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Time for Andre Ward to defend his title or be stripped
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Originally posted by BattlingNelson View PostHe should make moves to fight Kessler in Copenhagen. That would give him the payday he wont get in the US.
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Originally posted by -PANDA- View Postward wants to fight on november 16 which hbo reserved for him...I'm not sure negotiations for that fight could be done in time for both fighters to have a full training camp
If he takes on Kessler it doesn't have to be November, even though a November fight is still possible to make. HBO will not be the primary revenuegenerator for this fight. That would be scandinavian PPV and a massive gate.
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Originally posted by BattlingNelson View PostHBO has turned down every single fighter Ward has suggested as an opponent.
If he takes on Kessler it doesn't have to be November, even though a November fight is still possible to make. HBO will not be the primary revenuegenerator for this fight. That would be scandinavian PPV and a massive gate.
Makes sense for both parties, only question is, will Ward travel?
But I think he's said that he won't jump in with a top guy immediately after his injury. He was looking at Sartison as an opponent. That guy Kessler smashed all those years ago.
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I feel sorry for Ward in a way. His career has lost all momentum and he has little or no marketability. He is a largely forgotten fighter whereas a year ago he was vying for and making a good argument for being number 1 p4p.
Its hard to think of another fighter in recent times who has lost/given away so much without actually losing in the ring. His injury must have been pretty damn serious.
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Originally posted by junior gong View PostI feel sorry for Ward in a way. His career has lost all momentum and he has little or no marketability. He is a largely forgotten fighter whereas a year ago he was vying for and making a good argument for being number 1 p4p.
Its hard to think of another fighter in recent times who has lost/given away so much without actually losing in the ring. His injury must have been pretty damn serious.
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Yes, it's time for him to fight or give up the title.It's to bad he was injured but it is his problem. A weight class should not be put on hold forever because the champion has injuries that take a long time to heal. Let Ward heal and come back to reclaim the title if he is good enough.Martinez is the same type of thing.He wants to take a year off to heal and still not fight GGG. He wants a tune up fight first because he will be rusty.If the champ can't stay healthy it's sad. But it should not be the problem of a whole weight class of good healthy fighters that are ready to fight now.
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