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IBF\WBA\WBO轻重量级冠军安德烈·沃德（32-0，16 KOs）不排除未来升两级同IBF\IBOWBA重量级冠军的安东尼·约书亚（19-0，19 KOs）打一场的可能性。
沃德的梦想是复制小罗伊·琼斯的成就，后者曾经在2003从轻重量级直接跳两级击败鲁伊兹俘获WBA重量级冠军。
如果沃德和约书亚相遇，英国拳击手将拥有六英寸的身高优势，和十一英寸的臂展优势。
沃德的教练维吉尔.亨特说；“我不是在玩，我是认真的。我相信他能击败约书亚。花点时间去巡洋舰转一圈（重量级的别称），我们应该去争取这一切”。
沃德有点猝不及防，他没想到亨特会提出和约书亚之战的话题——但他仍然不排除有一天会发生这种比赛的可能性，他认为自己可以击败任何人。
沃德对天空体育说；“这并没有什么，不是不可能。我很尊重约书亚，他是重量级冠军。他艰难的击败了老后卫克里琴科，这是一场伟大的战斗。我刚刚从上一场战斗中出来，我正在舔我的伤口。
现在维吉叫板的是世界的重量级冠军，我不想让人们误解这条信息，来吧！约书亚值得尊重，但我的团队和我自己也相信我可以击败任何人，所以我们会看到，时间会告诉我们”。
Andre Ward: Facing Anthony Joshua is NOT Off The Table!
IBF, WBA, WBO light heavyweight champion Andre Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) is not ruling out the possibility of a future showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight king Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs).
Ward's dream is to replicate the accomplishment of Roy Jones Jr., who is 2003 jumped from light heavyweight to capture the WBA heavyweight title from John Ruiz.
If Ward and Joshua were to collide, the British boxer would have a six inch height advantage and an eleven inch reach advantage.
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The topic first came up after Ward stopped Sergey Kovalev in their June rematch.
Ward's trainer, Virgil Hunter, approached the subject and said he feels his boxer could beat Joshua right now.
"I'm not playing, I am serious," said Hunter. "I believe he could outbox Anthony Joshua. It would be a waste of time to go to the cruisers (cruiserweights), we should go for it all."
Ward was caught off-guard and had no idea that Hunter would bring up the subject of a Joshua fight - but he's still not ruling out the possibility of that contest taking place one day.
Ward feels confident that he can beat anyone.
"Nothing is off the table," said Ward to Sky Sports. "I have got a lot of respect for Joshua, he is the heavyweight champ. He has earned it the hard way, he beat the old guard in (Wladimir) Klitschko, a great fight. I just wish Virg had tipped me off, gave me a heads-up.
"I had just come out of a battle, I am licking my wounds a bit, and then he is calling out the heavyweight champion of the world. I'm like 'Virgil, come on man'! I don't want to misconstrue the message. I don't want to act like we are handling Joshua in any kind of way. He is the heavyweight champion of the world, he deserves that respect. But of course my team and myself, I believe I can beat anybody, so we'll see. Time will tell." |
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