HBO rejects Ward/Oosthuizen

[Mitchell Kane]

Seriously, dude! You should know better than believe anything Dan Rafael says. Of all the boxing bloggers on the internet, Rafael is the worst.

Showtime will take Cotto/Bundy. HBO doesn't have the authority to dictate anything as far as Cotto is concerned because he has other options.

Not gonna defend Rafael...we'll see where Cotto winds up.

Curious to see where Roc Nation gets with both Ward and Cotto.

[Mitchell Kane]

Yeah, he has so many options right now. So many that he still doesn't have a fight scheduled and hasn't even decided on an opponent yet. But SO many options. SURE he does.

We'll see how willing SHO is to pay for Ward...

[bigjavi973]

Spike TV is Haymon and Haymon will not deal with Roc Nation.

As for Showtime, they also turned down Ward recently as wanting too much money for a tune up fight.

Gaby pengaricano already stated that al haymon would do business with haymon regarding cotto. Im sure haymon & RNS can work together for a Ward fight.

[Barcham]

To the Ward and Cotto fans...

Get back to us when either of them get a fight signed. Until then, they are both bench warmers with nice contracts that mean absolutely nothing at all in the big picture. Further discussion is pointless and futile and leads to nothing but ****** arguments that neither side can win.

[big_james10]

Yeah, he has so many options right now. So many that he still doesn't have a fight scheduled and hasn't even decided on an opponent yet. But SO many options. SURE he does.

The fact that he doesn't have an opponent doesn't mean he doesn't have options. Only a true dumbass would make a statement like that. Cotto can fight anyone at 154 or 160 and still sell out MSG and has the option of fighting on Showtime if he chooses. That is what you call options, dipstick.

[The Hammer]

Won't accept IBO champion, will accept ESPN Boxcino champion

IBO belt at 175, which he's having trouble making.

Ward demanded he drain down to 168.

[Barcham]

The fact that he doesn't have an opponent doesn't mean he doesn't have options. Only a true dumbass would make a statement like that. Cotto can fight anyone at 154 or 160 and still sell out MSG and has the option of fighting on Showtime if he chooses. That is what you call options, dipstick.

Prove it. Show me the offers he has from Showtime. Show me the list of willing opponents to fight him that he and his team have approved. Everyone has options in life, Cotto can become a male stripper in a gay bar or he can retire from boxing to become a gigolo for older gay gentlemen.

But so far, I see little to no evidence of any great options in boxing. But you seem to have all this inside information, no proof though. Shame about that.

[bigjavi973]

I'm sure HBO would gladly accept the fight and put it on the undercard of, say the upcoming Golovkin fight.

ward on the undercard of a GGG fight.

[Barcham]

ward on the undercard of a GGG fight.

You're right. That would be too good for him. Ward deserves to be in one of the untelevised matches on a PBC show on Spike.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Ward should fight Julius Jackson