Its not what he said before the fight, its that after the fight he tried to discredit wards victory and said he has 0 chance against kovalev like some salty fool.
I ain't a fan of Abel's but maybe that's what he genuinely thinks? I wouldn't say I agree but the guy's allowed an opinion.
Turn down a fight?? he was given a sh1t offer of 164.....
Why don't you call floyds 144 offer to jmm a sh it offer or talk about how he cheated him on the scales? You go back to the excuse of he was coming off a long lay off and picked the #2 p4p fighter.
Obviously if you weren't one of Ward's supporters who said he'd walk through Barrera, my post wasn't about you. And I doubt you researched each poster who said that Ward would easily win, to verify that they are Kovalev/Golovkin supporters. Talk about pulling something out of your ass...:nonono:
It's ok to accept that you were wrong. Coming back with childish bickering like that does you no favors.
Ward is dead to GGG, has been since 2015 when he started to lie and tell half truths.
Real men that don't that and real man don't call others names like 12 year olds. I never once saw GGG call Ward at is name can't say the same for Ward. Time for Ward to grow up and stop feeling entitled.
Entitled would be the clown that fights bums and thinks he's deserving of fans or respect. Who's up after Wade...Soliman?
Huh? There was a time in 2014 when I was just about the ONLY Ward supporter on here (a couple others would chime in but few had faith in him anymore) and I was recently the first to say that Barrera would be a rough fight, based on what I knew of him. I didn't think it was a good idea as a first step @ 175 but I knew he wanted a healthy challenge and he's not looking for easy fights at 175, he's looking to be prepared for Kovalev. Ward did far better than I expected against a large, capable, and undefeated opponent.
You pulled that argument out of your arse so that you could sound "right" about something. The people saying Ward would smash Barrera were mostly the Kov/ggg fans who were making a preemptive move to dismiss the victory.
Obviously if you weren't one of Ward's supporters who said he'd walk through Barrera, my post wasn't about you. And I doubt you researched each poster who said that Ward would easily win, to verify that they are Kovalev/Golovkin supporters. Talk about pulling something out of your ass...:nonono:
And he was supposed to say what exactly? That Ward shuts his guy out? Every coach on earth says their guys gonna win before the fight. Not defending Abel in general - guy flaps his lips waaaay too much - but can't really fault him for bigging up his guy before the bout.
Its not what he said before the fight, its that after the fight he tried to discredit wards victory and said he has 0 chance against kovalev like some salty fool.
Abel is just salty lol. Before the fight he was saying barrera would fight kovalev in the fall , it didnt happen like he thought it would now hes butthurt.
And he was supposed to say what exactly? That Ward shuts his guy out? Every coach on earth says their guys gonna win before the fight. Not defending Abel in general - guy flaps his lips waaaay too much - but can't really fault him for bigging up his guy before the bout.
The same people who are defending this BS are the same people who complain about Canelo's CW demands.........
If that doesn't scream fckheaded fanboy, I don't know what does.
GGG said in this regard - since the title on the line, we should fight at 160 limit. If Canelo wants a business fight, then you drop the belt and we can have business discussions (read: a catch weight) after that.
If that doesn't make sense for you, I don't know what does.
Much like many of the floyd supporters jumped to ward. I recall you saying in a thread a while back that you didn't have a dog in the ward vs ggg argument...seems times have changed. Ward vs ggg is may vs pac all over again...same old bs.
That might be true. It's true for me at least.
I'm a boxing fan. I never liked Ward's style, but now I'm a fan, post-Barrera. I prefer total skills and attitude over just simple brawls and quick KOs. I'm a student of boxing. I love boxing. I love KOs too, so don't get me wrong there. Wish Ward could have finished Barrera off in a spectacular way after the first KD.
Although he was rusty against Barrera, Ward displayed plenty of good skills. I was actually thinking Barrera had a GREAT chance at a KO (given Ward's inactive history).
Hope he fights the best next, then Kovalev in November.
Stay active Andre!
You have a lot of nerve calling out fans of other fighters when you were the biggest dick rider of them all when it came to Floyd...now you hopped right on Wards nuts...so stop calling out other people on the forum when your wack ass did the same stuff.
You feel better now? lol im not on here hating 24/7 posting in any thread with a fighters name just to hate..nor am i d1ck riding anyone..hell i was just LarryGGG
You know what does?
Pretending that these situations were/are the same.
They are the same.
Both guys want a CW to have an advantage over an opponent they feel is a huge threat.
You want to throw in the belt like it means something, go ahead then. If the belt REALLY meant something, GGG would have already fought for it instead of accepting step aside money and this stupid voluntary defense.
You want to nit-pick and find the little nuances of were there may be little differences,go ahead.
No it wouldn't have been nice.
Especially if Ward was running his mouth about how he could beat any LHW and then had the nerve to agree to fight lets say, Barrera and Pascal at the full LHW limit but then refused to fight Kovalev unless it was at a CW.
That is BS. How are people defending this? Seriously?
If he's moving up in weight, it's a dead issue. I was talking about before ward said he was moving to 175. I would have had no problem with him and kovalev meeting in the middle. To me that's what a catchweight is for...to make a big fight with each guy giving a little ground.
They are literally the exact same people...Manny lost and they jumped to GGG..once he loses and if Ward beats Kovalev they will be confused and just make up sh1t in that imaginary world they live in as usual until they find some other hype job to cling to
You have a lot of nerve calling out fans of other fighters when you were the biggest dick rider of them all when it came to Floyd...now you hopped right on Wards nuts...so stop calling out other people on the forum when your wack ass did the same stuff.
What's wrong with the champs from 2 weights meeting in the middle? 172 for ward vs kovalev would have been fine...same with 164 for ward vs ggg.
No it wouldn't have been nice.
Especially if Ward was running his mouth about how he could beat any LHW and then had the nerve to agree to fight lets say, Barrera and Pascal at the full LHW limit but then refused to fight Kovalev unless it was at a CW.
That is BS. How are people defending this? Seriously?
Much like many of the floyd supporters jumped to ward. I recall you saying in a thread a while back that you didn't have a dog in the ward vs ggg argument...seems times have changed. Ward vs ggg is may vs pac all over again...same old bs.
I dont have a dog in it at all..if you recall i just was LarryGGG...
No, it isn't. Especially when you have no issue fighting other 168 fighters with no CW.
I can only imagine the reaction on here if Ward refused to fight Kovalev unless it was a CW of 172.......
What's wrong with the champs from 2 weights meeting in the middle? 172 for ward vs kovalev would have been fine...same with 164 for ward vs ggg.
People forget about that 172lbs catchweight against a 168lb bum.
Why was Paul Smith a bum?? he was a title contender..and wasnt he the one who didnt make weight?? what was wrong with the 172 catchweight there?
They are literally the exact same people...Manny lost and they jumped to GGG..once he loses and if Ward beats Kovalev they will be confused and just make up sh1t in that imaginary world they live in as usual until they find some other hype job to cling to
Much like many of the floyd supporters jumped to ward. I recall you saying in a thread a while back that you didn't have a dog in the ward vs ggg argument...seems times have changed. Ward vs ggg is may vs pac all over again...same old bs.
The same people who are defending this BS are the same people who complain about Canelo's CW demands.........
If that doesn't scream fckheaded fanboy, I don't know what does.
You know what does?
Pretending that these situations were/are the same.