Comments Thread For: Golovkin Says Time is Not Right For Andre Ward Clash

[The Hammer]

Why would Ward go down to 160 to fight GGG?? GGG's team wanted to go to 168 for Chavez and Chavez is bigger then Ward

Chavez has a large fanbase, Ward does not. No MONEY in fighting Ward.

Why does Ward call out middleweights expecting them to go up to 168 yet refuse to fight at 175? Is that hypocrisy?

[creekrat77]

Of course GGG doesn't want to fight the 168 champ when there are huge money fights to be made from up and comers leaving 147 and 154, let alone the lineal champ Miguel Cotto. Y'all are ****ing ******ed if you think he would piss all those potential fights away just to fight Andre Ward who has a very good chance of beating him. I mean even if he wins that is just icing on the cake for Canelo, Cotto, etc to say "uhhhh...uhhh...why should I fight him he is a super middleweight champ. Why doesn't he just go ahead up to 175?!?!?!"

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[Nomadic]

Time is never right. This is GGG first lost if he get ****** enough to do it.

[Nomadic]

Chavez has a large fanbase, Ward does not. No MONEY in fighting Ward.

Why does Ward call out middleweights expecting them to go up to 168 yet refuse to fight at 175? Is that hypocrisy?

Tell Pac fans that. They want MW to fight GGG.

[doom_specialist]

That pretty much ends the discussion. GGG wants to clean out his division and fight Ward when the time is right for him. I wouldn't call that ducking at all, especially since it's not exactly plausible to accuse a guy of ducking a fighter that isn't even in his division.


Golovkin is trying to prove himself, and Ward is trying to land a money fight/get out of court. Considering where they're at in their respective careers, I don't see a problem with the directions that either of them are taking.

[Mate_Parlov]

That pretty much ends the discussion. GGG wants to clean out his division and fight Ward when the time is right for him. I wouldn't call that ducking at all, especially since it's not exactly plausible to accuse a guy of ducking a fighter that isn't even in his division.


Golovkin is trying to prove himself, and Ward is trying to land a money fight/get out of court. Considering where they're at in their respective careers, I don't see a problem with the directions that either of them are taking.

Let me put it this way, IF fight GGG Ward does not happen in future, it will be due to Ward inactivity or silly demands by Ward team. Just like Chavez Jr case. It will be all Ward's fault.

[joesaiditstrue]

Why would Ward go down to 160 to fight GGG?? GGG's team wanted to go to 168 for Chavez and Chavez is bigger then Ward

Larry are you incapable of critical thinking?

What does Chavez bring that Ward doesn't?

Fill in the blank dude.

[MDPopescu]

http://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/golovkin-id-move-up-to-168-for-ppv-fight-against-chavez-jr/37188

Golovkin: I’d move up to 168 for PPV fight against Chavez Jr
By T.Baker | December 26, 2014

Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28 KOs) says he’d be willing to move up to super middleweight (168 pounds) for a pay-per-view fight against the likes of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. However, Golovkin says it would have to be for a pay-per-view fight against an opponent that is a pay-per-view fighter.

Golovkin says wouldn’t be interested in moving up to 168 to fight Andre Ward, because he doesn’t see him as a PPV type of fighter. In other words, Golovkin only wants to move up to super middleweight against a big name for big money on PPV. He’s not just going to move up in weight to face someone without a large fan base.

When asked by Round by Round Boxing if he’d be willing to move up to the 168 pound division, Golovkin said “Yes, for pay-per-view fight. Chavez Jr, he’s a pay-per-view fighter. Andre Ward, he’s not a pay-per-view fighter. Maybe in the future, yeah,” .

[Str8 Right]

I completely agree with 3G. Ward brings no money what so ever to the table. It would only be a big fight for hard core fight fans. I think 3G is just looking to finally make some big money/PPV fights against cotto or calnelo. He realizes Ward is Very high risk/low reward. But I don't know if he realizes that if he did beat ward, it would most definitely catapult him into stardom. For those call in him a duck, get real. I highly doubt someone who's never even came close to losing would be "scared" of anybody. We all know boxing is a business, and I for one can't blame this dude for wanting a big pay day.

[Hougigo]

Will the time be right when Andre ward decides to fight again? Whenever that is