HBO: We Won't Pay Ward big bucks to fight a bum!!!

[4Corners]

Ward should move up to 175 or at least fight someone like Edwin Rodriguez or someone in the Top 10 at 168.

[shade darkar]

Get over yourself, Eurofan. Ward is the absolute top dog in his weight division and only second to maybe Floyd Mayweather in the entire sport. He doesn't have to travel, the biggest business in boxing is in the USA.
Hard to imagine a real fan of the sport saying the best fighter should be frozen out because he doesn't want to do something that is absolutely against his best interest.

2nd to mayweather, is he fcuk.

also, a true champion will fight anybody, anywhere.

[junior gong]

Get over yourself, Eurofan. Ward is the absolute top dog in his weight division and only second to maybe Floyd Mayweather in the entire sport. He doesn't have to travel, the biggest business in boxing is in the USA.
Hard to imagine a real fan of the sport saying the best fighter should be frozen out because he doesn't want to do something that is absolutely against his best interest.

Almost stopped reading at the bold as I knew you were about to follow it with something ******ed, and you certainly didnt disappoint in that regard. Real fan? What kind of boxing fan doesnt want to see one of the biggest fighters in the sport travel the world and fight? You'd have to be some kind of backward, insular, floboner ****tard to think he shouldnt travel(especially when all his opponents did) and actually conduct himself in the manner of a 'world' champion......or does 'world' just mean America to you, derpling?

[ManUtd626]

They wont pay him big money simply because he doesn't have a big enough fan base to fight lower tier fighters. HBO is more interested in making money. If they can make money off a popular fighter fighting low tier guys, they will do it. Ward just doesn't have the following to get by on fighting easy guys for loads of cash. Also, he is 30-something so HBO trying to get biggest fight made since they might be trying to cash in on him before he retires.

[theproof]

no one cares about the super six. there are other divisions if they had a 6 tournament it would be more interesting. the froch, Kessler and others were just c rate fighters because after them who is there. all ward needs to do is fight. I haven't heard anyone name somebody bigtime he should step in there with and I hate the word bum. even the worst fighter should never be refered to as a bum. obviously coming from those who never boxed.

[Bigg Rigg]

Word is Ward wants big money for a tune up and HBO are not having a bar of it.

Phantom already posted this yesterday

[ShoulderRoll]

Andre should fight a tuneup next, no question. Just to get the rust out.

Since it will be a lesser opponent though he does have to be reasonable with how much money he asks for from HBO.

[TX_BOXNG]

he needs a tune up, hes been out for a while n coming from a surgery

but i dont kno who could be decent at 168 for him

hes gona have to move up to light heavyweight, might as well get a decent opponent at light heavy to test the waters

[Bushbaby]

HBO is great for boxing. They are trying to make sure fighters aren't fighting bums to earn paydays.

HBO held boxing for many, many years.

Is that right?? So Broner and Berto didn't make a living of fighting bums on hbo for year then???

[MRCHOKEaMF]

Coming off shoulder surgery, he should be able to fight a tune up but not a real bottom feeder...someone with a name at least.

And for the guy who said Ward needs to fight overseas, SMH! He's hands down the best in & around his division, he doesn't have or need to go any where...I would like him to fight outside of Oakland though.

He's only fought in Oakland 4 times