Comments Thread For: Andre Ward-Sullivan Barrera Agreement Reached For March 26

[NaijaD]

He was a diva when he refused to fight bute. He was a diva when he sued his promoter, who was getting him good money considering hes not a ppv star, and refused to fight. He was a diva when he refused to pick an opponent for the Cotto/Canelo PPV and faked an injury. Need i name more?

Why don't you just say you hate the man and save all that character space, He didn't duck Bute, he said that Bute hadn't fought anyone while he faced all the top guys in the super six. This is why Bute fought Froch directly after Ward did, he was supposed to use that fight to make a statement that he was worthy of being called the best SMW, he failed when he was thoroughly beaten down by Froch. The rest you can see it however you want, I just wonder what you will do if Kovalev doesn't beat Ward... if we're lucky you'll stop posting about Ward period.

[New England]

That's not what Dawson said.

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/dawson-i-wanted-the-ward-fight-at-170-lb-catchweight-but-they-said-no/788

Dawson was so weight drained that he got KO'd during sparring. Ward was unwilling to budge for him.

Let's not forget how Hunter acted when they brought up that they wanted the CW. He went bananas, didn't want fans finding out the truth.

https://*************/watch?v=uQwNn-jrV98

Ward also wanted Floyd at 160. Oh, he was joking doe. Was he?

http://www.craveonline.com/culture/4...FjcXs2g6a1P.99

dude, dawson asked for the fight on national TV . i don't need a link to talk about chad dawson. he was one of the fighters i covered when i had media credentials. i probably still have an old cell phone number of his, and also and mike criscio's. he told me himself that he felt he could fight anywhere from 168 to HW, and he was serious. at the time he was being avoided by joe calzaghe and bernard hopkins, who eventually fought him and lost, so he had grounds. his former promotor, gary shaw, is also on record saying the same thing trying to promote his guy and get fights.


they didn't realize it would be the issue it turned into until chad started to lose the weight.


here's the full quote, which should make some people in the thread laugh
“We wanted to do a catchweight at 170, but they threw it out the window. They said no. We can’t make the fight unless it’s 168 pounds. The weight don’t bother me. The fight in Ward’s backyard don’t bother me. Ward’s a great fighter; I’m a great fighter. I don’t know why I’m the underdog in this fight. I don’t think people look at resumes too close. I beat some big names in the sport.”


if you know how boxing works, you realize that you cannot fight for ward's titles if the fight is at all above 168.


and fighting floyd puts you into a new tax bracket. maybe you don't understand the difference. everybody, incuding jason litzau, called out floyd mayweather. jason litzau.


i couldn't get below 175 without cutting off my leg. i'd sign a contract to fight floyd mayweather at 160, and i'd take my beating like a man for that payday

[elgu]

Why don't you just say you hate the man and save all that character space, He didn't duck Bute, he said that Bute hadn't fought anyone while he faced all the top guys in the super six. This is why Bute fought Froch directly after Ward did, he was supposed to use that fight to make a statement that he was worthy of being called the best SMW, he failed when he was thoroughly beaten down by Froch. The rest you can see it however you want, I just wonder what you will do if Kovalev doesn't beat Ward... if we're lucky you'll stop posting about Ward period.

It can't be seen both ways. Ward has never been in a PPv fight and still he was demanding millions to fight the likes of Rodriguez. He also faked an injury to avoid fighting in the Canelo/Cotto PPV. There are no 2 ways to see it unless you are as delusional as him.

Finally when he could have fought Bute and they were the top 2 ranked at SMW Ward ducked like the b#tch he is.

[New England]

Ward is a diva. He is widely known to be one of the hardest guys to negotiate with.

Kov isn't that much bigger than Ward. Not in height, weight, or length.

Ward hides his rehydration weight, which is what fighters do when they want you to believe they are smaller.

Ward last fought at 172, and was largely believed to be at least 185 during that fight. He'll be heavier for Kovalev.

Ward is a legit LHW.

And yes, he did come out as a MW, but Ward looked bad as a MW, he was weight drained. It's why he fought SMW.

This dude wants to fight HW, so he said.

