HBO rejects Ward/Oosthuizen

[HeroBando]

How could Golovkin ask for $2million when he's never even made a million?

Lol damn you're ******. HBO doesn't want to pay Ward 2m+ for a tuneup like this, that's the point lol.

[Fetta]

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.

For the right price to put Ward on a Spike TV or FSN1 im sure they will work something out

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How could Golovkin ask for $2million when he's never even made a million?

Have you noticed that (as usual) you're the only one talking about Golovkin?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Lol damn you're ******. HBO doesn't want to pay Ward 2m+ for a tuneup like this, that's the point lol.

The point is that Ward has actually been paid 2m for the Rodriguez fight. It's not his fault that HBO overpaid him. Golovkin can't ask for that because he's never even earned a million

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Have you noticed that as usual you're the only one talking about Golovkin?

I made a pretty salient point. Oosthuizen is a better opponent than any of the 3 names that HBO all willingly approved without hesitation for Golovkin's next fight.

[HeroBando]

The point is that Ward has actually been paid 2m for the Rodriguez fight. It's not his fault that HBO overpaid him. Golovkin can't ask for that because he's never even earned a million

You need to get some sleep cause you can't follow a thread. You said but they accept Munson Jr. Well, it'll cost them half as much, and probably do better ratings. If they paid Ward once 2m for a tuneup, doesn't mean they have to again. Its good to learn from mistakes, something you should think about especially

[Pigeons]

The WBA will order the Ward-Froch II purse bid in 10 days. As an Andre Ward fan, I want to see this fight next for Andre. Whenever, wherever.

[Barcham]

I don't think HBO really wants Ward back. These haven't been the only opponents they've declined.
They either want him against a big name or not at all.

They don't want to pay big name prices for a bottom rung fight. IF Ward offered to fight for $350K for a tune up, which is around what it is worth, I'm sure HBO would gladly accept the fight and put it on the undercard of, say the upcoming Golovkin fight. But then there would be a problem of getting Ward to fight outside of his Oakland comfort zone with his handpicked officials.

So many obstacles to putting a Ward fight on television that it is not funny. But that is what happens when you have a fighter returning from a long layoff who still thinks he is the king of the roost when he is really just another chick in the coop.

[Cuban Linx]

I made a pretty salient point. Oosthuizen is a better opponent than any of the 3 names that HBO all willingly approved without hesitation for Golovkin's next fight.

That's not the point. The two situations are different. Golovkin is in high demand and he's the one bringing in the ratings consistently. He's also a lot cheaper which gives them more breathing room. Oosthuizen isn't a bad choice for a tune-up, Ward did fight Edwin Rodriguez after all, but he's not in a position where he can just demand a tune up fight and get $2M for it when he's been out of the sport for 1.5 years.

If Ward was in GGG's shoes, fighting often, at a smaller cost, and being in demand, I could definitely see them approving Oosthuizen as an opponent.

I'd love to see Ward fighting again but he's put himself in a difficult situation.

[Mitchell Kane]

The WBA will order the Ward-Froch II purse bid in 10 days. As an Andre Ward fan, I want to see this fight next for Andre. Whenever, wherever.

Thank you, Shakira.