Kessler-Ward in jeopardy?

[Freddy Krueger]

Kessler better KO him then if he expects to win.

This is one of those fights that if Kessler really feels he is going to get robbed he should try and go for an early KO. I got Ward by legit decision win still though.

[Scott9945]

he shouldn't fight under these conditions. and he won't.

No fight means no paycheck. Not to mention the lawsuit that follows. Believe me, there will be a fight Saturday.

[Scott9945]

Wow...thats some bull****.

No doubt some of that Dan Goosen bull****..

If I were a manager/promoter I probably wouldn't let my fighter sign to fight a Goossen fighter in California.

[FreshOutOfHell]

No fight means no paycheck. Not to mention the lawsuit that follows. Believe me, there will be a fight Saturday.

Two judges and the ref. from California. They can withdraw from this no doubt.

[The Hammer]

If I were a manager/promoter I probably wouldn't let my fighter sign to fight a Goossen fighter in California.

Definitely wouldn't be wise to...

I remember the California referee let Ward get away with as much holding as he wanted in the Miranda fight.

[Freddy Krueger]

Definitely wouldn't be wise to...

I remember the California referee let Ward get away with as much holding as he wanted in the Miranda fight.

Yeah, that was a bs fight right their. I was disappointed in Wards performance in that fight. I'm not from Oakland but I noticed alot of Oakland ppl seemed impressed by that clinch-fest. Hell, Bhop got away with clinching Calzaghe 160 times... Disgusting how some refs suck at their jobs.

[King Jaffe Joffer]

Clinching is part of boxing. Without it, fighters like Wlad would have been KO'd by Peter.


Kessler is acting like a *****. Get a better team then dummy. If not roll with the punches. No one is gonna rob you. Be a professional and do your job

[The Hammer]

Two judges and the ref. from California. They can withdraw from this no doubt.

The deck is stacked. There is no way Kessler can win on the cards, so the smartest thing to do would be to withdraw.

[Shadows]

It's worrying, but I have a feeling it will be corrected. It's only Wednesday, there's still time. I'm surprised BPP or RR hasn't posted something about this.

There's too much at stake for there to be a withdrawal.

[The Hammer]

According to Jake's article of boxingscene's front page, Ward is in violation of the super six contract, which states that at least two judges and the referee not be local officials.

None of the officials working the Sauerland-promoted Taylor vs. Abraham were from Germany.