Video: Edwin Rodriguez: ‘Andre Ward needs me, more then I need him.”

“Andre Ward is the fight I want, he is the best guy at my weight class he has proven that by winning the super six tournament. And thats the fight I want, but I’m going to allow him to dictate, yeah he is the biggest name but he needs me, more then I need him. So if he wants this fight. I am willing to make this fight happen. Let’s make it happen.”

Super middleweight contender Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez was in attandance at the MGM, this past thursday, September 12th, 2013 for a Golden Boy Live boxing show.We spoke to him about his last fight agaisnt Denis Grachev, his future and thoughts on the rest of the division.

In his last outing Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (24-0, 16KO’s) demolished Denis Grachev inside the opening round of the finale to the coveted Monte-Carlo Million Dollar Super 4 tournament in Monaco. With his victory over Grachev, Rodriguez is in line for a title shot and has expressed interest in facing any and all of the champions in the 168lb. division. The WBC #3, WBA #3, IBF #3, WBO #5 and ESPN.com #8-rated super middleweight Rodriguez is still awaiting word on who his next opponent will be.