Comments Thread For: Golovkin-Ward: Promoter Doesn't See Financial Sense

[sicko]

Andre Ward is a prima donna who wants everything his own way.

If he were to come down to 160 and fight GGG in New York, then the fight would be easily made.

But Ward will demand the fight be in Oakland where he can have a California referee who permits him to foul (headbutt, hit off the break and hit while holding). And in California, he'll be able to avoid PED testing.

#2 P4P in the world who is already PROVEN and Cleaned Out His Division...He Shouldn't Go Down for ANYBODY especially for someone who is still basically trying to reach his LEVEL

He should just stay active and WAIT for someone to finally grow a pair and Challenge him at 168 instead of chasing a 160 guy that is still trying to clean out his Division

[Masters01]

Ward is the only guy that can beat ggg from 154-168.. Ward doesn't bring big money and ggg is looking for the most money.. Of all the possible big names ggg can fight, ward brings the least amount of money

This ^^. Why fight a high risk/low reward fight, when you're the A-side? I dont rag on fighters for not taking high risk/low reward fights. I rag on them when they dont take high/moderate risk fights with high/moderate reward.

[hitking]

FYI - The promoters, the networks and the matchmakers dictate......GGG and his team have already made it clear that they would fight Ward. Just because the button pushers are concerned about the $$$ and they should be because they take a huge financial risk as well does not mean that Sanchez and GGG have anything to fear. I LOVE Ward and have seen him fight and train live and IMHO i think GGG will beat him on power alone. He will walk through Wards punches and eventually catch Ward with a power shot. Clearly Ward has much better technical skills but i seriously doubt that he could handle the power shots from G. GGG is a very rare breed that does not come around very often and soon everyone will hopefully realize that.....well maybe not the haters. Nothing can sway them.

Exactly when has Team GGG "made it clear" they'll fight Ward? Every time I've seen them comment on the subject, its been nothing but one excuse after another why the fight can't/shouldn't happen.

[LAPete]

Andre Ward is a prima donna who wants everything his own way.

If he were to come down to 160 and fight GGG in New York, then the fight would be easily made.

But Ward will demand the fight be in Oakland where he can have a California referee who permits him to foul (headbutt, hit off the break and hit while holding). And in California, he'll be able to avoid PED testing.

Ward is a brilliant talent and i think your statement is both harsh and inaccurate. Ward is a warrior and the furthest thing from a prima donna. He's loyal to his home town but he does not look for sugar coating ever....and NEVER would. Really.

[R_Walken]

It's pretty clear that GGG team want no part of Wardright now. GGG makes less per fight then Rodriguez made fighting Ward so I can't really believe that exuse. Just admit Ward would probably smash GGG and he would lose his hype that he's built up. A PPV between GGG / Ward is going to both their biggest paydays.

People need to wake up and realize that their favorite fighters( GGG, Chavez,Froch, Hopkins ) are ducking Ward. Sh.its pathetic


everyone cries about the best fighting the best but only when it suits their agenda.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

No, it's BECAUSE he insisted Dawson come down to 168 to fight him. He should abide by the same standard he demands in other fighters, and go down to 160 for Golovkin.

You should abide by your own standards but you have no testicles so I wouldn't expect anything less.

[LAPete]

Exactly when has Team GGG "made it clear" they'll fight Ward? Every time I've seen them comment on the subject, its been nothing but one excuse after another why the fight can't/shouldn't happen.

Can't say for sure where i read it but i did and knowing both camps i would take an educated guess that politics are whats in the way. Both fighters would welcome the chance to meet. Also, they both have tremendous respect for each other and they are both stand up good people. Sadly many **** blockers are holding this fight up.

[Ray*]

Lol the irony...

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Dawson was a proven Light Heavyweight Champion and Ward demanded he go down to 168.

Ward didn't really demand it... Dawson came out after the Hopkins win and blasted ward and said he was coming to 168 and take andre's belts, and ward was like "ok then, come get some."

[deanrw]

Ward cannot keep sitting and waiting. The more he does, the easier it makes marquee fighters to legitimately look past him.

Ward needs momentum again. The sport is not sitting idle while he does. Every day that goes by, it makes a big fight for him more impossible. The sport will not sit and wait for him to get his sh|t together.