Andre Ward update

[daggum]

ward deserves to be paid.....

no, no he doesn't. he did 5000 when he fought at stubhub and 1.2 viewers. ggg did 10,000 and 1.3 viewers. ward made 2 million dollars. ggg made 1 million. there's no reason to pay this fool more than he's worth. i thought boxing was a business? when did it become free hand-outs to people resting on their laurels?

[Fetta]

So wjat does Roc Nation plan to do then?

Isnt this their problem now

[hectari]

So wjat does Roc Nation plan to do then?

Isnt this their problem now

Ward still has a contract with HBO, this is Ward trying to squeeze more money for a bum opponent

[sicko]

I don't think he needs a Tune Up to whip anybody at 168 at the moment to be honest, finding one of them to grow a pair and come fight him is the bigger challenge.

Ward is in the same spot he was before going on Hiatus to get out of his Goossen Deal. He comeback and 2 Guys he already beat are sitting at the top of the Division (Abraham and Froch).

Cedric Agnew the only one stepping up right now, maybe Robert Stieglitz or Strum? But I doubt either is fighting outside of Germany anytime soon.

Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez is clearly NOT READY!

New Promotion Same Situation It Seems!

[MDPopescu]

What does he want? 2 million to fight a couple more Edwin Rodriguez's?

You know?... Ward first wanted to fight Sartison (!?!), but eventually HBO "forced" him to fight the big and undefeated star Edwin Rodriguez.

[MDPopescu]

Not surprising. HBO hates American fighters.

HBO Sports president, Hearshman, was the one who took Ward with him (when he left Showtime, back in Jan. 2012)...

[Sparked_26]

Greedy guts.

[MDPopescu]

HBO is being ******. They won't accept anyone but a certain fighter. That is some BS. Let him fight Lucian Bute FFS.

... Too late now (you should have posted this way back -- i.e. in January 2012...). Ward has to move up at 175 to fight Bute -- who just signed with Al Haymon...

[MDPopescu]

They probably want to go ahead and see him tune up with Ramirez, but it seems Ward wants too much for it. It's not like Ramirez would give him a hard fight or anything.

Wait a sec...

By "Ramirez" you mean Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez? That 23 years old Mexican guy? Who's supposed to have a whole career ahead?

[daggum]

You know?... Ward first wanted to fight Sartison (!?!), but eventually HBO "forced" him to fight the big and undefeated star Edwin Rodriguez.

while bute and stevenson weren't worthy, sartison and rodriguez were.