Comments Thread For: Andre Ward's June 20 Ring Return To Land on BET?

[Beercules]

How is a fighter known for holding and having a low punch count going to build a bigger fanbase?

Exactly why I dislike Ward. His ****ing style is horrible



And I just have to say it again so I can laugh... BET?

[MasterPlan]

Just an FYI for everyone, BET stands for Boxing Entertainment Television.

[Sup]

lmao i remember the racist ass white boxing fans were always saying "so and so" fight between two black guys should take place on BET cause thats the only people who care lmfao.

[SonofZorro]

Andre unknown Ward on BET TV

Ward on BET TV. What a fricking Hoot. Andre Ward possibly could be the worst advised and poorly promoted in boxing history. BET TV probably beat out Oprah Winfrey Network OWN. Hilarious.

[Mike Haynes]

People laughing at the idea of BET don't know how important it is to get the black demographic. Most of Floyd's popularity pre DLH fight was from black america.

Most of Floyd's popularity NOW is Black Americans.....the Mayweather name goes back 4 decades....plus so few blacks follow boxing since Tyson retired....buying a Floyd PPV just seems like the thing to do (since he fights consistently twice a year around the same time). Although BET ain't what it used to be, it's still a good move to bring boxing there (and everywhere else we can watch it). As for these posters going in on BET....don't worry, putting your TV on that station won't cause the blackness to rub off on you and you still get to keep your white card for 'supporting' something that black folks don't even own anymore.

[Sup]

Most of Floyd's popularity NOW is Black Americans.....the Mayweather name goes back 4 decades....plus so few blacks follow boxing since Tyson retired....buying a Floyd PPV just seems like the thing to do (since he fights consistently twice a year around the same time). Although BET ain't what it used to be, it's still a good move to bring boxing there (and everywhere else we can watch it). As for these posters going in on BET....don't worry, putting your TV on that station won't cause the blackness to rub off on you and you still get to keep your white card for 'supporting' something that black folks don't even own anymore.

all they want is that hood pass though lol.

[Mike Haynes]

How is a fighter known for holding and having a low punch count going to build a bigger fanbase?

Word....Ward can fight during halftime of the Superbowl and 99% of the viewing audience would change the channel. A 30 second commercial would be worth $20.

[Spray_resistant]

Sad how legitimately one of the best boxers in the world has mismanaged himself into such a clusterfuck that he has been out of action for about a year and a half, and is fighting some TBA on a racist network I assumed(wrongly) didn't exist anymore.

[Sup]

Sad how legitimately one of the best boxers in the world has mismanaged himself into such a clusterfuck that he has been out of action for about a year and a half, and is fighting some TBA on a racist network I assumed(wrongly) didn't exist anymore.

wait did you just call BET a racist network? lmfao

some people need to get out more often.

[Spray_resistant]

wait did you just call BET a racist network? lmfao

some people need to get out more often.

Yes, no way to argue around it a network inherently designed for one group of people.