HBO Boxing’s Hey Harold video series is back, this time with Harold Lederman discussing this weekend’s light heavyweight clash between Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera. Right here, you can take a look to see what Lederman has to say about the Ward vs. Barrera clash.
Lederman talks about how Ward hasn’t been active. And he says to “watch out for Andre Ward, he’s such a good fighter.” He says that Ward and his timing, and always getting off first, is key to his success. He makes you cover up and back up.
As for Barrera, he notes that he trains with Abel Sanchez, who also works with Gennady Golovkin. He’s a strong, unbeaten fighter. So the key here is to see if Ward can hang with larger fighters in the division moving ahead to a fight with the likes of Sergey Kovalev.
Lederman says that he believes Ward is still the best pound for pound fighter in the world, so he’s expecting a strong showing from him.
Keep on checking back with us over the coming days leading up to fight night, for more Ward vs. Barrera fight week news and updates.