Mikey Ward
 Mikey WardBoxingInsider.com Exclusive Biofile Published by Scoop Malinowski Last Updated on April 11th, 2008 | Options:  Print This Article  Email This Article  RSS |
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 140
Born On: October 4, 1965 In: Lowell, MA
Childhood Heroes: None.
Hobbies/Interests: Softball and running.
Nicknames: My nickname is “Irish” but my first and little-known nickname was “Baby Faced Assassin”
Favorite Movie: The Champ.
Musical Tastes: All different types of music
Favorite TV Shows: None.
Pre-Fight Meal: Fish or chicken with pasta.
Pre-Fight Feeling: Focused on the fight.
Favorite Meal: Porterhouse steak with mashed potatoes.
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Maple Walnut.
Favorite Breakfast Cereal: Cap’n Crunch
Childhood Dream: Nothing really.
First Job: Started helping out doing paving when he was seven.
First Car: Tan Toyota Celica.
Greatest Sports Moment: Winning the WBU light welterweight title in London (vs. Shea Neary) and beating Arturo Gatti (last May in 2002 Fight of the Year).
Most Painful Moment: Losing to Mike Mungin (L10 in Atlantic City in 1988). It was my first loss.
Worst Injury: Injured right hand.
Favorite Boxers To Watch: Roy Jones, Barrera, De La Hoya.
Hardest Puncher: Alphonso Sanchez (won by KO 7 in ’97). It felt like his punches went through me.
Toughest Opponents: Gatti, Zab Judah and Reggie Green.
People Qualites Most Admired: Honesty.
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