Froch: Ward avoided rematch, turned down career high payday

[billeau2]

Let the fight go up for Bid and whoever win the BID that is where they fight.

Very simple solution instead of this Tug Of War. Instead he allowed his belt to be taken away because they didn't want to do that.

You lost the first fight, Revenge is something you go get, it doesn't come to your front door. Froch wasn't Robbed in America or anything like that, he got beat with 1 Hand by the BETTER FIGHTER!

Oakland, Vegas, Nottingham, Mars, Venus, Saturn...doesn't matter, Froch can't beat Ward and Him and Hearn knows it so they NEED this fight in Nottingham just to have a Chance by Corruption!

on mars it would be close....the change in gravity pull, Mars being slightly less than Earth sans an atmosphere, would produce more leaping hooks to the body for Ward so Froch may want to stick to Robin Hood land...with Venus? if one believes the theory that increased melatonin would give slightly better sun protection then Ward bests Froch by.....1/1000th of a second and his ashes are the winning ones....Saturn is a toss up. Frankly whatever man brings the better coat, solar panels and space ship wins.

Nottingham is a place for pufters and Froch only wants to fight there because he is a pufter.

[Pigeons]

Froch vs Ward in the USA = 2,000 fans in attendance
Froch vs Ward in the UK = 35,000 + fans in attendance

Ward agreed to the UK. That wasn't enough for that coward Froch. Froch is only interested in domestic fights. He'll only fight Ward in his mother's dungeon.

[billeau2]

Whats the matter with Andre? Doesn't want to go to a place where if Froch manages to last the fight....pissing blood for a week probably, Ward will get jacked by the corrupt judges...I would not fight Froch in Nottingham either.

First off who is Froch to dictate? the first fight was not even close!

Second off The fight should take place in a neutral venue.

Froch knows that if he does not have the judges he does not have a chance in hell. Ward is the dominant fighter at this weight, when did mayweather start giving rematches? Froch had his chance and it was not even close.

[Barcham]

Call ward delusional

But not scared

He was still willing to go to England

He SAID he would go to England but he knew when he said it that he would not have to go. That is hardly being willing. I'm willing to take a one way space trip to Mars and never come back to earth. Now I know that I will never be offered such an opportunity so it's safe to say I would accept it.

See how that works?

[Skip Bayless]

so nottingham and wembley are the only 2 arenas in uk? haha

[Barcham]

Whats the matter with Andre? Doesn't want to go to a place where if Froch manages to last the fight....pissing blood for a week probably, Ward will get jacked by the corrupt judges...I would not fight Froch in Nottingham either.

First off who is Froch to dictate? the first fight was not even close!

Second off The fight should take place in a neutral venue.

Froch knows that if he does not have the judges he does not have a chance in hell. Ward is the dominant fighter at this weight, when did mayweather start giving rematches? Froch had his chance and it was not even close.

Should hold the fight in Macau. That would solve everyone's problems. Think Ward would go for it? LOLOLOLOL

[Redd Foxx]

What a joke. Froch got clowned by an injured Ward. How shameful talk sht now. Carl hasn't taken any big challenges since the Ward fight, he's just continues to run his mouth. He's one of these guys I want to like but he just btches way too much.

[BattlingNelson]

Not surprised. Ward didn't even want to come to Copenhagen and face the retired Kessler, so why would he want Froch in Nottingham?

Of course he didn't and now he is facing Smith in jOakland.

[Loque-san]

Froch is bitter because Ward embarrassed him with one hand. He wanted Ward only in Nottingham because he knows 1) this is a place where they can rob him - the same way they robbed Dirrell - 2) Ward would not accept. He never wanted this rematch because he knows he cannot win. Ward is his daddy.

[Cuban Linx]

Let the fight go up for Bid and whoever win the BID that is where they fight.

Very simple solution instead of this Tug Of War. Instead he allowed his belt to be taken away because they didn't want to do that.

You lost the first fight, Revenge is something you go get, it doesn't come to your front door. Froch wasn't Robbed in America or anything like that, he got beat with 1 Hand by the BETTER FIGHTER!

Oakland, Vegas, Nottingham, Mars, Venus, Saturn...doesn't matter, Froch can't beat Ward and Him and Hearn knows it so they NEED this fight in Nottingham just to have a Chance by Corruption!

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.