Comments Thread For: Andre Ward-Gennady Golovkin Roadblocked Over Weight

[Public_Enemy]

It seems clear to me that Ward wants to fight GGG before he moves up in weight. 154-168 was the statement made by Golovkin's team. They shouldn't switch up now. Ward/Golovkin is the biggest fight either fighter can make at the moment. They'll both make good money and it should be an excellent event. Once Golovkin's team made offers to Froch and Chavez, they opened the door to be challenged by Ward at 168 and they look bad if they do not accept the challenge.

[Hype job]

164 is perfectly acceptable I don't know what people are complaining about. Ward is a super middleweight GGG is a middleweight so why not meet in the middle?

You guys just want GGG at a disadvantage because you want to see him lose. Catchweight is fair.

[JaguaresMx]

But GGG doesn't do catchweights, and he spars and KO's Heavyweights. According to reports.

The whole thing is hilarious

Rmember when floyd got a 1 lb CW from a dude he was giving up 20 lbs to? This whole forum, including me, went ape **** (i was ****** about that)

GGG "KO HWs" all of a sudden is into CWs. There is a cool correlation between GGG fans and Floyd haters, this has them doing turns and flips

He either wants it at 168 or not. Ward is not supid to go to 164 and the hear Kovalev talk at 175.

If GGG doesnt want it, say it. He is not ducking a dude a division above him. Reasonable fans know that. But from now on STFU about 154-175 and KOing Hws. Hype over.

About Cotto, well, Cotto can ask for a CW now and while I hate it, GGG has to understand him now

[Barcham]

Spot on. If going up just 3lbs from his last fight, then back down, is not an option for Ward, then how is going up 8lbs, then back down again, an option for GGG, with unification fights at MW now maybe only months away?

I also have real doubts that this supposed "roadblock" over a CW for Ward/GGG even exists.

Is Loeffler close to finalising a deal with some as yet unnamed opponent for GGG's next fight, and stuck in a roadblock with Ward at the same time?

Until one of Ward or GGG's team comes out and verifies what this unnamed source is saying, I'm not taking this seriously.

Loeffler has stated that no discussions have taken place with Ward or his team. I am willing to take him at his word until he comes out and makes a statement to the contrary.

[Teetotaler]

because golovkin-ward is a real fight between two of the best of the best. golovkin-froch and golovkin-chavez jr would have been exhibitions. if we want golovkin-ward at 168 lbs then we have to accept that it only makes sense after golovkin finishes business at middleweight; if we want golovkin-ward right now then ward has to make concessions. simple. i'm happy to wait because golovkin-lemieux, golovkin-lee and especially golovkin-cotto/alvarez are all fights that i'd like to see. ward has a couple of good fights at smw to keep him busy too. the only person who really loses out is kovalev, since i guess it puts him right at the back of the queue

who exactly is left for ward at smw? Degale was literally the only legit choice but now that hes with haymon its not really a possibility

[New England]

To be completely honest why aren't you ward fans satisfied? If GGG wanted to he could offer ward 60/40 in favor of GGG, the place he wants to fight, at 160 (give ward the dawson treatment). Yet GGG is nice enough to bless ward with his ring presence at 164 for a 50/50 split! what the fu ck more do you want?

a gracious offer

[SchoolTheseCats]

When you add in the international rights sales to his fights, which are broadcast in over 120 countries, Golovkin makes a lot more than $2 million while Ward needs his rich promoter, Roc Nation, to pick up the tab for his fights which are viewed by 325k on a BET time buy. Yeah, Ward is such a superstar.

Why do fans care what boxers ratings are or who paying what it's the fights that matter and being as though Bumlovkin have no fight lined up and biggest fight out there to made atm is him vs ward all that bs of fighting on bet don't matter stop with the excuses HBO backing fight if it's made the dude was just still willing a few weeks ago to fight froch at full 168 but ward at 164 it's a duck and you consigning it

[JaguaresMx]

164 is perfectly acceptable I don't know what people are complaining about. Ward is a super middleweight GGG is a middleweight so why not meet in the middle?

You guys just want GGG at a disadvantage because you want to see him lose. Catchweight is fair.

His team had been talking a big game about GGG owning 154-175. But more to the point, CW does not work because it would make Ward movin to 175 a cluster **** of a sacrifice.

[aboutfkntime]

You're a moron if you don't understand why Cotto holding the middleweight belt matters. Simple as that.

No, it doesnt matter, not one bit.

Golovkin is the man at 160, everybody knows that.

So why the fcuk do you need a roadmap to tell you who the best fighter is ?

Cotto accidentally picked up the MW strap/lineage, by winning a money fight with Martinez.

Cotto needs to dump the strap, because he is OBVIOUSLY not a middleweight..... and you need to go get some exercise or something, and stop worrying yourself to death over worthless/meaningless ABC straps.

I bolded the obvious relevant point that you missed.

[ИATAS]

because golovkin-ward is a real fight between two of the best of the best. golovkin-froch and golovkin-chavez jr would have been exhibitions. if we want golovkin-ward at 168 lbs then we have to accept that it only makes sense after golovkin finishes business at middleweight; if we want golovkin-ward right now then ward has to make concessions. simple. i'm happy to wait because golovkin-lemieux, golovkin-lee and especially golovkin-cotto/alvarez are all fights that i'd like to see. ward has a couple of good fights at smw to keep him busy too. the only person who really loses out is kovalev, since i guess it puts him right at the back of the queue

Nicely put.

I've been saying for a long while now I think GGG-Ward is going to happen next year, after Golovkin takes care of the business he's been working so hard to accomplish.