Comments Thread For: Team GGG: Ward Not The A-Side, Can't Dictate Terms

[Deevel916]

i even get that it makes more sense for ggg to fight lemieux then the winner of cotto canelo first that makes complete sense and let ward get a couple good wins under his belt i get that but after ggg fights the winner of cotto canelo there is absolutely no reason ggg ward should not happen if both have not lost. by then the fight would be gigantic and be the real fight of our era. i mean the fight has to happen then if ward beats ggg he can start his move to 175 to fight kovalev. i dont know i dont get the hold up from fans perspective tho why ggg and ward fans wouldnt want to see this fight makes no sense to me what so ever it would be an epic showdown. the winner most likely would get the number 1 p4p spot i get that ward needs to win couple fights but if and when ggg fights and beats the winner of cotto canelo and they are still not willing to fight ward thats ridiculous.

If GGG were to get passed Lemieux and the winner of Cotto/Canelo and felt comfortable moving up to 168 then it'll make for a great fight. Question is....will Ward be a full fledged LHW by then.

[hitking]

Wish GGG's fanb1tches would stop yap'n about him "headlining a PPV." Shane Mosley is "headlining a PPV" in a couple weeks. Does that mean he's a star?

[St. Johns Gent]

jermaine Taylor in his most recent fight beat a MW champion. Nothing else needs to be said about the most lackluster division in boxing. One where 2 of the top 3 don't even fight at the class limit.

u on point, middleweight is pretty weak, has been pretty weak for a min., and yet people want to put a guy on the top 5 p4p list from that weak division who's fought the weakest fighters in the weakest division...at least ward cleaned out his division when it was very competitive and has it spotless

[The Big Dunn]

If you're a real boxing fan you would prefer Kovalev vs Ward over GGG vs Ward. The latter would be a mismatch. Wanting a fight just to see someone lose is just pure hate. It not only has nothing to do with boxing but shameful.

I would also like to see answers as to which fight is more competitive:

Kovalev vs Ward

or

Golovkin vs Ward

And I don't think you'll see answers to this.

This is a GGG fan at least admitting he doesn't think GGG can beat Ward, even if he does it by saying people that want to see ward/GGG only want to see GGG lose. LMFAO!!

GGG can't get top quality fighters to fight him, so we want to see ward/ggg for that reason, not just to see GGG lose. Not everyone calling for the fight thinks GGG loses.

That you posted this is hilarious IMO.

[DLX]

If you're a real boxing fan you would prefer Kovalev vs Ward over GGG vs Ward. The latter would be a mismatch. Wanting a fight just to see someone lose is just pure hate. It not only has nothing to do with boxing but shameful.

I would also like to see answers as to which fight is more competitive:

Kovalev vs Ward

or

Golovkin vs Ward

And I don't think you'll see answers to this.

I have Ward losing to both but Golovkin Ward is probably more competitive but still tough to call. Gennady has better overall skills than Kovalev. But Kovalev has the size advantage. I see Gennady's power carrying up to 68 just fine going off what his LHW sparring partners have said.

[hitking]

he could at least give any respond to this offer, but he didnt.Obviously he didnt like this idea.Thats why i call it "refused"

Why keep making public statements when its clear GGG doesn't wanna fight him?

[The Big Dunn]

you will see the fight (if it happens) will never happen at 168. GGG is a big name now.After ppv he will be even bigger and it doesnt matter how much people dont like him he will be A side.He will be the guy to say at what weight fight will happen.This must be shocking you because you know Ward has much better legacy but the fact remains.

I don't disagree that GGG is the bigger name and has more backing from HBO. He will determine many things. When he does, I hope you and others use the same terms to describe "A sides" setting terms as you have in the past.

[carloscruz10009]

Its a fight that can go either way. Both are great fighters and I would love to see it happen if it made more sense from a weight perspective than Ward/Kovalev does.

GGG vs Lemieux then winner of Cotto/Canelo. All the fight in the same weight class.

Ward vs whomever in Nov then vs Kovalev. Both fight in the same weight class.

Ward & GGG is not a fight that can go either way...... Ward dismantles GGG

[mathed]

Golovkin is the biggest coward in boxing today. He casts a dark cloud over this once proud sport.

Trying to unify own division = COWARD

Trying to fight a smaller man = BRAVERY

[Deevel916]

They make equal sense, but GGG/ward gives GGG the quality opponent he and his fans complain are never willing to fight GGG. The difference is GGG/Kov fans think Kov can beat Ward where they do not think GGG can, so they argue for ward/kov.

GGG's 164lb offer to Ward further illustrates that he doesn't feel confident that he can beat Ward, else he'd fight at 168 same as he wanted to fight Chavez jr. and Froch.

There is no indication Ward can't make 168. All he did was sign his comeback fight for 172. So you are speculating in a way that conveniently supports your position.

GGG fans appear afraid of a GGG/Ward fight because it would be the 1st time GGG fought an elite fighter, one with great skill, speed, and would come in slightly heavier than GGG on fight night, attributes he hasn't had to deal with as a pro.

I get it would be a tough fight, but wouldn't seeing GGG overcome adversity and dealing with these attributes, win or lose, be better than another easy KO, especially if you are a boxing fan and not a casual fan watching boxing?

How does fighting the champ who is more than a divsion beneath where you fight make more sense than facing the champ in the division where you're currently fighting in?

Is GGG/Ward a good fight? Sure it is and I would love to see it. Question is, why should either fighter have to sacrifice weight (whether going up or coming down) in order to make it happen when they both have top comp in the division where they currently compete in?

If GGG gets passed the fighters I mentioned and feels comfortable moving up to 168 for a mega showdown with Ward, I'd be online to buy tickets asap as I'm sure it would take place in my hometown of NYC.