Why is Andre "Hometown" Ward Reluctant to Face Froch in the UK?

[CtrlAltDefeat]

so if he did beat froch with one hand , why did they postpone the original fight-date because ward suffered a little scratch on his forehead during sparring (while wearing a padded helmet) ??? wouldnt a broken hand be more of a reason to delay the fight than a tiny scratch that might open up on fight night??

[-Kev-]

See Froch vs Dirrell.

[RiC-DiC]

he doesn't want Froch's mother and country to disown him.

[El Angel]

Well he wasn't going to fight Froch coming off that layoff. Let's see what he does after he beats Rodriguez.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Ward froch ii 2014

Ward seems to be insecure and afraid of losing. He knows he's not strong enough to KO Froch, and he wouldn't have a home ref to allow him to foul. And in the UK he may be tested for PEDs.

this is the truth boxing fans! remember ward has been working with Victor Conte (old Victor is one of the biggest wizards in the performance enhancing drugs business)

In the UK this matchup would be a different scenario with a decent ref sorting things out. Its well known how prone Ward is to use questionable tactics..

(excessive holding/clinching, headbutts, elbows, armlocks,low blows)

Ward is like a combination of Bernard Hopkins skillset and slickness & Andre Dirrell's alertness and footspeed all this along with the Sven Ottke
hometown record/ref/judges and loud (but kinda small) crowd

I dont think Ward is necessarily afraid, but i think he is a smart guy.. and he knows what will happen if he goes to the lions den

he cant keep going in circles so lets keep poking Ward and adressing the subject
..at some point (hopefully 2014) this fight will happen, im definitely going to watch it live just like i went to see Kessler II in 02

[Boxing Bob]

Is he scared, is it pride, ego, paycheck or what? Froch already fought Ward in the US, the obvious thing for Ward to do (just like Kessler did) is to now fight Froch in the UK.

Ward has been seen as a hometown whore for a long time now so fighting Froch in the UK will repair his damaged reputation. But Ward's manager said something about them only fighting in the UK if Calzaghe comes out retirement to face the winner.. basically a crazy demand which is almost impossible to fulfil.. so it seems they don't want the fight to happen in the UK..

What's the reason.. does Ward have such low confidence in his skills that he doesn't think he could beat Froch in the UK?

Another post where your nationalistic pride is commendable, but the rest of this is crap. What did you see in the first fight that makes you think Ward would have low confidence in a rematch? Do you think somehow Froch magically comes up with the hand and foot speed to compete with Ward. NO! Speed is god given, it can't be trained into you. Froch is an easy guy to cheer for. He is willing to fight anyone, anywhere. But he just doesn't have the pure boxing talent to ever beat Ward

[FAt tEDDY]

Ward would end that nice thing Carl has going..
Similar beating in Britain would cut Sky PPVs for a while and seriously damage Froch's marketability imo. British press can be harsh..

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Another post where your nationalistic pride is commendable, but the rest of this is crap. What did you see in the first fight that makes you think Ward would have low confidence in a rematch? Do you think somehow Froch magically comes up with the hand and foot speed to compete with Ward. NO! Speed is god given, it can't be trained into you. Froch is an easy guy to cheer for. He is willing to fight anyone, anywhere. But he just doesn't have the pure boxing talent to ever beat Ward

Why did they even fight in the first place?

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Why did they even fight in the first place?

gtfo you pacifist ! what are you doing in a boxing forum x D

(they fought because they where participants/finalists in the super 6 tournament, duh )

[Jc8804]

He would get paid double, and in euros not dollars.

Imo its his brittle hands vs a granite chin. He cant stop froch ,but no can,
Guy has too much character and heart.
And he will likely wins a decision in a competitive fight
But only risk another injury.
We dont even know if he is the same .
Lacy who ****** had a shoulder injury and never recovered