Comments Thread For: Froch: Andre Ward is P4P 1, Golovkin Not in My Top Ten

[NorvernRob]

LOL @ GGG stans getting Cobra'd. They know a prime Froch would have damn near killed their boy, and he's ducking Ward hard by asking for more than 50% because that would be a boxing lesson.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

He is. Better known than Andre Ward, that's for sure. Most casual fans I speak to know who Golovkin is. When it comes to Ward, if I bring him into the conversation with a casual fan, I usually have to remind them - you know, that guy who beat Froch 4 years ago. The name itself rarely registers.

Better known than Andre Ward? Is that the standard for being well known in the UK now according to Kafkod?

Neither are well known in the UK at all. If I had to wager though, I'd say Ward seeing as he shared the ring with Froch.

[kafkod]

Froch and GGG wouldn't sell out Wembley, but Golovkin is quite well known in the UK now.

Says it all really.



Looooool. No. Just no.

I'm talking from my own personal experience here. I work in a mail centre with nearly 1000 other guys, most are sports fans with at least a casual interest in boxing.

Everybody where I work knows I'm a keen boxing fan, and since GGG fought Murray, and Sanchez started talking about him possibly fighting Floyd, I've had a lot of guys coming over saying they've seen this or that fight of Golovkin's on YT, and asking me questions about him, usually in connection with Mayweather.

[kafkod]

Better known than Andre Ward? Is that the standard for being well known in the UK now according to Kafkod?

Neither are well known in the UK at all. If I had to wager though, I'd say Ward seeing as he shared the ring with Froch.

Yeah, 4 years ago.

Like I said, whenever I mention Ward to the casual boxing fans I know, it seems like I always have to mention Froch to jog their memories.

To me, what stands out about Ward's career over the last 2/3 years is his reluctance to face any challenging opponents whatsoever.

Call me cynical, but I think there's got to be a reason for that.

[imperial1]

Frock is right GGG hasn't faced anyone worth mentioning get he's more hype than substance at the momement ..Lets see if he makes a good transition when he moves up ..

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I'm talking from my own personal experience here. I work in a mail centre with nearly 1000 other guys, most are sports fans with at least a casual interest in boxing.

Everybody where I work knows I'm a keen boxing fan, and since GGG fought Murray, and Sanchez started talking about him possibly fighting Floyd, I've had a lot of guys coming over saying they've seen this or that fight of Golovkin's on YT, and asking me questions about him, usually in connection with Mayweather.

So where is this mail centre?

[SplitSecond]

Better known than Andre Ward? Is that the standard for being well known in the UK now according to Kafkod?

Neither are well known in the UK at all. If I had to wager though, I'd say Ward seeing as he shared the ring with Froch.

From my experience I can approach anyone that follows combat sports and they'll know Golovkin, haven't met anyone that cares about Ward except the other boxing heads.

Often overhearing people talking aboud Golovkin also.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

From my experience I can approach anyone that follows combat sports and they'll know Golovkin, haven't met anyone that knows Ward except the other boxing heads.

Wasn't the discussion. I don't even know how Ward got brought into this.

[SplitSecond]

Yeah, 4 years ago.

Like I said, whenever I mention Ward to the casual boxing fans I know, it seems like I always have to mention Froch to jog their memories.

To me, what stands out about Ward's career over the last 2/3 years is his reluctance to face any challenging opponents whatsoever.

Call me cynical, but I think there's got to be a reason for that.

Ward probably would never have fought anyone at all if not for the super-six tournament which gave a relative nobody leverage over more established fighters. Guy is a diva of epic proportions.

[hitking]

This is always going to be the case with GGG. No matter who he fight in that hollow division, he is not going to get credit till he challenges himself.

GGG's critics, like myself, judge him according to the status he's been given in the sport. Which IMO is undeserved. He's very similar to the pre-Chino Broner, just on a bigger scale. Had Broner stayed at lightweight, and gone on the same bull**** "unification" crusade GGG is on and all his fans are clinging to. There's a good chance AB would still be undefeated and we'd be talking about him as the potential P4P heir apparent. The difference is AB had more critics than worshippers thay wouldn't allow him to feast on the Vazquezs, Figeroas, and Abrils of the world like GGG is being applauded for doing.