Comments Thread For: Team Andre Ward: Golovkin's Side is Running For Cover

[SUBZER0ED]

Lol, Ward's legal advisor and manager say that Goossen and Ward have an agreement to get him fights during their legal battle. Where's the quote from Goossen confirming this?

[Citizen Koba]

But chasing a Ward fight would be a risky but the most logical thing to do for GGG if he wants to build his legacy. What he want to do in his lame division? Beat Quillin, Soliman and a two size smaller Cotto? What does it do for his legacy compare to a hypothetic win over Ward? Or even Froch. The only sensible opponent for him, who is almost a middleweight is Canelo, but nobody else. If he really believes in himself I think he has to go to the stacked 154 division or go to 168. What he feels more comfortable out of the two, because both of these are better than the middleweight right now and probably 2 years later will be also better. I don't think that he can't make just one singel weight pretty comfotably and he has to stick to this division. If he can make 154 comfortable, maybe that's the best choice because the 154 is even more stacked than the 168 and if he goes to super WW maybe that opens some opportunity against fighters from the also very stacked WW division.
It's okay if you stay in you own division (I oftenly don't understand fighters who are jump from division to division lightning fast...) and try to conquer it, but it only makes sense if your division is strong enough and wort it, otherwise it's just wasted time... Now, this MW division out of Golovkin is probablyone of the weakest divisions right now in the sport, so it makes no sense to stay there and hunt for the Quillins and Solimans of the world.

I disagree. Ward is a risky fight, one that Golovkin might very well lose, and in doing so would lose much of his hard-won momentum. As you point out, he isn't young, and a loss at this stage could very well permanently reduce his money making potential, whilst fighting Ward once he is more fully established would be less harmful and more lucrative - even potentially PPV even both build their popularity.

Whilst I do agree that he should be looking to move to or at least fight at 168 in 2015, fighting Ward might impress the hell out of hardcore fans but fights like Kessler, Froch or Jr bring both more money, lower risk and at least as much popular viewership as a Ward fight.

Finally, in the event of him beating Ward he wouldn't suddenly become a Cottoesque superstar able to pick his opponents. In fact, there simply isn't many top fights at 168 - the 3 already mentioned are about it, and Froch and Kessler are close to retirement. A victory over Ward would make any MW (or below) fight utterly meaningless - what's GGG supposed to do for the 15 or 20 fights he might have left in his career? Have a stab at 175?

No, I can see the sense in waiting and pacing his career. Ward (unlike Froch or Kessler) should be fighting for many years to come. This is a fight for down the line. Let Ward get his problems behind him and get back in the ring and the public eye, let Golovkin continue to knock guys out and this fight will be even bigger than it is now, and far, far more lucrative.

[HeroBando]

Look at this b1tch made ass f@gg0t working triple OT to defend his wet dream.

Figures this dumb as a rock troll wouldnt try to argue any of my points

[hitking]

Figures this dumb as a rock troll wouldnt try to argue any of my points

You have no points. Just hypocrisy and fanatical d1ckridin'.

[hitking]

Lol, Ward's legal advisor and manager say that Goossen and Ward have an agreement to get him fights during their legal battle. Where's the quote from Goossen confirming this?

Where's the quote denying it?

[Francis M.]

It doesn't matter what Ward or his team says. Goosen can even back up Wards comments but Ward hasn't fought in almost two years now.

GGG's team saying Ward's situation with his promotional company is valid....

Ward should send an offer sheet to GGG's team if he is truly available to fight and willing to negotiate.

Ward has this disproportionate image of boxing value which makes it hard to promote him or negotiate with him.

[hitking]

I disagree. Ward is a risky fight, one that Golovkin might very well lose, and in doing so would lose much of his hard-won momentum. As you point out, he isn't young, and a loss at this stage could very well permanently reduce his money making potential, whilst fighting Ward once he is more fully established would be less harmful and more lucrative - even potentially PPV even both build their popularity.

Whilst I do agree that he should be looking to move to or at least fight at 168 in 2015, fighting Ward might impress the hell out of hardcore fans but fights like Kessler, Froch or Jr bring both more money, lower risk and at least as much popular viewership as a Ward fight.

Finally, in the event of him beating Ward he wouldn't suddenly become a Cottoesque superstar able to pick his opponents. In fact, there simply isn't many top fights at 168 - the 3 already mentioned are about it, and Froch and Kessler are close to retirement. A victory over Ward would make any MW (or below) fight utterly meaningless - what's GGG supposed to do for the 15 or 20 fights he might have left in his career? Have a stab at 175?

No, I can see the sense in waiting and pacing his career. Ward (unlike Froch or Kessler) should be fighting for many years to come. This is a fight for down the line. Let Ward get his problems behind him and get back in the ring and the public eye, let Golovkin continue to knock guys out and this fight will be even bigger than it is now, and far, far more lucrative.

Losing to Ward wouldn't derail anything among real fight fans. He would lose some of his bandwagon jumpers. But I think most semi-rational fight fans would applaud him for daring to be great and look forward to watching him dominate the middleweight division for as long as he can.

[HeroBando]

You have no points. Just hypocrisy and fanatical d1ckridin'.

Yeah I'll take it from you, windup

[hitking]

Yeah I'll take it from you, windup

You'll "take it from me?" Sounds like some gay ****:gay:

[SUBZER0ED]

Where's the quote denying it?

There doesn't need to be a quote denying it, because Goossen isn't making an argument about it. The argument is coming from Ward's corner, so they are the ones who need to support it with evidence in order for it to be credible. The fact that Ward isn't getting ANY fights is evidence that at least something is missing from the equation.