27-year-old Andre Ward, the WBA Super Middleweight title discusses his October Super Six Showtime final vs. Carl Froch, intimidation attempts, class and honor, and much more in this latest edition of ?Talkin? Boxing??
?Neither one of us has done anything to call us great. We?re on our way but he?s not there yet. His strength is his bravado. That?s also going to be his weakness.?
BoxingInsider: Do you think you do your best against fighters like Froch who are aggressive, that try to muscle you in, that try to beat you up?
Andre Ward: ?It?s called rising to the occasion. That?s what my dad used to call it. When a fighter who talks the way he talks, feels the way he feels about me, I love it. It?s not that I wasn?t motivated against other guys, I?ve always been motivated from day one. Because if you think about it, every fight has been huge against me. Because if any fighter knocks off an Olympic gold medalist, they?re taking my position. Every fight has been huge ramifications, win or lose. So I absolutely relish these moments fighting a guy like Froch,
