Comments Thread For: Roc Nation: This is Ward's First Step Toward Kovalev

[Progrssive_Jedi]

I bet you were one of those people who criticized GGG, a small middleweight, for wanting to face huge Carl Froch in his backyard in his first fight at 168, though huh? Funny how when Ward does something, we need to relax, but if GGG went on a 2 year layoff after Lemieux, fought Paul Smith as a comeback fight, then fought 2 more bum tuneups, he'd be the laughing stock of boxing.

So many of them. I am laughing my ass off. You have to bend over through loops to make this sound good.

Ward is dragging bad SMW up to LHW.

Why not fight a LHW? What is Ward scared of.

Relax a lil, he is moving up in weight. A smart boxer wouldn't challenge a champ on his first bout in his division.

Of course now. But two SMW dragged up to 175, and a 38 year old bum who has 3 weeks to get ready.

This is pathetic.

But GGG is...

Talk about hypocrisy. Floyd didn't even take this kind of ****ty matchup when he came back.

lmao!!!!!

y'all were secretely wishing this **** wasn't gonna happen!!!!!!!!

SOG about to cast a spell on ESAU!!!!!!!

What ****, that Ward wouldn't embarrass himself by dragging multiple SMW up to 175.

Ward is likely to try to price himself out of the crusher fight and then say I'm waiting for this MW.

Ward will be like, "I've been fighting SMW this whole time. I'm no LHW."

I couldn't of asked for a more splendid ****ing joke this Halloween.

Trick it is!

[Starsam69]

So Ward cleans out SMW, and to get ready for LHW he drags SMW up to LHW, and gives them weeks to train.

Funny thing is, some of you Ward fans are acting like this is a stroke of bravery, while then hitting GGG.

The ****!

Tune up after tune up. Even worse, these are bad as far as tune ups go. With a new 3 fight deal signed with HBO, we are likely to see Ward face a limited fighter next (with the last fighter was rejected by the NSAC), then a somewhat credible fighter and finally the big fight with Kovalev – should the two teams come to an agreement.

Here is my theory. Ward is fighting SMW because he doesn't want Crusher. He wants to bide his time hoping he can Force GGG into a match up. Once he is faced with Crusher, he'll contract himself out. He'll ask for too much, demand it's in Oakland, etc.

The boxing public will potentially have waited almost 5 years for Ward to face a big name by the time he is ready.

But hey, defend Ward and hit GGG, that doesn't at all look suspect.

Every one of you Ward fans need to pipe down about GGG. Ward has spent the last few years looking for fighters below him. But, but, but, GGG needs to fight a LHW. What the **** is wrong with you

No matter how much logic you bash into the heads of Ward fans and GGG haters, they will never see the light. They tell Ward, "Oh, it's okay, my little darling! Have your 3 tuneups for a year and a half layoff against unranked 168 lbers at 175! You're pound for pound number 1! Smart people never fight champs in their first fight in a new division!!!" De****able, disgusting hypocrites and liars, all of them. It's okay for Ward to drag UNRANKED 38 year old Columbian bums up a division for 1 of 3 tuneups, but it's shameful for GGG, the small middleweight who has not cleaned out 160 yet, to move up to 168 and fight Carl Froch, the number 2 guy in the div who is also a title holder in his backyard for chump change? REALLY??? These Ward fans are so ******, I swear even dumber than the *******s and *****s of old.

[Eastcoast]

I wonder what percentage of Mandalay Bay will be booing Ward?

[Starsam69]

I wonder what percentage of Mandalay Bay will be booing Ward?

Ward is not worth straining your vocal cords to boo. The entire stadium will probably go on their phones and play angry birds or something. #1 P4P material right there.

[Nomadic]

I bet you were one of those people who criticized GGG, a small middleweight, for wanting to face huge Carl Froch in his backyard in his first fight at 168, though huh? Funny how when Ward does something, we need to relax, but if GGG went on a 2 year layoff after Lemieux, fought Paul Smith as a comeback fight, then fought 2 more bum tuneups, he'd be the laughing stock of boxing.

No, I was the one criticizing him for calling out Froch at 168, but would only fight Ward at 160. That's a fighter who is already admitting defeat.

[Eastcoast]

Relax a lil, he is moving up in weight. A smart boxer wouldn't challenge a champ on his first bout in his division.

You mean like when Ray Leonard came off a 3 year retirement to fight Hagler at 160 after being at 147?

[Eff Pandas]

Feels like another disappointing step to me. I'm hoping we can get Ward vs Pascal or that Cuban guy next time doe. That would feel more like a step towards Kovalev.

[Starsam69]

No, I was the one criticizing him for calling out Froch at 168, but would only fight Ward at 160. That's a fighter who is already admitting defeat.

STOP LYING! Wtf are you saying? Only fight Ward at 160? First off, he said he would fight Ward at 164 for 50/50 and he NEVER said it was final. That was a generous offer by GGG, but if Ward didn't want the catchweight, he could have given up that ridiculous 50/50 split he didn't deserve and get the fight to go to 168. But he didnt respond to that offer for 5 weeks, right after the GGG vs Lemieux fight was signed because he was too shook to decline the fight and seem like a wuss. You REALLY think he thinks he's ready for a killer like GGG at 168 when he's looking to fight Alexander Brand at 175? Rohan Murdock? You really think GGG is that easy that Ward could beat him easy coming off of a layoff where he needs 3 tuneups to get over? No, it was purely theatrical on Ward's part to keep his name out there and generate interest. Stop it. You have no point here.

[Progrssive_Jedi]

No matter how much logic you bash into the heads of Ward fans and GGG haters, they will never see the light. They tell Ward, "Oh, it's okay, my little darling! Have your 3 tuneups for a year and a half layoff against unranked 168 lbers at 175! You're pound for pound number 1! Smart people never fight champs in their first fight in a new division!!!" De****able, disgusting hypocrites and liars, all of them. It's okay for Ward to drag UNRANKED 38 year old Columbian bums up a division for 1 of 3 tuneups, but it's shameful for GGG, the small middleweight who has not cleaned out 160 yet, to move up to 168 and fight Carl Froch, the number 2 guy in the div who is also a title holder in his backyard for chump change? REALLY??? These Ward fans are so ******, I swear even dumber than the *******s and *****s of old.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

It's stunning, they all want to pretend they haven't spent the last year denigrating every achievement GGG has, only to turn around and become straight up apologist for some of the horrid matchmaking we've seen in boxing.

It's clear Ward doesn't want a challenge to acclimate himself to LHW.

He wants to look beast in front of a large PPV audience.

He can't **** like GGG, so he has to try to find a human punching bag.

If GGG had done this, they'd ****ing rip him apart.

Ward is a gifted talker, but is a ***** and a diva.

He never intended to fight GGG, he literally is in pathetic mode.

[Starsam69]

You mean like when Ray Leonard came off a 3 year retirement to fight Hagler at 160 after being at 147?

That's it. All these posts can stop. You ethered it.