This thread is so stupid. WARD IS THE BIGGER GUY WHO HAS FACED AND DOMINATED BIGGER MEN yet the questions are whether he can stand up to a middleweight?! You are HIGH. Ward would be a 3-1 favorite in this fight at the sportsbooks. At least.
You might be right, but heres what team Froch said when approached by the unproven middleweight: "we'll swerve him if we can... Punches like a mule... Will take outrageous money... Career threatening fight". Froch is a natural smw, battle proven, and Ward's best win
Froch is in the twilight of his career and strictly in high reward-low risk cashout phase. Which is why they're talking about him fighting JCC or Hopkins. Him swerving GGG means not a damn thing when it comes to how Ward, who dominated Froch, matches up with GGG.
Can't believe how generous the odds were on Ramirez here. Fighting outside of Germany against a huge 168 lber who throws a ton of punches. This ain't Stieglitz or Wilbeforce Shihepo.
And here inlies EVERYTHING wrong with boxing. EVERYTHING! There's no one in charge TELLING these guys who they're going to fight. There's no fight model. No boss. No end game to see who really is the best. No. It's about picking and choosing and choosing fights like they're investments. Risk/reward. It solves and settles nothing but to get the fighters paid. The UFC has the right idea 1000%. "He needs me, I dont need him". STFU, idiots. Sick of these "fighters".