So Ward wants part of the PPV cut from Cotto-Canelo

[PK3434]

You can keep telling yourself that if you want; the SF/BayArea cares to see Andre Ward fight (three headline fights that each did over $700k at the gate help prove that) and HBO's audience cares to see him fight (last two HBO fights each did over 1.2m homes).

Beyond that, there's a lot of boxing and casual boxing audience that doesn't care about the whole Mexico/Puerto Rico rivalry; Andre Ward gives them the chance to reach some of those other audiences.

HOT97/Power106.1/BigBoy/SwayinTheMorning/etc on urban radio, across the ESPN basket of banter shows, and with Rosie Perez on The View (as a clean-cut, wholesome, Olympic gold medalist, with American English and a persona that could be an advertisers dream were he to get more exposure) are all potential audiences that neither Cotto or Alvarez can reach.

Stop it. Ward doesn't have star power. He lost any momentum he had a long time ago. And every time he is on tv or radio he just sounds extremely bitter and jealous. His condescending personality makes him impossible to be a hero and yet he isn't badass enough to be a villain. He's just a disgruntled boxer.

[Dr Rumack]

Source? Ward seems to be disconnected from the reality of where his career is right now. He should be jumping at the chance to get on that card.

[Tom Cruise]

Source? Ward seems to be disconnected from the reality of where his career is right now. He should be jumping at the chance to get on that card.

He seems to be 'negotiating' himself out of a HOF career.

[b00g13man]

If this is legit, it's absolutely ridiculous. Has this happened before?

[gmc_rfc_06]

This could be one of the most ridiculous, undeserved and unimaginable requests that I've seen from a fighter.

Be thankful two star fighters are giving you a platform to fight in front of a proper crowd, don't try and sponge their money because you can't generate it on your own.

[Bigg Rigg]

This could be one of the most ridiculous, undeserved and unimaginable requests that I've seen from a fighter.

Be thankful two star fighters are giving you a platform to fight in front of a proper crowd, don't try and sponge their money because you can't generate it on your own.

You ain't lying bro

[SplitSecond]

This is why everyone "ducks" him. ****** demands, he still thinks he's p4p #2 and he's just won the supersix and people still give a sht about him.

He should just be happy to be getting this exposure in the undercard of a big fight.

[MDPopescu]

... Let the poor guy alone... He was born too late.

[Furn]

Depends how much of a share he wants I guess.

[Mr. 29K]

Is this guy the second most delusional guy in boxing behind Khan or what?

He can't draw flies to shi** but he wants a piece of the ppv sales to be an undercard fighter on it lol...

This guy is some kind of joke.

Meanwhile GGG is selling out 20,000 seats at MSG...

There goes that 50-50

LOL. Bingo. Nobody would care if Ward disappeared.