Comments Thread For: Andre Ward on The Goossen Dispute, Top Rank Rumors

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Super middleweight champion Andre Ward explained the reasons behind his recent arbitration dispute with promoter Dan Goossen on HBO’s The Fight Game Saturday night.

Ward had called for an emergency hearing with the California State Athletic Commission last Tuesday as he was seeking a release from his contract with Goossen, his promoter since 2004. However, on Friday, the commission ruled in favor of upholding the contract and the extension Ward signed in 2011.

“I simply want my co-promoter Antonio Leonard, who has been my co-promoter since 2008 when he bought out Square Ring, Roy Jones’s company, and my trusted advisor and manager [James Prince], who frankly I’ve known long before I ever met Dan Goossen, to be at the negotiating table and in the room talking to the network and helping to negotiate my fights,” Ward said.
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[anonymous2.0]

Where's Goosen's side of the story?

[kokingbill]

Should we read anything into the fact that he refers to Bob Arum as "Bob" and Dan Goosen by his full name? It seems like he mist have been in communication with "Bob" to be on a first name basis with him. You would think after all these years he'd be on a first name basis with his own promoter.

[Bigg Rigg]

Yea but as a promoter if it hadn't been that way before then I can see why goosen isn't with that.

[Bigg Rigg]

Should we read anything into the fact that he refers to Bob Arum as "Bob" and Dan Goosen by his full name? It seems like he mist have been in communication with "Bob" to be on a first name basis with him. You would think after all these years he'd be on a first name basis with his own promoter.

Good **** I didn't even notice that til u mentioned it. IMO wards chasing the money nowy. Can't knock him but it is what it is.

[nycsmooth]

I don't believe the Cal commish, Andy Foster, will honor it as an emergency...when he was GA commish, 90% of his dealing was MMA...he's not, IMO , capable of handling this....jr needs a bout vs Ward, 4 1 reason only, he has no $$$.....