Comments Thread For: Golovkin-Ward: Promoter Doesn't See Financial Sense

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I understand all of that, I think if Ward is smart he would WAIT and let this GGG hype continue, because if he waits and gets active, they fight will be Big later down the line which will = MORE MONEY FOR BOTH! Right now it is just a HBO Network fight it is NOT a HBO PPV fight right now

So yeah he should let GGG clean out 160 then if he decides to move up after that then you go after him. Because to be honest neither GGG or Ward is "REQUIRED TO MOVE UP". Neither is struggling to make weight right now I dont' think so clearly these are their natural divisions.

But yes Ward should go after Chavez Jr HARD who is killing himself to make weight and making catch weights at 165 just so he can fight smaller guys so Ward is right to call him out

I agree that ward should wait for ggg to handle business at 160..

I would like ward to fight froch 2, Kessler 2 before those guys retire,, easy money.. Also ward vs either dirrell, or bika 2

[elfag]

makes sense...

why go to 168 and be outboxed by ward for less money when you can go to 168 and batter human punching bag chavez for more money

[gyllespie]

Well then they have no excuse to avoid Froch! Carl has said he'd fight GGG. Froch is a big ticket seller. Make the fight happen. I don't want to hear about the Sam Solimans. If Golovkin doesn't get Cotto he should be going after Chavez Jr. and Froch. Not only does it makes sense for the fans but also makes financial sense for Team Golovkin. If GG beats both those guys then a fight with Ward will generate big ticket sales because suddenly you have a Pacquiao-like typhoon moving up in weight to threaten a SMW king who also appears unbeatable.

[Black Barty]

Loeffler is right. Ward would want the bigger piece of the pie, and he definitely wouldn't settle for less than he got vs Rodriguez. HBO won't cough up enough money that would satisfy the both of them.

As strange as it may sound, I would say it's a case of both fighters pricing themselves out.

[sicko]

He still wants Ward as does Kovalev but Ward won't move up for the same reasons GGG won't move up to face him.

But Ward is at a level in which he has every right to try and go for big money fights you know why...BECAUSE he is #2 P4P and he CLEANED OUT HIS DIVISION! So it is nothing left to do but to try and go for the Biggest Fights Possible for the MOST MONEY because he proved himself already as an ELITE FIGHTER in the sport today.

You have guys who haven't don't ANYTHING yet but fans are OK with them picking and choosing fights that makes the most money But when a guy who has proven himself and taken on all comers in his Division and cleaned out his division does it, somehow hit becomes a bad thing.

It is disgraceful to the sport that top guys how to lower themselves to finding an opponent and chase down guys who are not even on their level yet because nobody has the balls to shoot for the #1 Spot vs a Ward or Rigondeaux

[The Big Dunn]

Loeffler is right. Ward would want the bigger piece of the pie, and he definitely wouldn't settle for less than he got vs Rodriguez. HBO won't cough up enough money that would satisfy the both of them.

As strange as it may sound, I would say it's a case of both fighters pricing themselves out.

No its a case of GGG and his team choosing money over the best fight-something you criticize when it's a fighter you don't like.

Do same here when GGG does it, don't make excuses for it.

[Black Barty]

But Ward is at a level in which he has every right to try and go for big money fights you know why...BECAUSE he is #2 P4P and he CLEANED OUT HIS DIVISION! So it is nothing left to do but to try and go for the Biggest Fights Possible for the MOST MONEY because he proved himself already as an ELITE FIGHTER in the sport today.

You have guys who haven't don't ANYTHING yet but fans are OK with them picking and choosing fights that makes the most money But when a guy who has proven himself and taken on all comers in his Division and cleaned out his division does it, somehow hit becomes a bad thing.

It is disgraceful to the sport that top guys how to lower themselves to finding an opponent and chase down guys who are not even on their level yet because nobody has the balls to shoot for the #1 Spot vs a Ward or Rigondeaux

That's what EVERY fighter does, and every fighter has the right to do it, not just the "elite" ones. The naivete of some boxing fans is really baffling.

[sicko]

I agree that ward should wait for ggg to handle business at 160..

I would like ward to fight froch 2, Kessler 2 before those guys retire,, easy money.. Also ward vs either dirrell, or bika 2

Yeah If I was Ward I would travel to Denmark and Nottingham and embarrass both in front of their fans...JUST BECAUSE HE CAN! But how serious are those guys of fighting Ward again, I think both was bluffing to impress their fans back home but neither is confident that they can beat Ward. Froch talking about fighting in Vegas one more time but not against Ward


"I Won't Fight You Because You're Not A Draw"= I won't fight you because I know I can't beat you so if you beat me I at least want a good payday for it!

Donaire said the same thing about Rigondeaux for about a year then once they got into the ring we found out the REAL REASON why he never wanted that fight

[Black Barty]

No its a case of GGG and his team choosing money over the best fight-something you criticize when it's a fighter you don't like.

Do same here when GGG does it, don't make excuses for it.

So GGG is morally obligated to take the tougher fight for less money because some high and mighty boxing fans don't think he is proven enough?

[MDPopescu]

... Meanwhile, Hopkins calls out Kovalev.

(Ward and B-Hop are staying busy.)