Comments Thread For: Froch Says No Thanks To Andre Ward, Eyes Chavez Jr.

[crold1]

Stevenson didn't say that he'd never fight Kovalev either. He just wants that more lucrative Hopkins payday at the Bell Center first.

Same with Sergio, all he said was that Golovkin needed to make himself into a bigger name to make the fight worth it. In the meantime he prefers to be in Madison Square Garden making bank against the 3rd biggest ppv attraction in the sport.

Agree...but I haven't been one digging into Stevenson for taking Hopkins first either. I also thought Fonfara was a legit defense and said all along people were way underselling it. Is he ducking Kovalev? A bit, but that doesn't mean that fight won't happen when it gets bigger.

I've also said taking a big payday like Cotto before GGG is fine. if no GGG after, especially if GGG beats geale...that will be critique time.

I'm fairly consistent.

Froch has some very rich options on the table besides Ward, all of them tough fights (Chavez the easiest on paper, DeGale IMO the toughest). If he quit tomorrow, he'd be able to say he fought everyone in his era really. He can't say he beat them all. Needs Ward II for a chance at that. His resume is unassailable to me and his bad ass stripes are long proven.

[hitking]

Because Stevenson was a completely unknown mandatory who hadn't done **** at the time and Froch took a far bigger and more lucrative unification fight against Kessler

Right. But he had no problem making his mandatory against Groves.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

So all of a sudden Groves is an elite fighter. Groves was basically an untested prospect. Chavez Jr is a f.uckin' bum that spent the last year having to fight a ESPN mainstay twice to get a convincing win. Milken Kessler is not only semi-retired, he's also semi-blind. S o let's stop acting like Froch has been on a murderous row as of late.

Groves was his mandatory challenger and he made in the region of £8-10 million for the rematch. He'll make a ridiculous amount to fight Chavez Jr.

How much did Stevenson get to face Forfarna? Who the *** is Forfarna anyway? LOL

[El Malo.]

Good, no one wants to see the billy goat ram and hug his way again with the stiff robot.

[hitking]

Why would they fight again? He literally just admitted ward would beat him. So whays with the d1ck up ur as$?

[crold1]

Groves was his mandatory challenger and he made in the region of £8-10 million for the rematch. He'll make a ridiculous amount to fight Chavez Jr.

How much did Stevenson get to face Forfarna? Who the *** is Forfarna anyway? LOL

Fonfara was a good fighter and proved it. No need to ding him. Tough bastard who has improved steadily over the years.

I don't get why everyone pretends Ward is a factor in this moment though. HE CAN'T FIGHT because he's in a tussle with his promoter. Until that's cleared up, and Froch knows this, it's all just needling.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Right. But he had no problem making his mandatory against Groves.

Stevenson moved up in weight. If he'd stayed at 168, Froch would have had to have fought him or drop his IBF title. Please keep up.

[theboxingguru]

Because Stevenson was a completely unknown mandatory who hadn't done **** at the time and Froch took a far bigger and more lucrative unification fight against Kessler

Unification? Didn't he vacate the title to fight Kessler? Who cares, the point being he doesn't seem to want the riskier fights. Stevenson was and is. KOing everybody and he didn't want the risk, be it for money or not. He knows he can't beat, so again he's using money as an excuse. If he wanted to fight Ward in Wembley, Ward would have no choice but to accept, but he didn't even propose that as an option which means he doesn't want to fight Ward period.

[millcitymauler]

If he were a "warrior" he'd wanna avenge his loss. He had no problem avenging Groves. He had no problem avenging Kessler. Why not avenge Ward? I'll tell you why. Cause he's a punk ass b1tch with a punk ass fanbase that will buy and justify every b1tch move he makes

what a ****ty life you must have.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Fonfara was a good fighter and proved it. No need to ding him. Tough bastard who has improved steadily over the years.

I don't get why everyone pretends Ward is a factor in this moment though. HE CAN'T FIGHT because he's in a tussle with his promoter. Until that's cleared up, and Froch knows this, it's all just needling.

Just because he made Stevenson look average doesn't mean it was a good match-up to take.

Stevenson took a lesser fight for less money. It's not comparable at all to what Carl Froch is doing or has been doing.

And yes it's all a bit moot since Ward can't even fight.