Comments Thread For: Team Golovkin Will Want More Than 50% From Ward

[Nightfall]

Canelo agreed every term to make the Cotto fight happen would Ward be man enough to do it or is he too much of a coward?

So its okay for Cotto to do it when he doesn't have to move up weight or do anything different to face an opponent everyone wants to see him fight because both guys are entertaining but....
You should give up your attraction factor, move up to Wards favoured weight and no doubt give him home advantage with hometown judges and a home referee?
Nah I don't think so, I'm glad Loeffer is dealing with this because he will make sure GGG gets paid whereas Ward can get a small cut, Golovkin is doing the favour not Mr I've not fought anyone notable in 4 years

what you want ward to do is the exact opposite of what you did'nt want GGG to do for the cotto-alvared winner. makes no sense.

[Pain~Lucy]

Of course ward can headline a PPV but against GGG......oh wait..

[youbeight]

he is paid more but he doesn't generate more - which is why he's so difficult to negotiate with

Pascal generates more $$ than Kovalev but got less money vs him in his own country and his arena.....pascal also arguably had a better resume leading up to the Kovalev fight as well career wise.

[cupocity303]

Pascal generates more $$ than Kovalev but got less money vs him in his own country and his arena.....pascal also arguably had a better resume leading up to the Kovalev fight as well career wise.

If this is true, that would be because Pascal wanted the Light-Heavyweight Title to increase his earning potential. Kovalev's bargaining tool was his Titles, which is why he isn't letting any of them go. He is treating them the way a Heavyweight treats his titles.

And presumingly, HBO wants action packed fighters because they assume that viewers want action packed fighters, regardless of their ethnicity. Certainly, Kovalev can't draw **** being a Russian fighting out of the United States. Maybe if he was brought up in Germany the way Wlad and Vitali were, he'd be a better draw.

[NEETzsche]

Certainly, Kovalev can't draw **** being a Russian fighting out of the United States.

actually, his hbo ratings are pretty good. i think pascal-bute drew fewer american viewers than any of kovalev's big fights

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Depends really how well the PPV against Lemiuex does.

[youbeight]

If this is true, that would be because Pascal wanted the Light-Heavyweight Title to increase his earning potential. Kovalev's bargaining tool was his Titles, which is why he isn't letting any of them go. He is treating them the way a Heavyweight treats his titles.

And presumingly, HBO wants action packed fighters because they assume that viewers want action packed fighters, regardless of their ethnicity. Certainly, Kovalev can't draw **** being a Russian fighting out of the United States. Maybe if he was brought up in Germany the way Wlad and Vitali were, he'd be a better draw.

Nope. Pascal has been a draw in Canada for years. He was Stevenson mandatory but when that fight didn't happen main events saw a opportunity to finally make Kovalev a payday over 500k. Kovalev made 3.5 mill vs 2.5 mill for pascal without being the draw. And if Kovalev couldn't draw, he wouldn't have been in two consecutive HBO deals where they can pick up the rights to his fights. He does big ratings on his own. But doesn't get paid as much as pascal does for his.

[Kagami Taiga]

Depends really how well the PPV against Lemiuex does.

I doubt it does above 300k. No casual buzz for this card. It's a hardcore fan boxing card.

[LacedUp]

If GGG brings more money to the table, he deserves the bigger purse. I have no issue with this.

[M Bison]

what you want ward to do is the exact opposite of what you did'nt want GGG to do for the cotto-alvared winner. makes no sense.

Hardly, I said GGG should be taking a lower percentage 30% tops against Canelo and probably 40% with someone like Cotto.
GGG is fighting for belts in his own division, he is mandatory to that WBC belt there isn't much they can do, Golovkin did the right thing he chased those belt holders down whereas Ward hasn't showed any real intent of wanting this fight.