Comments Thread For: Barrera Receives Offer on The Low Side For Andre Ward

[NEETzsche]

$300k sounds reasonable to me. and even if ward beats him easily, he's not going to KO him like a kovalev, stevenson or beterbiev would, so it shouldn't harm his career too badly

i don't blame them for trying to negotiate it upwards, but if they pass on $300k that'll be disappointing

[Mr. Philadel]

Abel trains this guy....Abel said Ward didn't bring money and that's one of the EXCUSES he gave for not matching his Lil G against Ward...NOW the mutha****a is complaining about a low purse?!?...I mean, you can't make this **** up.....Ward would wash ALL of Abel's dingy ass fighters....and he knows it....**** Abel!!

[kafkod]

Especially when you factor in the hospital bills that would come with the Kovalev fight. Barrera could fight Ward, lose a competitive decision and work his way back up to a Kovalev fight later. Or he could fight Kovalev and maybe call it a career.

Or beat Ward and get himself a better payday when he moves on to Kovalev.

I hope this fight happens so we can see how Ward looks against a legit LHW contender.

[therealpugilist]

they just had to negotiate with a fighter trained by Sanchez.....Man Ward wont be fighting any time soon.....damn he couldve went after Pascal before he signed to fight Kov or Cleverly....sheesh idc who he fights at this rate...gotta get back active.

[Clegg]

Guessing he'd be getting more than 300K for the Kovalev mandatory shot and would rather wait on that than risk it against someone as good as Ward. Hopefully RN up the offer, but 300K isn't loose pocket change and Barrera is at the level where he'd take that amount if he was certain of winning the fight.

It may come down to what Duva wants. Maybe she would prefer Kovalev not have to face Barrera so they can chase Stevenson, Beterbiev. Or maybe she wants Kovalev-Barrera to happen because she knows a deal won't happen with Haymon guys, there aren't that many top contenders in the division so may as well do an in-house fight.

[Kagami Taiga]

Lol @ ppl blaming Ward for a fighter turning down a career high payday. U dudes try too hard sometimes.

[Robbie Barrett]

Lol @ ppl blaming Ward for a fighter turning down a career high payday. U dudes try too hard sometimes.

You got guys like Monroe fighting the so called most avoided fighter for $100k and someone of similar standing turning down $300k to fight Ward. Ward is the real most avoided.

[Eastcoast]

Guessing he'd be getting more than 300K for the Kovalev mandatory shot and would rather wait on that than risk it against someone as good as Ward. Hopefully RN up the offer, but 300K isn't loose pocket change and Barrera is at the level where he'd take that amount if he was certain of winning the fight.

It may come down to what Duva wants. Maybe she would prefer Kovalev not have to face Barrera so they can chase Stevenson, Beterbiev. Or maybe she wants Kovalev-Barrera to happen because she knows a deal won't happen with Haymon guys, there aren't that many top contenders in the division so may as well do an in-house fight.

Last IBF mandatory to fight Kovalev was Mohammedi - he made $270k.

[Eastcoast]

You got guys like Monroe fighting the so called most avoided fighter for $100k and someone of similar standing turning down $300k to fight Ward. Ward is the real most avoided.

The fans certainly avoid him.

[Robbie Barrett]

The fans certainly avoid him.

Ward got the Sanchez gym running scared.