Froch: Ward avoided rematch, turned down career high payday

[kafkod]

"Andre beat Froch with a broken hand!"

There was nothing wrong with his hand at the start of the fight. If he broke it, he broke it on Froch's head, and he didn't even make The Cobra blink!

[sicko]

What Carl Froch is trying to say is that the best way for them to maximize their earnings is to fight in Nottingham. Because he can guarantee a 35,000 sell out. Plus the fight will certainly capture the attention of HBO and sky. It's a no brainer.

A purse bid here would fail. Obviously it would guarantee the fight, but if Ward's side wins the purse bid they can't guarantee the type of money that Froch can. Because he can't sell out an arena like Froch.

Last time they fought in the US it was a disaster as far as attendance and ratings are concerned. Granted it was in Atlantic City. But Even if the fight is in Oakland it's not going to generate the same amount of money as a fight in Nottingham.

What I took from both of them is that Froch is willing to fight Ward anywhere as long as he can maximize his profits. There's no problem with that. It would be a big fight, and he wants to get the most out of it at this stage in his career. Fighting at Nottingham would certainly do that.

Ward on the other hand doesn't want to fight in Nottingham, despite the fact that he will get the most money he's ever made in his career, because he's scared to death of getting robbed. You don't want your biggest pay day ever because you're worried about getting robbed against a guy who's fading and who you've already beat comfortably 4 years ago?

To me that's a little ridiculous.

I don't think Ward is afraid of Froch by any stretch, but he's making it harder for the fight to happen and then he's calling Froch out for ducking him. When in reality Froch holds the cards here as he's a bigger draw in his country than Ward is in his country and a fight between the two in Nottingham is better for both.

After see what happened to his good friend Andre Dirrell in Nottingham...I don't blame Ward for NOT wanting to go to Nottingham. People complain about American and how people get robbed but some of these others Countries are FAR WORSE. I still don't know why one round the Ref Deducted a point from Dirrell without even a Warning

Me personally I say Ward should go because I think he would dominate so bad that they wouldn't be able to Rob Him without making Froch and Themselves look bad...However, IT IS NOT REQUIRED for Ward to go to Nottingham and prove anything because he already have win over Froch.

As for the Big Stadiums...I'm not all that impress, you pack in 35K yet you don't break any Gate Records or anything which tells me that is just for SHOW and the Tickets are likely DIRT CHEAP to fill up a stadium. Ward will make his money regardless because he fights in America something will come along and it could be GGG and/or Kovalev that will ultimately be BIGGER than the Froch Fight in Nottingham. Froch is the one who Career is closing, while Ward is entering his PRIME. Let HBO keep building up these Boogieman and once Ward get them in that ring that is when Ward will become the STAR and the DRAW that everybody saying he will "NEVER BE"! I heard this about Mayweather as well before the Oscar Fight..."Mayweather Is Good But He Will Never Be As Big Of A Star Or Draw As Oscar" "Mayweather Did Not Win A Gold Medal So He Will Never Be A Megastar In Boxing Because He Did Not Win Gold" well we can official so those people where Wrong and Larry Merchant was one of those Critics

[Chrismart]

Ward wouldn't of faced Froch for his comeback fight. Look at the guys he was suggesting to HBO for his last appearance in the ring.
That's why Smith said that Ward's team have been trying to make a fight with him for a while.

As for the Wembley suggestion. Honestly, it was crazy.

[kafkod]

Ward wouldn't of faced Froch for his comeback fight. Look at the guys he was suggesting to HBO for his last appearance in the ring.
That's why Smith said that Ward's team have been trying to make a fight with him for a while.

As for the Wembley suggestion. Honestly, it was crazy.

Ward is fighting Paul Smith at 172lbs, and I'm wondering if he could have made 168 for Froch, even if he'd wanted to.

[Djanxx]

Guess ward is not that confident in his skills, all fights must be on BET and in oakland and all ref and judges must be black and the venue must accept ebt for admission fees aswell.

How come you get away with posting racist crap on this forum so often?

[HEND]

I don't care about Froch's whining, he got his ass handled easily first time against Ward, it was literally NOTHING to do with the fight was in the USA.

[Ray*]

This fight would never happen again, ward already fought Froch. I don't see the point of a rematch, if it happens here then why not but to be honest what's the point? Same out come.

[slimshandy69]

I don't care about Froch's whining, he got his ass handled easily first time against Ward, it was literally NOTHING to do with the fight was in the USA.

115-113 hardly getting schooled is it.......

[JJRod]

I still think the rematch will happen.
Froch can't retire without trying avenge his loss to Ward.
And now that Ward has his promoter stuff worked out he will figure out he can't make more money with any other opponent.