He knows he is bigger than his fans like to pretend he is.

he's a diva because you say he is

ward was at 68 for years. he's actually one of the best 168 lbers of all time . he a light heavyweight doe.

kovalev started his career as a cruiserweight, and has been as high as 184 lbs.


ward fans don't pretend about anything. look at my rhetoric about ward's fault in his inactivity! i'm not some kind of fanboy. i'm a fan of boxing, and andre ward is one of the planet's best. a dog loves a bone.


what's you agenda? anybody know this guy ? i don't recognize the bscene handle

[NaijaD]

It can't be seen both ways. Ward has never been in a PPv fight and still he was demanding millions to fight the likes of Rodriguez. He also faked an injury to avoid fighting in the Canelo/Cotto PPV. There are no 2 ways to see it unless you are as delusional as him.

Finally when he could have fought Bute and they were the top 2 ranked at SMW Ward ducked like the b#tch he is.

Fine, have it your way... I don't see why he would have faked an injury to get out of a huge PPV like that considering he could have had any walkover opponent too along with the exposure, that doesn't make sense man!!

Bute lost his right to claim anyone ducked him when he failed against Froch, Look at Bute..... he still hasn't beaten anyone worth a damn TILL THIS DAY!!..... I'm sure he passed your eye test back in the day too lol.

[New England]

It can't be seen both ways. Ward has never been in a PPv fight and still he was demanding millions to fight the likes of Rodriguez. He also faked an injury to avoid fighting in the Canelo/Cotto PPV. There are no 2 ways to see it unless you are as delusional as him.

Finally when he could have fought Bute and they were the top 2 ranked at SMW Ward ducked like the b#tch he is.

bute didn't even get by carl froch. you guys overrated bute's wins over bums because you hated andre ward. it's ridiculous that you can't admit that now, given that bute's career has unfolded and it's obvious that he was one of the most overrated fighters of the last 10 years.

bute should have a knockout loss to librado andrade in '08. watch it if you must.

if bute was the fighter some people thought he was, and he beat carl froch, the guy who ward embarassed, then it would be a duck. it's not a duck becaue you guys overrated somebody. holy crap are you people ******! did mom hold you under water in the bathtub?

[spanishboxing]

Good fight for Ward. .Barrera a tough opponent..good boxing skills decent power..good iQ..hopefully Ward stays active..

[New England]

Fine, have it your way... I don't see why he would have faked an injury to get out of a huge PPV like that considering he could have had any walkover opponent too along with the exposure, that doesn't make sense man!!

Bute lost his right to claim anyone ducked him when he failed against Froch, Look at Bute..... he still hasn't beaten anyone worth a damn TILL THIS DAY!!..... I'm sure he passed your eye test back in the day too lol.

this part really gets me. they ignore accomplishments and remember how they felt at the time when they were wrong about a fighter! they were wrong!

do they remember fighters according to how they actually performed, or by how scored europeans built them up and overrated them after andre ward pounded on their heroes? it's a ridiculous look.

[NaijaD]

he's a diva because you say he is

ward was at 68 for years. he's actually one of the best 168 lbers of all time . he a light heavyweight doe.

kovalev started his career as a cruiserweight, and has been as high as 184 lbs.


ward fans don't pretend about anything. look at my rhetoric about ward's fault in his inactivity! i'm not some kind of fanboy. i'm a fan of boxing, and andre ward is one of the planet's best. a dog loves a bone.


what's you agenda? anybody know this guy ? i don't recognize the bscene handle

He's just a GGG homer when you peel the outer layers and get down to the core, he types alot but doesn't really try to reason with anything that isn't pro-GGG.... the only reason he is in this thread is cause he's not over the rows he had with Dirk and other anti-GGG posters that used Ward as GGG's boogieman.

[-Kev-]

he's a diva because you say he is

ward was at 68 for years. he's actually one of the best 168 lbers of all time . he a light heavyweight doe.

kovalev started his career as a cruiserweight, and has been as high as 184 lbs.


ward fans don't pretend about anything. look at my rhetoric about ward's fault in his inactivity! i'm not some kind of fanboy. i'm a fan of boxing, and andre ward is one of the planet's best. a dog loves a bone.


what's you agenda? anybody know this guy ? i don't recognize the bscene handle

He's nuts. He has me blocked since I ridiculed him several months ago. He's strictly a GGG fan, and anti-GGG rival. It's ALL he ever talks about, ever. You will never see him talking about anything that isn't related to GGG. Ward is related to GGG because he's the rival. Look at his post history, just the first page will show you i'm not lying.