Comments Thread For: Andre Ward on 'Little G' Golovkin: Fans Were Hoodwinked

[Dirk Diggler UK]

172 lbs is a FACT. "Ring rust doe", "It was just Hunter's idea doe" - are excuses and speculations.

Ward was 174 two and half weeks before the fight. If he'd wanted to make 168, he would have made 168.

What is the relevance anyway? If Ward is struggling to make weight, that just makes Golovkin look like an even bigger b1tch for trying to boil him down to 164

[Jubei]

BTW when and who is Andre Ward fighting next? And why is he wearing those nerd glasses? Does he emulate the cool kids Broner and Garcia, is being immature and intellectually rockbottom cool nowadays?

[bigjavi973]

That's the difference between the Ward-GGG and Ward-Kovalev situations.

There have clearly been positive discussions about Ward-Kovalev. Both sides are open to making the fight happen. Both fighters want it and there will be no problems making it when the time is right.

Ward-GGG is a little different. One side (GGG's) clearly don't want the fight. They keep making contradictory statements and embarrassing themselves in public. They are turning down official offers and making ridiculous counter demands.

Exactly... but the GGGroupies have their blinders on so they care not about these FACTS.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

BTW when and who is Andre Ward fighting next? And why is he wearing those nerd glasses? Does he emulate the cool kids Broner and Garcia, is being immature and intellectually rockbottom cool nowadays?

Make fun of Ward's glasses. That's just as good as GGG actually beating him.

[Bigg Rigg]

Ward exposed Little G without even stepping in the ring with him

Lol that "Little G" **** is funny as ****!! Ward though is Irrelevant if Golovkin doesn't step in the ring with him. He's waiting on that guy on all fours instead of just moving up 175. Fight Pascal, then get it with Kovalev. At 168, nothing really left for Ward.

[bigjavi973]

Sometimes it seems he is taking his nickname literal and thinks he is Jesus.

Even most GGG fans would want to see GGG in a tough fight with a skilled fighter, but Ward has to be active again and get some exposure and make some fans, but all he does is talk and talk and talk. When does he actually fight a decent fighter at 168 and prove he is a draw?

Right now no one cares about Ward, no one watches him while GGG is headlining his first PPV and will then hopefully fight the Canelo/Cotto winner, maybe Andy Lee and unify all the Middleweight titles. That is what every fighter dreams about and what most of his fans want to witness.

If Ward gets his stuff together and does more fighting than talking then we might see a fight between those two late next year.

What does fighting the best have to do with ticket sales, ppv numbers, etc?

Take your pick. Legacy or money.

It's funny before when ya was mostly all ****tin on Cotto for saying that GGG doesn't sell tickets etc...
to turn around and use that same like about Ward.

But Cotto is a "coward" & GGG isn't

bunch of hypocrites.

[bigjavi973]

172 lbs is a FACT. "Ring rust doe", "It was just Hunter's idea doe" - are excuses and speculations.

bruh he was like 170sh like a MONTH before the fight. He can EASILY make 168 lbs.

and again Duva has stated herself that they're in talks with RNS.

So why keep deflecting to Kovalev?

[BrometheusBob.]

I think we all knew dam well GGG was going to turn down the fight right now. Not just because he probably doesn't even really want that fight, but also because he wants Cotto/Canelo winner and has been assured that fight by Sulaiman. Unless Ward was talking about a fight mid to late 2016 though it doesn't sound like it because he is suggesting that it was going to be a next move for him.

So ultimately I don't buy this act from Ward either - if you make an offer to a fighter who already has made it clear what their next move is and expect anything other than getting your offer turned down than you are trippin. Not to say that GGG or his team aren't afraid of that fight, because they probably are.

EDIT: I'm only 3 minutes into the video right now, so maybe he clarifies something I haven't heard yet.

[Jubei]

Ward was 174 two and half weeks before the fight. If he'd wanted to make 168, he would have made 168.

Oh we have a Nostradamus here.

Taking your own hypothesis for granted and then building a discussion upon it sounds like err typical hater talk.

Who is your boy Ward fighting next btw? DeGale sounds like a good matchup doesnt it?

[!! Shawn]

this fight will sell better anyway after GGG gets more exposure in his next fight. i dont think GGG and Ward are such household names that the general public is demanding to see the fight. If he can get past David and then the winner of Cotto-Canelo, then that perfectly sets up a mega fight.

ward is a great boxer, not as great a business man.

Definitely, because GGG gonna have to carry the sales. Ward is struggling to even keep his name in the media.