Do you see HBO putting Ward into the spotlight like they did Broner?

Lol bull**** Roy Jones dominated all his opponents a lot worse than Ward does, and people wanted to see him. The difference was Roy wasn't boring. UH...Roy Jones wasn't a major PPV Draw...he did well no doubt but he wasn't a Major PPV Draw And Roy Jones was also criticized for his style as well! So yea I think Ward can reach maybe Roy Jones Jr Level as far as Drawing Power Goes To be honest the point to my post is that it is more so about Ward's competition then it is HIM...if he had more competition around him and fights available that fans wanted to see him in against opponents THEY give a legit chance to defeat him then that would help make Ward a Draw...but he don't have that right now

Ward is too good to put the spotlight on him, he has no competition at 168 at the moment everybody else is competition for the #2 or #3 Spot in the 168 Division at the moment and to be honest it is not a fighter at 160 or 168 or 175 that would even be considered the "FAVORITE" over Ward Ward would basically have to "DUMB DOWN" his style to ALLOW the fight to be competitive with most of these fighters in around his division at the moment So no you cannot put him in the Spotlight because in the ring he will likely dominate most of his opponents to the point in which the match would be boring in the ring to the casual fans...and outside of the ring he is a nice clean cut guy so he won't do the silly stuff Broner do outside of the ring to draw attention to himself Sorry but Nobody is interesting in clean cut politically correct American Fighters! Fans love the trash talking and the foolishness outside of the ring a lot of them just hate to ADMIT IT!

If Ward fights Martinez,GGG,Bute,Alvarez those are some great ppv fights:boxing:

More posters looking for more ppv's huh??:pat:

Ward needs to be placed against action-packed :boxing:/ big name stars to breakthrough as a ppv like what they did with Pacquiao I'd say he should fight Chavez Jr. this year or next and that will get more excitement from fans for Ward. Also, easy win too unless he gets caught like round 12 Martinez Ward has the unique ability to stink out a fight no matter how exciting the other guy is he's fighting. Even his stoppage of Dawson was dull....surprising....but dull with all the grappling.

Does Ward sell him self to the fans? I honestly don't think the good guy image combined with Ward's style is good to push. Broner knocks guys out, talks trash and attracts negative press=more viewers. HBO can push Ward like a push up bra, it's not going to do anything if Ward can not push him self.

How the hell did I forget Broner? Broner and Canelo are the only future PPV stars in my eyes. Even if Golovkin turns out to be a beast, so what? Look at Matthysse. I see the same scenario happening with GGG. You could be right, reason I said possibly. I feel that Golovkin could be marketable if promoted correctly, he's more engaging and friendly than Mattysse (and actually speaks English) and he posses a childlike charm combined witha warrior spirit reminiscent of Pacquiao. IF he were to destroy Martinez and Chavez Jr, the hype would be crazy.

Ward will never be a PPV star. He needs a Tito Trinidad or an Oscar De La Hoya. Canelo's the only fighter at this moment with the potential to become a PPV star without an ODLH, because of his built in fan base. Broner, Canelo, and possibly Golovkin are fighters I can see becoming stars if their hype isn't derailed (which could easily happen).

Yes Ward could be a PPV star.

Did I miss something? How did they put him the spotlight? by showing him, along with tons of boxers, sitting down watching the fight?

Dawson rematch at 175, the first fight really didn't do much for him. I still think ESPN is the ticket, there are so many sport fans that watch ESPN, HBO should take advantage of it. 2 days: Portrait of a fighter on ESPN. Took forever for Roy and Bernard; they would need to push him faster to get him that mainstream light, because his style isn't too eye pleasing - for the casuals I mean.

Kelly Pavlik - Retired Lucian Bute - Would prefer a rematch with Froch for more money. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - Not a 168 fighter yet Bernard Hopkins - Not a 168 fighter Mikkel Kessler - His future depends of his rematch with Froch Jermaine Taylor - Not a 168 fighter and is shot as hell Sergio Martinez - Not a 168 fighter Carl Froch - Already beat him and Froch would prefer a rematch with Bute Andre Dirrell - Mentally fragile, he's been semi retired for quite some time Gennady Golovkin - Not a 168 fighter Jean Pascal - Not a 168 fighter It's not so much these guys as the prospects and young fighters on the rise like Groves, Edwin Rodriguez, Oosthuizen, + Kovalev who I'm most eager to see Ward against at some point. The current batch of SMW-the leftovers of the super six have already been pretty decisively wiped out by Ward (Froch has helped eliminate some guys too), so now it's time for some new blood.

Kelly Pavlik - Retired Lucian Bute - Would prefer a rematch with Froch for more money. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - Not a 168 fighter yet Bernard Hopkins - Not a 168 fighter Mikkel Kessler - His future depends of his rematch with Froch Jermaine Taylor - Not a 168 fighter and is shot as hell Sergio Martinez - Not a 168 fighter Carl Froch - Already beat him and Froch would prefer a rematch with Bute Andre Dirrell - Mentally fragile, he's been semi retired for quite some time Gennady Golovkin - Not a 168 fighter Jean Pascal - Not a 168 fighter There are drawbacks with all of them, but the names are there if he can secure the fights.

i truly believe if he was with tr/gbp hed be bigger

Well there are a lot of big name opponents in and around 168, imo it's just about fighting them in the right order. Kelly Pavlik Lucian Bute Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Bernard Hopkins Mikkel Kessler Jermaine Taylor Sergio Martinez Carl Froch Andre Dirrell Gennady Golovkin Jean Pascal Kelly Pavlik - Retired Lucian Bute - Would prefer a rematch with Froch for more money. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - Not a 168 fighter yet Bernard Hopkins - Not a 168 fighter Mikkel Kessler - His future depends of his rematch with Froch Jermaine Taylor - Not a 168 fighter and is shot as hell Sergio Martinez - Not a 168 fighter Carl Froch - Already beat him and Froch would prefer a rematch with Bute Andre Dirrell - Mentally fragile, he's been semi retired for quite some time Gennady Golovkin - Not a 168 fighter Jean Pascal - Not a 168 fighter

I can see the GGG fight being a possible PPV fight in the near future. Chavez Jnr, Martinez, Bute, Froch rematch. Who else can he fight to cross into the mainstream? Well there are a lot of big name opponents in and around 168, imo it's just about fighting them in the right order. Kelly Pavlik Lucian Bute Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Bernard Hopkins Mikkel Kessler Jermaine Taylor Sergio Martinez Carl Froch Andre Dirrell Gennady Golovkin Jean Pascal

They would love to, but Ward is in a tough weight

Ward needs to be placed against action-packed :boxing:/ big name stars to breakthrough as a ppv like what they did with Pacquiao I'd say he should fight Chavez Jr. this year or next and that will get more excitement from fans for Ward. Also, easy win too unless he gets caught like round 12 Martinez

I see them putting him in the spotlight as soon as possible after Mayweather leaving and Pacquiaos questionable future.

I can see the GGG fight being a possible PPV fight in the near future. Chavez Jnr, Martinez, Bute, Froch rematch. Who else can he fight to cross into the mainstream? I hope so. A chavez Jr or GGG fight would be great for him