After the fight with Boone, Ward went on to win his next six fights, including TKO victories over undefeated Andy Kolle (this fight was the last of five that Ward fought within the middleweight limit of 160 lbs) and Francisco Diaz.

Dec 8, 2024 · Decades after Frank Ward’s passing, Andre Ward continues to cherish the profound impact his father had on his life. “ME & MY DADDY Frank “Duke” Ward. I MISS YOU & LOVE YOU! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING,” he wrote in an Instagram post today while sharing an image featuring him and his father in the ring.

Jun 1, 2023 · But one day, a preteen Ward walked into Frank’s room and discovered a syringe his dad used to inject heroin into his veins.

Aug 4, 2016 · Frank Ward, the son of an alcoholic, never touched a drop. But gradually his son discovered the old man had his own kryptonite: He had secretly battled addiction to heroin since before Ward was born. Ward remembered seeing his father retire to his room after work and transform himself into a glassy-eyed, entirely different person.

May 31, 2023 · To the 39-year-old retiree, his mother Madeline Arvie Taylor and his late father Frank Ward are two people who overcame addiction – not simply cautionary tales about drug use. 'I believe...

Jun 2, 2023 · The typically private Ward detailed the pain caused by the death of his father, Frank Ward, a recovering heroin addict who died of a heart attack at the age of 46. Ward credited his faith...

A five-time world champion, Ward began boxing at just nine-years-old after learning that his father, Frank Ward, had competed in the sport. He would go on to have a historic career, winning Olympic Gold in 2004 and he remains the last American male to …

Aug 29, 2004 · Frank Ward had died in 2002, two years before the Games, but his son competed with a photograph of his late father stuck to his boot. In the quarter-final, he faced Russia’s Yevgeny Makarenko, who himself had not been beaten for five years.

Mar 27, 2024 · Andre Ward Biography. Andre Ward was born in San Francisco, California on February 23, 1984, as the son of Madeline Arvie Taylor and Frank Ward. Ward’s interest in boxing began in 1993 when his father took him to an Oakland boxing gym.

In 2015, he made his acting debut, playing the boxer Danny “Stuntman” Wheeler in the sports drama movie, Creed. Born Andre Michael Ward on February 23, 1984 in San Francisco, California, USA to parents Madeline Arvie Taylor and Frank Ward, he …