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  • BIGPOPPAPUMP
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    Comments Thread For: Sanchez: Andre Ward Should Tune Up on ESPN, Not HBO!

    Abel Sanchez, the trainer of IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24KOs) and several others, is siding with HBO's decision to reject several potential opponents that were presented to face Andre Ward (26-0, 14KOs) on their network. Ward has been inactive since last September's TKO of Chad Dawson. During training camp for an early 2013 return, Ward suffered a shoulder injury which required surgery.

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    • MDPopescu
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      SOG's huge Ego got hurt badly by this.

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        • Kagami Taiga
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          Gotta agree with that and I'm a Ward fan.

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            • SugarAnt05
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              Sanchez is speaking the truth, he's not taking shots at Ward. Why should HBO constantly pay for a no name, no hope, tomato cans in what has been a pretty solid year for boxing. I hope Ward comes back strong though.

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                • Sroey
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                  Agree with Sanchez - he is talking sense. HBO (and the public) will want a big name fight. I'd want a tune-up if I was Ward but he shouldn't really expect much help from HBO on that front...

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                    • Citizen Koba
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                      Originally posted by SugarAnt05
                      Sanchez is speaking the truth, he's not taking shots at Ward. Why should HBO constantly pay for a no name, no hope, tomato cans in what has been a pretty solid year for boxing. I hope Ward comes back strong though.
                      Yeah - I like Ward too, but he can't expect to get a prime slot for people to watch him beating up on low calibre opponents.

                      Glad to see Sanchez is still talking up a Ward - GGG bout though, that one will be special. Wonder if they can move MSG to Oakland? LOL.

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                        • MDPopescu
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                          ... Times They Are a-Changin'... even in boxing...

                          Slow business can't afford guys like Ward, B-Hop, and Rigo any longer.
                          It's sad, but it's true.

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                            • Biolink
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                              Ward fan, but I agree. Ain't nobody got time to watch throw-aways on HBO.

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                                • Saul_Good
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                                  Unfortunately, Ward is no Mayweather who can take a year off and come right back To the game and fight a future HOF'er.

                                  What's worse is that Ward is coming off an injury so a tune up fight makes sense, but it looks like he would actually need to hit the ESPN circuit back up for that one tune up.

                                  Seems like a step back for such an elite fighter, but like MDPopescu said...

                                  Originally posted by MDPopescu
                                  ... Times They Are a-Changin'....

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                                    • Bigg Rigg
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                                      Not only does he want to fight a lame in the tune up fight but he also wants a $2+ Million purse aswell. Smh

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