11/19/2016 12:35 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
Andre Ward has a great big NOT SO FAST for anyone who thinks UFC guys can’t hang with pro boxers … saying he actually sparred with Nick and Nate Diaz, and the dudes can throw hands … FOR REAL.
Ward’s in Vegas getting ready for his PPV throwdown with Sergey Kovalev on Saturday and took a little time to talk to TMZ Sports before the two lock horns.
Of course, we asked him who he’d pick in a mega-fight between Conor and Floyd … and while he made it clear Floyd has the edge in a boxing ring, he told us he knows FIRSTHAND how hard UFC guys can hit.
“I spar with Nick and Nate Diaz … those boys know what they’re doing, they can throw their hands.”
Get this … Ward also says he’d like to see a truce in the whole MMA vs boxing war.
We’re all for that … AFTER Conor and Floyd bash each other’s faces in.
