...Ward, left, punches Mikkel Kessler, from Denmark, during the second round of their WBA Super Middleweight championship boxing fight in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Ward won by unanimous technical decision. A ringside doctor...

Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik speaks to the media during a press conference in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Palvik was there with two-time w...

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 20: Rapper DMX (L) and boxing legend Tommy Hearns pose at the International Pool Tour World 8-Ball Championship at the Mandalay Bay...

...Jee Yong-Ju and Venezuelan opponent Francisco Rodriguez, right, exchange blows in the finals match of Olympic boxing competition in Mexico City Saturday night, October 27, 1968. Jee lost the fight to Rodriguez by a...

OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Andre Ward celebrates after defeating Mikkel Kessler of Denmark during their WBA Super Middleweight Championship Bout at th...

Newly-crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao shows off his recently acquired championship belts -- during a ceremony in...

SACRAMENTO, CA - NOVEMBER 2: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. attends the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena on November 2...

OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Mikkel Kessler of Denmark (R) is hit by Andre Ward during their WBA Super Middleweight Championship Bout at the Oakland-Ala...

Andre Ward v Mikkel Kessler

NOVEMBER 21st 2009, Andre Ward beats Kessler and becomes the new WBA Super middleweight champion in the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Welterweight boxing champion Manny 'PacMan' Pacquiao of the Philippines (L) poses during the official weigh-in for his fight...

Nov 14, 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - MIGUEL COTTO, left, and MANNY PACQUIAO battle it out during their WBO welterweight championship bout inside th...

...Jose Canseco, right, throws a punch against Todd Poulton, a local amateur boxer, during a boxing match in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Canseco is among a group of D-list celebrities...

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Andre Ward