There is always some type of shady activity going on behind the scenes in the boxing world, which is why outside of Floyd Mayweather, the sport is fading. Andre Ward, who is ranked #2 pound for pound boxer in the world behind Floyd is saying a grimey promoter tried to ruin him and cheated him out of millions of dollars. Of course the promoter denies it and is fighting back in a big way that might put Ward down for the count if he loses. Hit the jump.

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Via TMZ

Super middleweight champ Andre Ward just took a $10 million shot to the chin from his promoter … who says Ward destroyed his good name by accusing him of stealing.

Dan Goossen just filed a defamation lawsuit against his prize fighter in L.A. Superior Court in response to the Ward’s suit last week. Ward, the #2 pound-for-pound boxer (behind Mayweather), sued Goosen … claiming he never handed over details on how much money Ward’s fights earned during a 9-year period.

Something called the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act … requires promoters to fork over financials in a timely manner.

Goossen says Ward’s suit is a smear campaign, intended to “assassinate” his good standing in the boxing community. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Goossen says the whole Ali Act allegation is a lie.

Goossen says his rep has been damaged to the tune of $10 million … plus interest, of course

The Story continues.