Netflix has employed former ESPN commentator Andre Ward to be a ringside analyst for the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford occasion on September thirteenth at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
From Retirement to Ringside Analyst
Ward’s contract with ESPN expired on June 30, 2023, and he hadn’t taken on some other commentating jobs till this one. The previous two-division world champion Ward, 41, not too long ago expressed curiosity in combating Anthony Joshua, and stated he’s come out of his eight-year retirement if he might get the battle.
Though Joshua didn’t take the callout critically, it drew lots of consideration from followers and the media. He’d been a forgotten man till then.
“I’m going to be the third man ringside calling the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford battle on September thirteenth at Allegiant Stadium,” stated Andre Ward to the Ring Journal on X, letting followers know he’s been employed as an analyst to work the Canelo-Crawford gig on Netflix subsequent month.
Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) had a profitable skilled profession, profitable world titles at 168 and 175. He abruptly retired after knocking out Sergey Kovalev within the eighth spherical on June 17, 2017.
“I’m excited to be a part of this occasion. I’m excited to be ringside calling this nice card and this nice match-up,” Ward continued. “It’s a historic occasion for a lot of causes for each fighters. It’s tremendous middleweight supremacy on the road. Legacy is on the road. Your namesake and status are on the road.
Canelo-Crawford Provides Ringside Royalty
“That is uncommon,” stated Ward about Crawford, 37, and Canelo, 35, taking massive dangers late of their profession on this profitable battle. “Guys don’t wish to take that type of smoke. They don’t wish to face one other counterpart that would wreck every thing they’ve constructed. And it doesn’t matter how a lot is on the desk for guys. They’d fairly take a lesser danger for much less cash than to danger every thing the way in which these fighters are doing.
“I wish to thank Turki Alalshikh for placing this battle on and Dana White for placing this battle on,” stated Ward.
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