Comments Thread For: Andre Ward Bout on Cotto-Canelo Still Being Considered

[twosweethooks]

This good for Ward. He needs the exposure on PPV . It's really sad his doesn't generate excitement ! I like him he 's a great guy! Maybe after GGG wipes out he MW's Ward will produce and we can get a great fight with the great GGG

[twosweethooks]

could a terrible idea. If he doesn't show up with a decent opponent or he is boring, he might get booed out of the arena. mexican fans are ruthless, and theyve never shown a liking to ward.

Exactly !!!! He has to have a great opponent not the sparing he did in his last fight which put me to sleep

[Scipio2009]

GGG is out of the picture so who will he fight? Degale, Sturm, Abraham again? My guess is he will be fighting Felix Sturm.

Simply look at the WBA top 15 and work your way down the list:

1. VACANT
2. Carl Froch {retired}
3. Gilberto Ramirez {rumored to be booked}
4. Felix Sturm {setting up for Germany showdown with Abraham}
5. George Groves {booked}
6. Patrick Nielsen {being built up, so camp likely ducks the opportunity}
7. Vincent Feigenbutz {being built up, so camp likely ducks the opportunity}
8. Mauricio Reynoso {eh}
9. Julius Jackson {booked}
10. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. {no}
11. Rogelio Medina {booked}
12. Hadillah Mohoumadi
13. Frank Buglioni {maybe, as Chudinov-Buglioni is set for 9/26}
14. Rocky Fielding
15. Isaac Ekpo

So you're down to:
-Fedor Chudinov (13-0, wba champion)
-Mauricio Reynoso (15-2-1)
-Hadillah Mohoumadi (19-3-1, winner of his last five fights [four by stoppage])
-Rocky Fielding (21-0 and, at 28, approaching that point where he simply has to make that step up)
-Frank Buglioni (17-1-1, wba challenger)
-Isaac Ekpo (26-2, winner of his last four)

Golden Boy doesn't really have any other stars to add to the show, so Ward is obviously the co-feature; will then come down to what type of money Roc Nation is willing to commit to the show as lead promoter. For $2m, RocNation can make all six of the proposed matchups.

[Scipio2009]

andre ward pride wont allow him to be on the undercard.

^^^^^^^^^ lol

[daggum]

Simply look at the WBA top 15 and work your way down the list:

1. VACANT
2. Carl Froch {retired}
3. Gilberto Ramirez {rumored to be booked}
4. Felix Sturm {setting up for Germany showdown with Abraham}
5. George Groves {booked}
6. Patrick Nielsen {being built up, so camp likely ducks the opportunity}
7. Vincent Feigenbutz {being built up, so camp likely ducks the opportunity}
8. Mauricio Reynoso {eh}
9. Julius Jackson {booked}
10. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. {no}
11. Rogelio Medina {booked}
12. Hadillah Mohoumadi
13. Frank Buglioni {maybe, as Chudinov-Buglioni is set for 9/26}
14. Rocky Fielding
15. Isaac Ekpo

So you're down to:
-Fedor Chudinov (13-0, wba champion)
-Mauricio Reynoso (15-2-1)
-Hadillah Mohoumadi (19-3-1, winner of his last five fights [four by stoppage])
-Rocky Fielding (21-0 and, at 28, approaching that point where he simply has to make that step up)
-Frank Buglioni (17-1-1, wba challenger)
-Isaac Ekpo (26-2, winner of his last four)

Golden Boy doesn't really have any other stars to add to the show, so Ward is obviously the co-feature; will then come down to what type of money Roc Nation is willing to commit to the show as lead promoter. For $2m, RocNation can make all six of the proposed matchups.

or ward could fight any bum he wants in another non title fight. never count out ward's craftiness. he tried to fight caleb truax and dmitri sartison. he's a maverick who doesn't follow the rules.

[i'm a fun haver]

Gotta find a SMW willing to go up to 173lbs or a LHW willing to go down.
Tune up #2

[Jc8804]

Ward is going from B side to C side fighter..

Lmao

[richardt]

I was surprised at how well things flowed for Ward in his last fight after the layoff. He should be back to where he was by his next fight I believe.

[Guest]

I was surprised at how well things flowed for Ward in his last fight after the layoff. He should be back to where he was by his next fight I believe.

He looked great and did everything right but his opponent certainly didn't make it hard for him coming in overweight and looking for a check.

Will be very surprised if he fights on this undercard. As much as people on here talking about cards being stacked etc, most people who watch ppv's pay little attention to what's on the undercard. We as hardcore fans do, but the majority of people who buy the ppv won't.

[Swatty]

Gotta find a SMW willing to go up to 173lbs or a LHW willing to go down.
Tune up #2

Daniel Geale, Paul Smith (really, where else can he find someone whose best win was against Tony Dodson, Bute, Dirrell, Geale, Monroe Jr, Jackson, Glen Johnson, Fonfara, the gang of Britsh SMWs who beat Smith....
so Monroe Jr who is probably willing..