Ward on BET gets 325K viewers

[The Big Dunn]

I would LOVE to see a GGG - Ward fight. Get it done and out of the way once and for all. I have no interest in talking about it for the next 3, 4, 5 years like another fight that turned out to be nothing but a big disappointment.

You mean you don't want Ward to dominate GGG the way Floyd did Manny.

Look, I understand that. Watching GGG KO guys with no chance to beat him is "exciting" to fans, yet those same fans do not like it when Deontay Wilder does the same thing. That's for another discussion.

Isn't the sport better when A guy like GGG, with so much hype and a huge following, fights a top p4p fighter rather than those he has been fighting?

[MDPopescu]

It matters what Ward sells because he will be the one demanding a purse easily over 2-3 million. Do you not understand that?

Ward said he'd move to 175 a while ago. I also remember him saying "If I beat Kovalev, then what?".

... then he would have to beat Beterbiev -- which is an entirely different matter.

[Hougigo]

Good or not, roc will seriously need to reconstructure his pay or upgrade his opposition since they're paying for everything

[Barcham]

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELIVSION
BLACK AWARD SHOW WITH THE MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE ITS THE ****ING GARAMMYS AND OSCARS FOR BLACK PEOPLE. Of course it's gonna pull those numbers on something like that. Everything else gets **** numbers mmh I wonder why...

GGG needs to prove his p4p ranking is deserved. Fighting and defeating Ward does this.

GGG said he would fight anyone from 154-168, He isn't being picked on.

GGG is the a-side so it doesn't matter what Ward sells.



We know he is better than GGG and that he has accomplished more than GGG. So have him fight GGG, so they BOTH have a chance to PROVE themselves to anyone who doubts them.

GGG can easily make this fight if its something he wants to do. He is the a side without question. Go to HBO and demand they get him Ward. Not really complicated.

My guess is GGG will copy the "Mexican style" and beat 75 cab drivers/bums before fighting anyone real.

So you think that Ward will accept under a million for the fight? Ward who was demanding $2 million for his tune up fights? Is GGG supposed to pay Ward out of his own bank account and fight for free? HBO refused what Ward was asking. So did Showtime. Everyone refused Ward which is why he had to fight on BET with a time buy.

A PPV would not do enough sales to pay Ward his side of the purse.

So how about all of you geniuses who think such a fight is easy to make tell the rest of us exactly how it can be done. And 'get GGG to tell HBO to do the fight' does not qualify. Neither does 'tell HBO to make it a PPV'. Tell us all how you would approach HBO to convince them that everyone could make money on this fight. How they can convince Ward to accept B side money. How to successfully market the PPV. Everything. Go ahead. We are all very anxious to know.

[AddiX]

As I mentioned before, this entire business is out of wack right now.

The only profitable fight on Saturday was the lemiuex fight and that did the worst ratings.

Haymons time share buy and over inflated fighter pay has completely knocked the business off balance.

Roc nation will be out of this sport in no time.

[The Big Dunn]

It matters what Ward sells because he will be the one demanding a purse easily over 2-3 million. Do you not understand that?

Ward said he'd move to 175 a while ago. I also remember him saying "If I beat Kovalev, then what?".

When did he demand this purse? Are you quoting facts or are you speculating what he will ask for based on his purse from previous fights?

Yes he did. Before he does, I would like to see him and GGG fight given GGG can't get a fight he wants.

Don't you want to see Kov fight Stevenson before Ward like me and almost everyone else?

[bigjavi973]

Let Ward continue facing bums in Oakland. With that said Ward fans can't go around saying he is p4p number two when he rarely fights and when he does fight is bums like smith and rodriguez.

Ward resume > GGG lack there of resume

[bigjavi973]

Cotto holds the lineal MW and WBC title while simultaneously requiring a mandatory fight with Golovkin.

Does GGG hold a 168 title? Does Ward hold an interim title to face him as a mandatory?

Cotto came up, stole Martinez from Golovkin (who he'd been avoiding for years) and now campaigns at 160 without even facing anyone at the 160 limit.

Larry don't be so ******, man. The situations aren't the same.

So why are GGG entertaining a fight with Froch & Chavez JR???

they not the same division doe. no 168 title doe. no interim doe

[Barcham]

You mean you don't want Ward to dominate GGG the way Floyd did Manny.

Look, I understand that. Watching GGG KO guys with no chance to beat him is "exciting" to fans, yet those same fans do not like it when Deontay Wilder does the same thing. That's for another discussion.

Isn't the sport better when A guy like GGG, with so much hype and a huge following, fights a top p4p fighter rather than those he has been fighting?

The result will be the same. Ward on his ass in the middle of the ring with a look on his face that says 'Oh SHIT! What did I get myself into!'.

[bigjavi973]

Not at all. Ward should fight GGG on regular HBO and be willing to accept B side money because he is no longer an A side fighter and brings absolutely nothing to the table.



Thank you! It is nice to find a poster intelligent enough to understand my posting style and what I try to get across. Unfortunately, few people here are able to see past the name of their favorite fighter and think everyone else is as biased as they are.



If Ward wants to fight GGG, he should be willing to accept around double what Monroe got paid. I could see Ward getting 500k-750k as the B side to a GGG fight on regular HBO with the fight being held at the venue of Golovkin's choice. That is what he deserves at this point in time due to his inactivity and the quality of his most recent opponents.