Dan Rafael: "Ward-Dirrell for Sept 25 is going to be POSTPONED"

[SuckaPunch]

from Dan Rafael's blog today
Aug 13, 2010
11:58 am

Speaking of the Super Six, it seems awfully likely that the Andre Ward-Andre Dirrell super middleweight title bout scheduled for Sept. 25 is going to be postponed.

We're about six weeks out and there has not been a news conference, there is no site and tickets are not on sale, which you can't do without a site. That's not exactly a good way to promote a highly significant title fight between 2004 U.S. Olympic teammates and medal winners.

Keep in mind that the site for the Mikkel Kessler-Allan Green Group Stage 3 bout of the tournament -- Herning, Denmark -- which is also on Sept. 25, was announced a couple of weeks ago. Further, the site (Monte Carlo) for the final Group Stage 3 bout, Arthur Abraham-Carl Froch, which is on Oct. 2, was also announced a few weeks ago.

But with regard to Ward-Dirrell, there has been nothing but silence.

When I asked Dirrell promoter Gary Shaw about the situation the other day, he didn't want to get into it. When I asked again to please be honest about it, his response was, "I can't be honest. I'm a promoter." Maybe he was saying that in jest, maybe not. So when I pressed him further, Shaw told me to ask Dan Goossen, Ward's promoter.

So I did that. When I talked to Goossen on Thursday night and asked him to clarify the situation, he didn't provide a real answer, electing to duck it like David "The Ducker" Haye is ducking Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko.

http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/blo...rell-postponed

[2501]

****ing boxing man. this sport is becoming such a joke.

[starkiller]

Why do they push the fight back if neither has injuries... The bigger joke is that they'll push this fight back and then one will have a real injury and get pushed back a 2nd time... ****ing ****** ass promoters.

[V.WEBB]

PLEASE don't add a poll!

[Golden Boi 360]

I'm assuming they need time to promote.

[The Surgeon]

Too bad nobody took me up on my all in points bet that it would sill be happening. It was obvious it was being postponed lol

[Hi-Dro]

i was looking forward to this fight...

[Evil Abed]

F$ckin A.

Thanks for the accurate thread title.

[D-MiZe]

Just put them in Vegas with a good undercard.

Why must they both ***** about location?

[SuckaPunch]

PLEASE don't add a poll!

just for you coach, i won't.

what can i do, i just have a fetish for numbers