Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Promoter: We'd Fight Ward at 164, 50-50 Split

[hitking]

No problems here. I would even take it a step further and say 163 would be more fair. Golovkin is a small MW. He could easily make 154.


I think Ward should take this fight. He's obviously ducking Kovalev, but he has a far better chance of being successful against Golovkin..... He should take the fight. But he won't.

Man shut yo b1tch ass up.

[-Kev-]

Seems like fair deal to me, both fighters get an equal purse and move only 4 pounds in weight each.

Not like when Ward refused to fight Dawson only at 168.

1. One fighter will be weight drained, one will be healthy.

2. Dawson called out Ward and said he is going down to 168 to fight him, Ward agreed to those terms Dawson called him out on.

[-PBP-]

Floyd and Pac are the last of the true greats. Fighters that move up and test their skills against bigger and better opposition.

Fighters today are spoiled micromanaged ******* that have no desire to do great things.

[SkillspayBills]

I love GGG, but this is honestly absurd. You can't say you will gladly fight Froch and Chavez Jr at 168 but ask for a CW against Andre Ward. It literally makes you sound scared.

[PulpFriction]

Even if they were equals in terms of marketing, Golovkin is the one risking his reputation by moving up in weight while Ward gets to fight at his natural weight. That alone negates a 50/50 premise.

But they're not equal in terms of marketing. What kind of numbers do you think Golovkin would've pulled in on BET vs Paul Smith? Way freaking more than the 323k Ward did. No, Golovkin is a legitimately bigger name at the current time.

Roc Nation is already losing millions on Ward with his outrageous purse, time buy and ticket comping. He doesn't bring in Mexican revenue like Chavez and he doesn't bring in UK revenue like Froch. You want Golovkin to move up and risk his current market status, then there's got to be some significant give on Ward's end.

Try explaining this to the NSB GGG haters.

[BrometheusBob.]

Man this all has a real familiar feeling to it

Rofl don't jinx this one like that. I ain't paying $100 to see this fight in 2020.

[Bronx2245]

I love GGG, but this is honestly absurd. You can't say you will gladly fight Froch and Chavez Jr at 168 but ask for a CW against Andre Ward. It literally makes you sound scared.

Exactly! Great post! Horrible PR job by K2! This is almost as bad as "Manny is scared of needles," "We need an outdoor stadium," etc. Had he not said he would fight Chavez Jr and Froch @ 168, this would not be an issue, but he (his team) did say that, and you're 100% correct, GGG looks scared of Andre Ward!

[mike1010011]

I love GGG, but this is honestly absurd. You can't say you will gladly fight Froch and Chavez Jr at 168 but ask for a CW against Andre Ward. It literally makes you sound scared.

Here's the thing,I dont aprove of the catchweight either,but ggg isn't the one that said it,it was Tom. Abel and ggg have both gone on record saying that they don't want catchweights,and until either of them comes out and asks ward for 164,this is just Tom running his mouth like an idiot. And yes Tom=/=ggg. It's like elerbe saying something,and people taking it as Floyd's direct words.

[jas]

Ggg is no beast

He's a bully

[SchoolTheseCats]

Try explaining this to the NSB GGG haters.

Only thing he actually risking is that 0 in loss column against Chavez and froch they come forward block punches with they face fighters ward is a different animal so they showing fear asking for cw against him and not other 168lbers roc nation will put up most of money along with HBO to make it a ppv advertisements etc even if it wasn't a ppv roc nation has the money to foot the bill so it's bs on team triple G to ask for cw