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Originally posted by Haka View Post
You ignore the fact that HBOd didn't want Wart on their network since they could not afford another bombing another broadcast with a hugging fest. Froch was always the one with the outspoken trash talk, and the come forward style, so it remains questionable that in his prime, or close to it, Froch, as a prizefighter, could under no circumstance be bothered with Mexican style shootout against GGG even after guaranteed record numbers an all departments.
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Originally posted by JAB5239 View Post
They didn't? Prove it. Six of his last seven fights were on HBO. before that he was ties to Showtime for the Super 6 tournament. His fight against Chad Dawson (on HBO) drew 1.3 million viewers. Ward was no PPV darling, but saying HBO didn't want him is untrue. Put him together with GGG and they would be a huge draw. But Golovkin didn't want it. So why is that not a duck (he did entertain it) but you think the retired Froch ducked Gennady?Last edited by Haka; 04-16-2025, 07:22 AM.
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Originally posted by Haka
HBO was not going to setup a show to accommodate Wart for all the bad numbers and boring hugfests they had to deal with, that is not a GGG problem.
https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/3/3...atings-for-hbo
https://www.boxingscene.com/articles...illion-viewers
https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxin...9651--box.html
Like I said, Ward wasn't setting records for viewership, but stop saying HBO would not set up a show with GGG when they already had with lesser known fighters. Both top p4p fighters, it would have done good numbers. Especially with GGG moving up to try and make history. But GGG didn't want to move up for Ward. Yet we're to believe Froch who was retired ducked Golovkin because he entertained an idea of a fight, that he scrapped because Golovin wanted a catchweight? Yeah right.
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Originally posted by Haka View Post
Why did Ward not linger around at 168 longer ? He was a boring hugger that utilized a big weight cut as an integral part of his competitiveness. HBO was not going to setup a show to accommodate Wart for all the bad numbers and boring hugfests they had to deal with, that is not a GGG problem.
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Froch is the best fighter who has ever lived by far, as is Calzaghe, as is TBE Mayweather. Froch and Calzaghe are in many ways still in their primes, let's make it happen with Brook vs Khan 2 co-main, this time without Khan being disadvantaged due to those cupping spots. TBE Mayweather is definitely the best fighter of all time, but he avoided Khan as he knew Khan would beat him. Khan is also the best fighter of all time, as is Brook. Nash out - His Majesty
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Originally posted by JAB5239 View Post
Why did Golovkin not move up?
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Originally posted by Haka View Post
By the time the Golovkin Froch talks were going on Ward was already fighting at custom weight classes of 172lbs. Good luck squeezing another 4lbs and not show up as a corpse on fight night. There is nothing proven about those catchweight talks, Froch might be saying that to save face.
Of course this is your defense. "There is nothing proven". There is nothing proven they didnt ask for a catchweight. Its he said/she said. But the FACT remains that Froch was a retired fighter and Gennady never fought at supermiddleweight. He sure could have made that Ward fight though.......Froch did.
https://www.boxingscene.com/articles...ame-fight-ward
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