Comments Thread For: Rodriguez: Andre Ward Would Outbox Gennady Golovkin

[Fetta]

I think he will. Ward just needs to get back in ring

[Bushidō]

I would favor Ward but it's getting closer and closer with Ward's inactivity.

[Wicky]

GGG is very hittable and both Froch & Chavez Jr can take BIG shots, so either of those fights would be a war! Ward's in class of his own. He's not the most interesting to watch from an explosive point of view, but he's a master of defensive fighting and I reckon he'd school GGG.

[MPX309]

It's not unreasonable to agree to this statement, I can see it happening, but also wouldn't be surprised if GGG won by TKO too.

[Jsmooth9876]

Challenger vs Champion scenario, GGG would need to move up to 168 and conceed more in negotiations. But most importantly Initiate the negotiations. HBO might push this too. GGG is blasting 160's out easily, when will criticism start for him not wanting to challenge himself in bigger divisions.

Probably right around the time they criticize Ward for clearing out 168 years ago but remaining there instead of moving up for Dawson,Hopkins,Stevenson and Kovalev.

[kafkod]

GGG moving up to fight Ward is equivalent to MW moving up to fight Canelo and Cotto. No big deal. Ward will school him either way.

There is one very big difference between Floyd's fights with Cotto and Canelo and GGG moving up for Ward - the money.
Floyd was paid over $45 million to fight Cotto and $41 million for Canelo, much more than his opponents in each case. He was also able to dictate the terms for those fights, including making it a catchweight vs Canelo.
If GGG fought Ward now, Ward would dictate the terms and take the lion's share of the purse. GGG would end up earning less money than if he stayed at 160.

[daggum]

yes he would outbox ggg the same way wlad outboxed povetkin. just too much skills.

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
Not going by Rodriguez' opinion because he's only fought one of the two, but Ward would probably give GGG the most trouble of any. I do remember though, Froch connected a few times solidly in the Ward fight. The big question would remain, does Ward remain upright after a solid GGG connect? And you know GGG WILL connect. Certainly would be an interesting fight, no denying it.

Very good point. Ward's sort of being remembered with a god-like untouchable status due to the fact we're never seeing him in the ring when he's still just a guy with gloves on. If Froch can land, and Boone can drop him (albeit very early into his career) then a proficient and powerful boxer in GGG can do a bit of hurtin'.

Exactly. There's no way this wouldn't be an interesting bout.

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
Not going by Rodriguez' opinion because he's only fought one of the two, but Ward would probably give GGG the most trouble of any. I do remember though, Froch connected a few times solidly in the Ward fight. The big question would remain, does Ward remain upright after a solid GGG connect? And you know GGG WILL connect. Certainly would be an interesting fight, no denying it.

Yes, Edwin Rodriguez isn't qualified to assess such things...... I still maintain that the only one (Russian) who could "handle" Andre Ward, to date, is Beterbiev... ... The guy doesn't need much space in order to hit hard... I say this because Ward doesn't give much space to anyone...

I guess if the Cloud fight was any indicator, Beterbiev too would give Ward trouble. But he does have the 'green-ness' that a master boxer like Ward could expose. Wouldn't mind seeing more Beterbiev fights though.

[AKAcronym]

yes he would outbox ggg the same way wlad outboxed povetkin. just too much skills.

Did you seriously just use that as a comparison?