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Boxing breakdown and fight preview: Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand
- Updated: August 5, 2016
Saturday night, HBO sees a consensus top 10 pound for pound fighter in action as Andre Ward (29-0; 15 KO) faces Alexander Brand (25-1; 19 KO) in a 12 round Light Heavyweight (175 lb.) fight. Ring Magazine has Ward ranked at #5 in the division, #4 pound for pound; Brand is unranked. HBO World Championship Boxing Ward vs. Brand airs this Saturday, August 6 on HBO with a fight time of 10:30 p.m. ET.
The past few weeks have seen some great, evenly booked fights in boxing – Santa Cruz vs. Frampton, Crawford vs. Postol, Thurman vs. Porter… This fight is not that. Instead what we have here is a showcase fight for Andre Ward as he gets ready to take on Sergey Kovalev on HBO PPV this November. Essentially, this is Hulk Hogan vs. Dino Bravo on Saturday Night’s Main Event before Hogan goes on to WrestleMania. That’s not inherently a bad thing – it’s just important to recognize it for what it is.
How do these two stack up?
Ward: 32 years old | 6’0″ | 71″ reach | orthodox stanceBrand: 39 years …
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