Dan Rafael: Ward's team wants GGG this fall

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Better fights Ward kovalev or ward ggg


Dan Rafael, King Fight Freak (12:31 PM)

I'd be thrilled with either. The Ward camp told me today their preference is to make GGG for this fall and then go after Kovalev, which makes sense. Ward isn't going to go to light heavyweight and then come back down to face GGG. So face GGG now at whatever weight they can agree on and then, if all goes well, move to 175. Ward can go from an afterthought having fought one nothing fight in 19 months to a huge deal quickly if he were to face GGG and Kovalev in a row and win both.

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Better fights Ward kovalev or ward ggg


Dan Rafael, King Fight Freak (12:31 PM)

I'd be thrilled with either. The Ward camp told me today their preference is to make GGG for this fall and then go after Kovalev, which makes sense. Ward isn't going to go to light heavyweight and then come back down to face GGG. So face GGG now at whatever weight they can agree on and then, if all goes well, move to 175. Ward can go from an afterthought having fought one nothing fight in 19 months to a huge deal quickly if he were to face GGG and Kovalev in a row and win both.

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Better fights Ward kovalev or ward ggg


Dan Rafael, King Fight Freak (12:31 PM)

I'd be thrilled with either. The Ward camp told me today their preference is to make GGG for this fall and then go after Kovalev, which makes sense. Ward isn't going to go to light heavyweight and then come back down to face GGG. So face GGG now at whatever weight they can agree on and then, if all goes well, move to 175. Ward can go from an afterthought having fought one nothing fight in 19 months to a huge deal quickly if he were to face GGG and Kovalev in a row and win both.

GGG and Kovalev about to taste defeat. Ward need to come with his A+ clinch game though.

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It'll be easy to make once golovkin mans up

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Easy fight for ward IMO. Fighting cab drivers then going in with ward will be a shock to the system.

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GGG and Kovalev about to taste defeat. Ward need to come with his A+ clinch game though.

Bro, I'm a ward fan..

I know he'll beat GGG, but Kovalev is extremely dangerous for him. Not to mention Kovalev handles Clinchers exceptionally well.

I put my money on Ward vs GGG

But Kovalev > Ward - Kovalev is too strong for Ward

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yea this aint happening

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Bro, I'm a ward fan..

I know he'll beat GGG, but Kovalev is extremely dangerous for him. Not to mention Kovalev handles Clinchers exceptionally well.

I put my money on Ward vs GGG

But Kovalev > Ward - Kovalev is too strong for Ward

Kovalev has nothing for Ward. He's so overrated based on beating faded guys. Ward fought peak guys at 168 and handled them. Stepping up a beating Kovalev won't be but a thing. Kovalev isn't slick enough to figure out Andre's game. Ward doesn't hold, he has an active clinch that no one has been able to deal with.

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I'd rather he just take another warmup at 175 then go after Kovalev.

Ward is known to be extremely stubborn with negotiations and if the fight takes place at 168+ in Oakland come on, Ward has it in the bag before the bell rings, not very interesting.