Andre Ward Calls Out Anthony Joshua

Andre Ward (32-0, 17 KOs), the undefeated former two-division world champion, called out Anthony Joshua for a fight if the ‘business is right.’

Ward retired in 2017 after his knockout victory over Sergey Kovalev, having unified at 168 and 175 pounds. The 47-year-old would have to move up considerably in weight to challenge Joshua, who typically fights at 240+ lbs. Manny Pacquiao came out of an eight-year retirement and immediately landed a $20 million payday against Mario Barrios. Joshua, though, is reportedly in talks to fight Jake Paul, as he accused Ward of chasing a ‘payday.’

“I get asked on a day-to-day basis. ‘Do you miss boxing, and if you came back, who would you fight? Most days I don’t miss it. I’m very content doing what I’m doing in life right now. Who would I fight? That’s the problem. There’s a lot of names out there, but not a lot of names that make sense. But there’s one name that I brought up before. When you say that name, I could see myself fighting him present day today. If the business was right and everything was right on that front. Me and Anthony Joshua. That’s a fight that I would take at Wembley Stadium. It’s a dangerous fight for my legacy. It’s a dangerous fight across the board, but that’s a fight that would get me in the gym and get me in the mindset that I need to be in to go to war,” Ward said