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Andre Ward's dominant knockout victory against Chad Dawson prompted major changes in the September pound-for-pound rankings. I saw many comments -- good and bad -- from folks on Twitter and my Facebook page. Many asked why this guy or that guy wa...

When I was on my recent 11-day road trip to Oakland to cover Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, followed by a week in Las Vegas covering the Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Josesito Lopez cards, I heard a lot of stuff from a lot...

Andre Ward didn't merely beat a bigger man and a skilled champion in Chad Dawson on Saturday in Oakland, Calif. -- he made it look stunningly easy and showed he may be the world's best fighter this side of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Andre Ward knocked down Chad Dawson three times before winning on a technical knockout in the 10th round to defend his WBC-WBA super middleweight titles Saturday night and delight his hometown crowd.

Everyone knew Andre Ward was skilled, but the super middleweight champ went above and beyond against Chad Dawson on Saturday in Oakland, Calif., locking in the last pieces of the puzzle: excitement and a finishing flair.

Light heavyweight Chad Dawson is risking a lot by going down in weight to fight super middleweight king Andre Ward. So why is he doing it? Because he can -- and because boxing needs it.

Who will win: Andre Ward or Chad Dawson?...

Chad Dawson's goal: be the best at super middleweight and light heavyweight

When super middleweight champ Andre Ward defends his championship against light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson on Sept. 8 (HBO) at the Oracle Arena in Ward's hometown of Oakland, Calif., we won't hear "Let's get ready to rumble" from Michael Buffer du...

Andre Ward takes his preparation, his status as a role model and his Sept. 8 opponent -- Chad Dawson -- very seriously. "The bottom line is," he says, "I don't like to lose."

In the aftermath of the worst showing by a U.S. boxing team in Olympic history, Dan Rafael proposes a Dream scenario -- inviting pros into the ring -- and offers his own version of a new American boxing powerhouse.

When super middleweight champ Andre Ward defends his belts against light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson -- who is moving down in weight -- it will be a meeting of two of boxing's best fighters. They're both pound-for-pound talents and in their primes....

Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and super middleweight champion Andre Ward are planning to face each other in September in a match of two of the best fighters in the world.