-fight winning streak, while Kovalev was coming off a loss. Ward stopped Sergey Kovalev via TKO in the 8th round. Defended the titles.
6. Andre Ward defeats Mikkel Kessler
On November 21, 2009 Andre Ward fought Mikkel Kessler for the WBA super middleweight title. Ward was 25 years old with a record of 20-0, and Kessler was 30 with a record of 42-1. Ward was on an undefeated 20-fight winning streak and Kessler was on a 3-fight winning streak. Ward won via technical decision. Crowned the new super middleweight champion.
7. Andre Ward defeats Edwin Rodríguez
On November 16, 2013 Andre Ward defended his WBA (Super) and The Ring super middleweight titles against Edwin Rodríguez. Ward was 29 years old with a record of 26-0, and Rodríguez was 28 with a record of 24-0. Ward was on an undefeated 26-fight winning streak and Rodríguez was on an undefeated 24-fight winning streak. Ward won via unanimous decision. Defended the titles.
8. Andre Ward defeats Sakio Bika
On November 27, 2010 Andre Ward defended his WBA (Super) super middleweight title against Sakio Bika. Ward was 26 years old with a record of 22-0, and Bika was 31 with a record of 28-4-2. Ward was on an undefeated 22-fight winning streak, while Bika was coming off a loss. Ward won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
9. Andre Ward defeats Allan Green
On June 19, 2010 Andre Ward defended his WBA (Super) super middleweight title against Allan Green. Ward was 26 years old with a record of 21-0, and Green was 30 with a record of 29-1. Ward was on an undefeated 21-fight winning streak and Green was on a 6-fight winning streak. Ward won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
10. Andre Ward KOs Paul Smith
On June 20, 2015 Andre Ward faced Paul Smith in a super middleweight bout. Ward was 31 years old with a record of 27-0, and Smith was 32 with a record of 35-5. Ward was on an undefeated 27-fight winning streak, while Smith was on a 2-fight losing streak. Ward stopped Paul Smith via TKO in the 9th round.