Ward returns fine money to overweight Paul Smith

[yoz]

****** move. Smith did not honour his contract and Ward just approved it. This sends a bad precedent.

If Ward did not want the Money, he should have donated them to the Weight-Watchers instead.

I agree. Smith was thoroughly unprofessional. He shouldn't get any concession for that.

[BattlingNelson]

I agree. Smith was thoroughly unprofessional. He shouldn't get any concession for that.

Exactly. Why reward a guy so unprepared and untrained? In fact Smith jeopardized the Whole Card with his unprofessionalism. SMH.

[BodiesInFlight]

Exactly. Why reward a guy so unprofessional?

Especially when everyone around here has been complaining of boxers not making weight lately.

[mann187]

I'm with you guys - very classy move. I feel like if I were in that position I would be angry at Smith for deliberately missing weight, and therefore not even consider giving him back that money. For Ward to do that shows that he's a bigger man than me. You can learn from an act like this.

I think because he punished him enough in the ring, he felt sorry for smith, plus paul smith comes across well and i have no doubt he apologised sincerely to them before ward handed the money back.

If he would have caused ward trouble, maybe ward would have kept it due to it being a tougher fight but that wasn't the case.

Not taking anything away from ward, hes a classy guy, and exceptional fighter cant wait to see the big fights now.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Classy as always.

Ward joins Canelo in giving money back to fighters who are less financially secure than themselves, much respect.

[The Big Dunn]

I might not have done it but kudos to Ward for doing it.

[RealLifeMovie]

thats honor forreal

[rajaomair]

Look at this, ward's own promoter showing that ward is not a SMW anymore.

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[tyger]

Truly a class act!

[New England]

the brits were asleep when you posted the thread

lets wait for them to find a way to spin this.

ward's evil, after all.