Caleb Plant recently found himself at the center of some online confusion. What happened? Back in June 2021, former two-division world champion Andre Ward was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame alongside boxing legends Wladimir Klitschko and Floyd Mayweather in the men’s Modern category. Now, over two years later, ‘SOG’ took a moment to reflect on that milestone by sharing his original statement on social media.
Late yesterday, the 40-year-old took to X to express his gratitude for the honor of being enshrined in the Hall of Fame. His post quickly caught the attention of the boxing community, prompting congratulations from the WBA Interim Super Middleweight champion Caleb Plant and others. However, people failed to recognize that this wasn’t a recent update.
Andre Ward revisits old achievement
Ward had an illustrious career from 2004 to 2017, during which he not only remained undefeated but also won several world titles in two different weight classes—super middleweight and light heavyweight. Because of his excellent technical skills, versatility, and defensive prowess, he captured the WBA, WBC, and Ring titles in the super middleweight division.
Impressively, he then went on to unify the WBA, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles as well, making him a one-of-a-kind boxer from the last generation. His career highlights included winning the Super Six World Boxing Classic in 2011, where he defeated elite-level opponents like Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch.
“I’ve been waiting for this call for most of my life. It finally came. I’m a first ballot Hall of Famer. God has been good to me. I can finally rest now. This chapter of my life is complete.”
– Andre Ward
— Andre S.O.G. Ward (@andreward) October 19, 2024
In 2016, he moved to the light heavyweight division when he defeated Sergey Kovalev twice. Not to mention, Ward was also a 2004 Olympic gold medalist, which only reinforced his status as an undefeated fighter with a 32-0 record. Regardless, turning to X today, Ward revisited his old statement on being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
“I’ve been waiting for this call for most of my life. It finally came. I’m a first-ballot Hall of Famer. God has been good to me. I can finally rest now. This chapter of my life is complete,” Ward quoted himself. As you may have guessed, this caused some confusion among fans, which left some scratching their heads while others cluelessly congratulated Ward.
Am I missing something?
Unbeknownst to the reality of the situation, Former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant shared his well wishes. “Congratulations @andreward mission complete,” Plant wrote. As of the time of writing, Plant hadn’t corrected his mistake or he was just making up for not congratulating Ward the first time around.
Meanwhile, journalist and reporter Cynthia Conte was also fooled by Ward’s tweet. “Congratulations, Andre 
,” she wrote. Interestingly, Ward was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the first year of his eligibility, so it’s a huge mess for the people actually congratulating Ward.
While others failed to recognize what had happened, this user presented his conundrum. “Which hall of fame [are] you talking about, bro? You [were] already inducted into the boxing hall of fame a few years ago. I was there in Canastota when you were inducted LOL…,” the user wrote reacting to the mess. One can only imagine if the user thought he had gone back in time for a moment.
Another user was on the cusp of uncovering the debacle Ward had created with his old statement, but could not figure it out. “Why is Andre quoting himself here? Feel like I’m missing something,” the user commented. Well, he is quoting himself because he said this in 2021.
Someone else decided to thank Andre Ward for his contribution to boxing while keeping fans entertained with his fights. “
thank you for the many years of entertainment. And to put in for our City too, you a legend in the Boxing world and the Bay,” the user remarked. Interestingly, the Bay Area was the boxing capital of the world, but World War I changed that, leaving no one to describe what it was truly like.
That said, even though this news is old at this point, very few people recognized that it was from 2021. It highlights how the internet can amplify anything it comes across, regardless of its age or accuracy. What are your thoughts on this?
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