Comments Thread For: Ward-Abraham Finalized For Home Depot Center, May 14

[daggum]

its like 10 hours by plane from germany. Home advantage imo

the semi finals and finals are contracted to be in the usa. blame showtime for making it that way.

[REMOVED SHARK 97]

Gee... I wonder who the judges/ref will be in favour of.

Expect FrWard to come in with a few flying headbutts on Abraham.

[Piper the Great]

carson is like 6 hours away from oakland. how is that home?

it's still in cali bruh

this is some bull****. How is he pulling this off when everybody else has fought on the road? Wtf is taking so long to make these fights? They shouldve had the whole tourny scheduled in advanced. If I was AA I wouldn't take the fight. Not to be a hoe but it but to make a statement. Ward needs to fight away from home. The he has fought 4 now 5 fights at home. Everybody else hit the road.

[Unholy]

it's still in cali bruh

this is some bull****. How is he pulling this off when everybody else has fought on the road? Wtf is taking so long to make these fights? They shouldve had the whole tourny scheduled in advanced. If I was AA I wouldn't take the fight. Not to be a hoe but it but to make a statement. Ward needs to fight away from home. The he has fought 4 now 5 fights at home. Everybody else hit the road.

It may seem unfair on the surface, but when looking deeper into circumstances and official attendance figures, it becomes easier to understand.

Ward's first fight was contracted to be in Oakland vs. Kessler. Ward drew 10,277 in attendance to the fight. His next fight was scheduled to be vs. Jermain Taylor, and that fight would have probably went to the dirty South for a Taylor home field advantage, but Taylor withdrew after the first round loss and Allan Green entered as a sub. Since Allan Green is not well known, he agreed to go to Ward's backyard to make more money. Ward drew 8,797 in attendance to the fight. Those were his only two fights in the Super Six, as his 3rd fight was a non-tournament/tune-up bout after Dirrell withdrew from the tournament (His fight vs. Dirrell wasn't going to be in Oakland/CA either).

10,277 vs. Kessler
8,797 vs. Green
4,100 vs. Bika (non-tournament bout)

[The Hammer]

carson is like 6 hours away from oakland. how is that home?

So you have double standards when it comes to Andre Ward? You approve of his home referees chosen by the crooked California Boxing Commission?

You racist bastard.

[ShatteredGlass]

Hopefully Abraham shatters Wards disgraceful glass chin.

[Check]

People are making a big deal out out of nothing. Abraham is a very poor fighter at 168 and Wards style is a nightmare for him. If Ward/Froch lands in California have some gripe but this fight it could be anywhere and Ward would outclass Abraham. Abraham should drop down to 160, he is a one division fighter.

[Check]

Hopefully Abraham shatters Wards disgraceful glass chin.

Has Ward ever been down? Pro? Olympics? Am's?

[ShatteredGlass]

Has Ward ever been down? Pro? Olympics? Am's?

He has a glass chin

I am an expert on such matters.

It's only time until Ward is exposed as a glass jawed joke.

[The Hammer]

Has Ward ever been down? Pro? Olympics? Am's?

Yes, he has. He's been knocked down a couple of times by clubfighters.

That's why he holds so much. He's protecting his chin.