Former World Champion Andre Ward stated that after winning the rematch with Sergey Kovalev he was offered a deal for two fights - with Tony Belew And Anthony Joshua.
“Before the first fight with Kovalev, I had the worst training camp in my career, and before the second fight, the best, because I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. I was light, sharp, I had no injuries. I knew I would stop this dude. After this fight, even before I finished my career, my hands began to itch. One second - and I have new offers on the table. HBO has come up with a new offer. They planned that if I continued to fight, I would first fight Tony Bellew in the first heavyweight, and then with Joshua in the heavyweight division.
There were two days left before the deal was announced. I have already started preparing for the camp. But suddenly I woke up in the morning and felt the whole world lay on my shoulders. I lay on the floor early in the morning and said to my wife, "I don't think I'll do it." I felt like I was about to start crying, ”BoxingSocial quotes Ward.
