Comments Thread For: Andre Ward-Paul Smith Looms For June 20th Clash

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Absurd. You guys have been looking for any excuse to discredit Ward after he dominated and embarrassed all your favorite fighters, and this Bute **** is ridiculous.

Bute got knocked out by Froch five months after the super six ended.

Ward said that he would fight Bute, but not immediately after he fought Froch. He said wanted to either settle things with Kessler or fight one of the 175lb champions first. In fact, Ward had suggested Froch and Bute fight, but he also said he was very disappointed with the fact that Bute had signed a multifight deal with Froch, which would possibly tie him up for the rest of 2012.

Ward took on Dawson, a much better fighter than Bute, a few months after that. Did you forget?

And you guys have the nerve to defend Carl "I'd rather retire than fight Golovkin but I'd love to fight a talentless middleweight" Froch??

You guys are too much, man.

I'm just telling you what Ward said. I defend Ward a lot to the point where people think I'm a fan of his lol....I'm just telling you what he said.

Bute-Ward was a huge fight at the time and Ward said no.

Froch did his dirty work and that's why Froch is now the money guy in the division.

All in all not a wise business move by Ward.

[Drunk Punch]

Ward should be made to fight one handed, blindfolded and balancing a ball on the top of his head to make this an even slightly fair fight.

[paulf]

I'm just telling you what Ward said. I defend Ward a lot to the point where people think I'm a fan of his lol....I'm just telling you what he said.

Bute-Ward was a huge fight at the time and Ward said no.

Froch did his dirty work and that's why Froch is now the money guy in the division.

All in all not a wise business move by Ward.

Bute-Ward would have continued to be a big fight and would have happened if Bute hadn't badly exposed in his first-ever step up with the big boys.

Froch is Andre Ward's son, just like Kessler and Abraham are. All Froch did was knock out a pretender and make Ward a Grandfather.

Froch, Abraham and Dirrell have been keeping the belts warm for Andre. That's it. Just like when Tyson went to prison. The real champion is back, no need for these stand-ins any longer.

[Jcsuper]

The king is back. Just stay active for god sake.

Im a huge Ward fan, but he should have been stripped from his belt a long time ago

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Bute-Ward would have continued to be a big fight and would have happened if Bute hadn't badly exposed in his first-ever step up with the big boys.

Froch is Andre Ward's son, just like Kessler and Abraham are. All Froch did was knock out a pretender and make Ward a Grandfather.

Froch, Abraham and Dirrell have been keeping the belts warm for Andre. That's it. Just like when Tyson went to prison. The real champion is back, no need for these stand-ins any longer.

But that's what happened and Ward missed out on a mega payday using dubious reasoning.

[aboutfkntime]

I really couldn't be arsed to read all of that to be honest.

My point is that Kessler and/or Froch could have said *** the Super Six, these young guys haven't done **** to get their shot.

Everyone has to get their shot at some point - Ward had won the Super 6 and the next guy in line was Bute and he refused to fight him.

If Bute wasn't deserving then who was? Was Ward gonna retire or something? LOL...like I said shoddy and very questionable excuses were used.

Then I cant be arsed replying

[aboutfkntime]

It is official.....

Bute's official claim to fame is.....

" Andre Ward ducked me, while the other guys were beating me up "

I never jumped on the Bute train.

[aboutfkntime]

Worth as what? A fighter? No no you're right, he was a bum. Which makes it all the more strange why you're trying to defend Ward refusing to even fight him in Oakland for his highest ever purse.

Exactly !

It seems silly to spend more time thinking about Bute now, than Ward did back then.

Pigeons was correct, you guys need to stop fellating the corpse of Bute

You guys are crying for two reasons.....

* that hypejob Bute, spent 2 years regressing while the other guys were challenging themselves

* the one time Bute did step up, Froch pushed his shht in

Neither of those problems are Andre Wards fault !

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Bute's official claim to fame is.....

" Andre Ward ducked me, while the other guys were beating me up "

I never jumped on the Bute train.

You're missing the point. I was never on the Bute train either. I just don't get why Ward turned down that fight. According to all Ward's defenders, Bute sucks. Why would you refuse such easy money then?

There's no logical explanation using that reasoning.

[aboutfkntime]

I'm just telling you what Ward said. I defend Ward a lot to the point where people think I'm a fan of his lol....I'm just telling you what he said.

Bute-Ward was a huge fight at the time and Ward said no.

Froch did his dirty work and that's why Froch is now the money guy in the division.

All in all not a wise business move by Ward.

I agree with that.

Doesnt make it a duck !