Comments Thread For: Andre Ward Says Roc Nation Pact is 'Blockbuster Deal'

[PulpFriction]

I guess Ward-Groves would be a good fight. Right?

[KillerJones]

GGG takes wards head off when they fight. But wards still like " I need my 2-3 tuneups first doe",so we need to wait for the princess to finish her tuneups,and remind people that he's not a full time anouncer anymore.

Nah, I am a huge GGG fan, but Ward would school him.

GGG, isn't fast on his feet, and doesn't employ much head movement, and most importantly isn't even a real 168 pounder at all.

Ward would outbox him quite easily.

[cactusEG]

He is just happy to fight soon. Ring mag is contradicting its rules BTW. They still have him Ranked>?

[Foreign Soil]

Nah, I am a huge GGG fan, but Ward would school him.

GGG, isn't fast on his feet, and doesn't employ much head movement, and most importantly isn't even a real 168 pounder at all.

Ward would outbox him quite easily.

I doubt it. Ward had trouble with Abraham's jab. GGG's jab >>>>> AA's jab. Then there's all of those other things GGG presents that AA doesn't. 3 G's are greater than 2 A's.

[Cinci Champ]

RocNation will regret this signing financially-speaking... Ward takes no risks and takes on no challenges...

Ward has no big fights on the horizons and doesn't seem to be interested in moving up for a Kovalev fight...

Ward will milk this year fighting nobodies... if he even fights...

lol you almost sound mad things worked out for ward lol who gives a **** if **** works out for these greedy ass promoters and managers long it does for the fighters i could care less maybe well get our ggg ward super fight whether it is number wise which i think it would sell decent on ppv as far as fans go its about as big as it gets

[jas]

Ward vs ggg is gonna be huge

Potentially ppv if Floyd-PAC happens because they could ride the wave after spotlight is on boxing

Jay z will probably perform at the fight etc

[MisanthropicNY]

How do casuals have the nerve to come on a boxing forum and make bold statements like this without even the slightest of clue as to what they are talking about. It baffles me.
Ward takes no risks? It seems like that in hindsight (and to casuals) but wasn't it Ward who entered the Super Six tournament as the underdog?
http://www.*********.com/Boxing/supe...odds-set-26480

Takes no challenges? You can't choose who you fight in a tournament. He beat all the "challenges". Kessler, Abraham, Froch. Then the Lineal LHW champion Chad Dawson who called him out at 168. It's hard to find many fighters with better resumes than that.

Ward will milk this year fighting nobodies? He's had 1 fight in more than 2 years, fighting a couple of tune-ups would be the normal procedure...

How long ago was that tournament LOL? Ward never left the U.S. the entire tourney and never subjected himself to random blood testing

[TonitosWay]

I don't think Roc Nation boxing will do so well financially. It just doesn't add up. If a promoter really wanted Ward they could have bought him out of his contract a LONG time ago, he doesn't sell and has no opponents ...

I say just sit back in watch because most people said Jay-Z wouldn't even get his foot in the door & when he did said he won't get any serious fighters.

I learned to just pay attention when in doubt/unsure.

[Foreign Soil]

I say just sit back in watch because most people said Jay-Z wouldn't even get his foot in the door & when he did said he won't get any serious fighters.

I learned to just pay attention when in doubt/unsure.

Ward isn't really serious about fighting these days though. He'll be just as happy getting Roc Nation dollars fighting twice, once or zero times a year. But maybe, since everyone's been scared of going against Uncle Haymon's wishes so far, that Ward's signing will encourage other fighters to stop being scared and sign up. Competition is a good thing - Haymon's control over so many fighters has already degraded the sport.

[Weebler I]

He is just happy to fight soon. Ring mag is contradicting its rules BTW. They still have him Ranked>?

Here are the seven situations in which a champion can lose his belt:

The Champion loses a fight in the weight class in which he is champion.
The Champion moves to another weight class.
The Champion does not schedule a fight in any weight class for 18 months.
The Champion does not schedule a fight at his championship weight for 18 months (even if he fights at another weight).
The Champion does not schedule a fight with a Top-5 contender from any weight class for two years.
The Champion retires.
The Champion tests positive for a banned substance.

Ward should lose his Ring Champion status based on this rule, Rodriguez wasn't top 5.