Had Golovkin fought Ward on PPV do you think it would have generated more buys?

[boliodogs]

Yes, of course it would. Ward is a much better fighter and a better known fighter than Lemieux. People talk about this fight a lot but it is never going to happen. The weight difference is too much. Ward is on his way to 175 and GGG is a smaller middleweight. Ward weighs about 15 pounds more than GGG on fight night. Also both sides would have to agree on purse split and fight location. Neither side would budge an inch and they would never come to an agreement. Ward's team overvalue Ward. He is a good fighter with a very fan unfriendly style.

[The Hammer]

Fewer buys, because Ward is a very boring holding head-butting clamping clincher.

[ThatDude44]

If they were to fight, I would just be happy they.fought. They would do more than 97,000 though.

[jqSide]

Perception is key here. If the fight is perceived to be competitive, then massive PPV numbers follow. Ward is perceived to be the only competitive fight for Golovkin, therefore it would generate more numbers. It doesn't matter whether expectations are met or not.

Make it happen.

[Larry the boss]

Of course it would..its one of the biggest fights that can be made

[Larry the boss]

Fewer buys, because Ward is a very boring holding head-butting clamping clincher.

You said the same thing about Mayweather and he sold more then anyone in history

[Tom Cruise]

Definitely yes.

Ward is not a big draw (though not as bad as people claim), but he is a much more recognizable name than Lemieux.

It also has the advantage of being a competitive fight between two of the best in boxing, rather than mismatch.

People would be excited for this fight

[champion4ever]

It would probably sell a little bit more but it would lose massive amounts of money. Ward wouldn't take that fight for less than 5 million (if at all),in my opinion...and golovkin would get more because he is the clear A-side.

That's not entire accurate because Roc Nation Sports offered K2 promotions a contract for a potential bout between Ward and Golovkin during their negotiations with David Lemieux and word has it that Team Golovkin turned their offer down in less than 30 minutes. I'm pretty sure that they were preparing and willing to accept whatever Golovkin demands regardless of the potential losses that may have been incurred as a result of it but yet K2 promotions spurned their offer anyway.

[brettWall]

Let's just hope negotiations would go back on track and make them both accountable. Waste of time seeing these guys take tune up fights that no one is interested in seeing.

Golovkin vs Cotto/Canelo winner is not going to happen any time soon. Take it from either Canelo or Cotto. Neither the Ward vs Kovalev fight. Who are we kidding?

[RespekonMyName]

I'm not convinced Golovkin would be the A-Side. Who has he beat? Ward's resume kills his.