Comments Thread For: GGG's Coach Reacts To Mayweather's White Star Belief

[aboutfkntime]

It's certainly a risk given Wards current career trajectory, and I'm also far from certain the Kovalev fight is going to happen. Look I'm not trying to bash Ward or get involved in all the ridiculous A ducking B arguments, just saying that trying to line up a fight a year or more away with a fighter who's last few years have been plagued by lengthy periods of inactivity is a risky proposition.

Sorry, but I think that is absolute rubbish.

There is nothing to indicate that fight wont happen, it's right on track.

[HeroBando]

They've been asking Ward to build the fight for YEARS? Man get the **** outta here! I've been following this **** from the beginning. First their position was GGG was focusing on clearing out the MW division and the Ward fight could happen in the future. Then when they tried to fight JCC Jr. and Carl Froch at 168 the position was Ward isn't marketable. Now it's Ward isn't dependable.

No GGG was in no position to clear out MW, none of the other titlists wanted to fight him. Only now he's within reach of all 4 belts. Unfortunately Ward has only become less dependable and marketable in the mean time.

[bug0092]

They've been asking Ward to build the fight for YEARS? Man get the **** outta here! I've been following this **** from the beginning. First their position was GGG was focusing on clearing out the MW division and the Ward fight could happen in the future. Then when they tried to fight JCC Jr. and Carl Froch at 168 the position was Ward isn't marketable. Now it's Ward isn't dependable.

Your memory is weak so I'd rather not use it as a basis for further discussion. Please go back and make a list to document with sources all the things you think are different excuses. If you have half a brain, you'll find they all center around the two fighters walking separate paths to build up to an eventual fight where they'll meet. The problem is two years later one guy's walked while the other one's talked.

[Citizen Koba]

Sorry, but I think that is absolute rubbish.

There is nothing to indicate that fight wont happen, it's right on track.

Fair enough. I hope it does. Let's wait and see.

[M Bison]

why is it always his coach this, his coach that

kid starting to remind me of pacquiao with the inability to speak for himself

Yeah I sort of wish GGG would get a translator next to him and answer properly but I think deep down GGG would give the harsh ethering Floyd would be due entitled to.

What Abel said is fair though, Floyd is just playing the race card he's done it before and he's trying to do it with Golovkin If he is retired, truly retired why mention guys he didn't want to fight?
Floyd's career is far from what it looks like when you analyze things.

[aboutfkntime]

No GGG was in no position to clear out MW, none of the other titlists wanted to fight him. Only now he's within reach of all 4 belts. Unfortunately Ward has only become less dependable and marketable in the mean time.

But, all dribble aside..... HBO/Kovalev proved that there is absolutely NO reason whatsoever why Golovkin cannot fight Ward IF he thought he could beat him.

Kovalev thinks that he can beat Ward, which is why Kovalev/Duva/HBO never mention those dozen-or-so childish excuses that Golovkin and his fanboys use to justify ducking Ward.

[aboutfkntime]

While HBO/K2 kill themselves trying to manufacture Golovkin into a star..... Kovalev could actually become a real star simply by beating Ward.

" simply "

[Swatty]

Ward is unmarketable because he's undependable

They've been asking Ward to build the fight for YEARS? Man get the **** outta here! I've been following this **** from the beginning. First their position was GGG was focusing on clearing out the MW division and the Ward fight could happen in the future. Then when they tried to fight JCC Jr. and Carl Froch at 168 the position was Ward isn't marketable. Now it's Ward isn't dependable.

Right. They are not mutually exclusive. He is unmarketable because he is undependable. And his only fight recently is Paul Smith who has 00 wins vs good fighters, has opponents whose total records add up to about 70w 400 losses and whose best fight was a loss to Arthur Abraham. Ward has made sure he is unavailable to fight GGG.
And all this posting about GGG vs Ward is

so Floyd can come back safely figuring GGG has gone up and won't come down again

because Floyd knows everyone is gonna remember him saying he would beat GGG at 154.

Floyd is hoping to come back but not while GGG is waiting to come down to 154 to beat him.
If GGG doesn't go up Floyd is not coming back.

[Mr.Daddy]

Sorry, but I think that is absolute rubbish.

There is nothing to indicate that fight wont happen, it's right on track.

Kathy Duva seems less than certain that Ward will fulfill his contract to fight Kovalev: "The only "if" here is if Ward actually gets in the ring. We can't stop him from getting injured or retiring. But if he gets in the ring after June 2016, it will be against Sergey Kovalev. We would love to do the fight sooner, but Ward wants his tune-ups. In the meantime, Sergey will go on with his career against the best opposition that isn't afraid to fight him."
http://www.boxingscene.com/kovalevs-...omments--98080
The next link quotes Andre Ward himself. It questions whether Ward was sending a signal on the possibility -- not an inevitability -- of a fight against Sergey Kovalev.
"and I mean, if that's gonna be a great fight between Sergey Kovalev and myself, if and when it happens, and great fights need to be built up, and that's what we're gonna do."
http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/...-kovalev-fight

[Weebler I]

Kathy Duva seems less than certain that Ward will fulfill his contract to fight Kovalev: "The only "if" here is if Ward actually gets in the ring. We can't stop him from getting injured or retiring. But if he gets in the ring after June 2016, it will be against Sergey Kovalev. We would love to do the fight sooner, but Ward wants his tune-ups. In the meantime, Sergey will go on with his career against the best opposition that isn't afraid to fight him."
http://www.boxingscene.com/kovalevs-...omments--98080
The next link quotes Andre Ward himself. It questions whether Ward was sending a signal on the possibility -- not an inevitability -- of a fight against Sergey Kovalev.
"and I mean, if that's gonna be a great fight between Sergey Kovalev and myself, if and when it happens, and great fights need to be built up, and that's what we're gonna do."
http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/...-kovalev-fight

In the article Sanchez inadvertently called Main Events irresponsible for scheduling a fight with Ward.