What circulated around the Worldwide Web on Thursday was made official on Andre Ward?s official Twitter account (@andreward) that night regarding the WBA super middleweight champion?s bout versus Carl Froch in the finals of Showtime?s ?Super Six? tournament:
“Bad News: I sustained a cut in sparring a few hours ago…flew to LA to see the Doc. I got 7 stitches. I will let you know the new date soon”
Y? know, there have been some notable curses in sports, from the ?Curse of the Bambino? (which the Boston Red Sox expunged in 2004), the ?Curse of the Billy Goat? (now perhaps the ?Curse of Steve Bartman? for long-suffering Chicago Cubs loyalists), the ?Electronic Arts Curse? (which seems to hit every NFL who gets the honor of being its gaming cover boy for the season?be very careful, Peyton Hillis) and being a top pick of the Clippers (which has no moniker other than simply being called a ?Clipper?). No curse is as alive and well as the one afflicting this super middleweight scrum, which has seen its share of snafus since its inception in 2009.
From the withdrawals of Jermain Taylor, Mikkel Kessler and most suspiciously, Andre Dirrell, this tourney has seen more than its share of bad luck. It almost seems appropriate that this last bout be delayed from its original date of October 29th.
