Comments Thread For: Andre Ward Could Be The Next Boxer in Network Battle

[Scrubber]

Ward mismanged terribly

If Ward wasn't mismanged so bad he could position himself to be the most popular fighter out there. Funny how dumb management ruins these kids. let me manage Ward. I would sign him for Bute for less money.

[David Struck]

Andre Ward Could Be The Next Boxer in Network Battle

Ward had better not fight at 175 - Ismayl Sillakh would annihilate him!!!

[Kagami Taiga]

lol....Some of u dudes are unbelievable.

seriously its best to ignore these guys. ppl dont like ward so they'll continue to try to discredit him. like he didnt just amass the best wins in the last 2 yrs or so. its really sad.

[4Corners]

Whoever Ward fights next will have just "stepped into a fight with the super six winner".

I doubt whoever he fights will be better than Bute, stop with the lame excuses please....

The article said he's going to return on June 2nd first. Who would you like him to fight on June 2nd??? I say Andre Dirrell.

Groves-Stieglitz, Froch-Bute, Kessler is up at LHW now, Abraham is waiting for the Groves-Stieglitz winner, there aren't many options at the moment.

Andre Dirrell should be the opponent for Ward on June 2nd. No more excuses for Dirrell to pull out, lets just get that fight over with. Dirrell arguably beat Froch, and whupped Abraham. He looked fresh and solid in his ring return, lets get that fight on.

After that, there's a few options after that. Bute, if he beats Froch. Anthony Dirrell, if he beats a good contender first (someone like Brian Magee or at least Adonis Stevenson).

I don't see how anyone has a problem with Bute actually fighting a Top of the line SMW first before a Ward fight.

Also, does anyone know if Bute-Froch are doing the immediate rematch thing that they were talking about doing before????? I just never heard anything more about that rematch in the fall in Canada, don't know if I missed it.

[tredh]

How feasible is it for fighters to work with networks on a fight by fight basis? I mean PBF can use any promoter he wants along with his company of a fight by fight basis. So could fighters do the same with networks on a fight by fight basis?

[JAB5239]

Well not in this case. It was there to be made. Bute's people wanted it. Showtime certainly wanted it since they turned down Froch-Bute! Only Ward didn't want it.

It'll be a shame if Ward moves up and we never see this fight. I just dont wanna see a repeat of Khan-Bradley

Maybe I'm missing something in the chain of event bro, but wasn't Ward tied into the super y and than broke his hand against Froch? I just don't see the timeline where he could have rehabbed the hand and made this fight.

[tredh]

Maybe I'm missing something in the chain of event bro, but wasn't Ward tied into the super y and than broke his hand against Froch? I just don't see the timeline where he could have rehabbed the hand and made this fight.

We can't tell the future but from Ward's comments about Bute even if he hadn't broke his hand Ward was not fighting Bute next going off his comments. I think that is point UK is making.

[djtmal]

another fight in oakland with fixed refs?...geez enuff already....

[ny123]

another fight in oakland with fixed refs?...geez enuff already....

I like Kessler and was rooting for him when he fought Ward but it was obvious who the better fighter was that night. I dont see any real examples of where Ward had fixed refs or hometown judging. In reality he has shown himself to be the best at 168 and that just doesn't sit well with some fans for whatever reason.

[IMDAZED]

We can't tell the future but from Ward's comments about Bute even if he hadn't broke his hand Ward was not fighting Bute next going off his comments. I think that is point UK is making.

The question is, where do people get off thinking he's ducking or avoiding? Just incredibly childish.