Andre Ward may return for Anthony Joshua fight

Anthony Joshua is dilatory readying his instrumentality to the ringing aft much than a twelvemonth away. The erstwhile two-time unified heavyweight satellite champion, who was archetypal defeated by Oleksandr Usyk successful 2021, is inactive searching for his aged glory. He has won 4 fights since then, but was stopped by then-IBF champion Daniel Dubois successful September past year. He is presently recovering from elbow country and is expected to instrumentality to the ringing aboriginal adjacent twelvemonth against idiosyncratic successful the Top 20.

In a caller interrogation connected All The Smoke Fight with Terence Crawford, erstwhile undefeated two-division champion Andre Ward said helium could travel retired of status to combat Joshua.

“Bill (Haney) is simply a bully matchmaker. You person to springiness him recognition for guiding his son, knowing who to prime and erstwhile to combat idiosyncratic and erstwhile not to,” Ward said.

“It’s funny, I had already thought astir warring Joshua, but it was him (Bill Haney) who planted that effect successful my caput again 3 oregon 4 weeks ago. We talked astir it and I thought, ‘You cognize what, I’d instrumentality that combat close away!’”

What tin we expect?

Ward is present 41 years aged and has 32 wins successful his nonrecreational career, 16 of which came by mode of stoppage. He hasn’t fought since 2017, erstwhile helium defeated Sergey Kovalev for the 2nd clip – that clip by stoppage, aft taking the WBA, IBF and WBO airy heavyweight titles from him connected points the twelvemonth before. Undefeated successful nonrecreational boxing, Ward is inactive a respectable name, and his instrumentality would surely pull the attraction of fans astir the world.

Anthony Joshua present has the accidental for an absorbing duel with a fable who hasn’t forgotten what it’s similar to beryllium astatine the top. The question is whether the Briton volition beryllium capable to flooded the acquisition and precision of the erstwhile champion oregon whether Ward volition amusement that property doesn’t needfully mean weakness.