Comments Thread For: Ward-Rodriguez: Rules Issue Places Fight in Jeopardy

[JMO925]

I'm a big Ward fan but this seems REAL GREEDY to me. I get that Rodriguez messed up and came overweight but I'm sure when taking the fight he was confident in making 170lbs. He's a young and probably just out grew the weight class, it's not like he came in 10lbs or some ridiculous number over. Personally I think 20% is a fair penalty, If I was Rodriguez and Ward was trying to take 45% I'd tell him to go F himself and not step in the ring. Andre is a super talented guy but has many issues making fights, sadly for him there aren't many names in his division that make for a compelling fight. If Ward continues on the shelf he will become irrelevant, he's already a guy that few people enjoy to watch so he better quit his *****ing and lace up his gloves.

[BattlingNelson]

Your "Team Classic" picture is a mockery bro... seriously tho. 3 classic sure shot HOF's in there and than lame Mikkel Kessler and fkn Klitoris???? Stop reaching bro...... They may be your favorite fighters but neither of them can be considered classic greats, Kessler wont be remembered in a few years to ANYONE outside his core fan base and the Klitschkos are dominating the most boring, inactive and least competitive era in boxing sinse Larry Holmes run from 1980 - 1985. The heavyweight division died after Lewis and Tyson retired, everyone knows that the Klits would be place-mats for the elite heavyweights in history of boxing. Neither of them and most definitely Mikkel Kessler do NOT belong beside the original Sugar Ray's and The G.O.A.T.

You dont wanna mess with Team Classic son.

[BetterCallSaul]

To be honest, this fight could fall through 10 minutes before the bell is due to ring and I wouldn't even care. Andre Ward is pretty much a non-event in boxing.

[bopbopbbe]

They will fight, ward knows that if the fight falls through he's getting 45% of nothing along with his purse.

[HanzGruber]

Why are people mad at ward for trying to enforce the rules? When broner came in over weigh he gave up like 400k $

[PACnPBFsuck]

Let me get this straight...

Ward is not going to step in the ring at all if he doesn't get around 45% of Rodriguez's purse? thereby he'll also lose out on his own purse.

that's idiotic and will never happen.

Exactamundo

[Chris Collins]

Why are people mad at ward for trying to enforce the rules? When broner came in over weigh he gave up like 400k $

Ward don't give a **** about the rules, he just wants to use those rules to get the extra dosh from rodriguez, I ain't mad at him trying but if this fight doesn't happen because of it I won't be happy.

[MrRolltide91]

Exactamundo

I guess ward don't know s.h.i.t about boxing

[jai mari078]

What's wrong with Ward tryin to get the most money he can. If. Rodriguez made weight this wouldn't be an issue. Not Wards fault! He using a rule to try and get the most he can out of it.

Instead of hatin on Ward why aren't people givin Rodriguez **** for not makin weight.

If It was Floyd doin this it would be considered "a good business decision", but since it's Ward he's gettin hated on. Makes no damn sense!

[HanzGruber]

Ward don't give a **** about the rules, he just wants to use those rules to get the extra dosh from rodriguez, I ain't mad at him trying but if this fight doesn't happen because of it I won't be happy.

I hear but I think it'll still go on. On the last page someone posted the link to the rules and said 30% to promoter and 15 to ward. So he won't even be getting most of it