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

[Shadoww702]

Afraid? Afraid of what? Look, I'll just be as honest as I can about Ward. A bunch of guys talk about how great he is, how unbeatable he is, how impeccable his skillset is. Would a guy like that ever need any type of advantage, whether that be location, ref, or weight?

I see a guy that DEMANDS home court advantage every single time out, irregardless of opponent. Now for a guy that is supposedly the best boxer out there, and a guy that you yourself admit, has never needed any help ever winning a fight, to feel the need to have a security blanket like that, is a glaring red flag for me.

Next, he gets a bigger guy to drain down to the point of being a zombie. Yeah, I know Dawson initially agreed to drop the weight but he then wanted to meet in the middle and WARD SAID NO. It is what it is, and let's toss all the specifics out the window and boil it down to the basics; Ward fought a larger man moving down in weight.

Then, Ward tries to lure a smaller man up after he [Ward] just missed the 168 limit for his last fight and when the smaller man wants to meet in the middle, WARD SAID NO. That's twice now that he's refused to compromise.

After that, we have Ward trying to get other drastically subpar 168 pound guys to meet him up at 175. Trying to take advantage of both weight and technical ability.

Now, if I'm the type of person who looks at a person's actions to gauge what type of character that person has, which I am, then I don't get a good vibe from Ward. Secondly, I like boxers that put in work, that go out there and give it their all. Guys that are willing to sacrifice to make a good fight occur and are even willing to disadvantage themselves to take on a tough challenge.

I don't like this "diva" mentality that boxers have today, it's some weak garbage. Ward, to me, is a diva and I think he comes off as arrogant.

So, I'm not afraid of Ward, I just don't like him. The fact that people tout him and act like others NEED to move up to fight him or cater to him definitely exacerbates my negative perception of him as well.

Did Ward Fk your girl??? Man you got a lot of salt dripping from your Mangina!

[daggum]

Where is that sign from Golovkin ?

Not one world-class fighter on his resume, but he could have 4.

He COULD have fought Ward, Lara, Canelo, Cotto, but CHOSE not to.

And yet, you fixate on Ward, who has already proved himself ?

Double-standards much ?

Or is it low expectations ?

using your own logic that ggg should have fought guys at catchweights ward could have fought ggg but he chose not to. fail again

[Shadoww702]

It was an issue though, and they did want a CW. Counter to what you just said.



No, he's a diva because he's a ****ing diva. You have to always bend to what he wants. Oakland anyone!

And did you just call out to see if anyone recognized my handle. Are you ****ing serious with that lame shiiiit. But you're not a fan right, working kinda hard for a Non-fanboy. The only agenda I have is the truth. Ward is widley known to be a diva. People are not just making this up.

Not only that, Ward has hardly proved himself the best. He had some success in super six, lucky to get contracted those fights, but he came through.

But everything after that's been a sham. Whether he forced it or not, the Dawson fight was a sham. Dawson was done long before he walked into the ring, everyone knew it.

Ward's boxing style is borderline illegal. Please don't make me get in a debate about what "borderline" means. If you have media training, as I do, then word choice should mean something to you. The man routinely swings his head around to force other fighter to have to watch out for it. A technique he should have been called out for. He did it after getting rocked by Smith. He has a history of doing this. Let's not start with literally holding the arms of the opponent. Half his game plan is more akin to MMA than boxing.

Despite this, Ward has shown himself to be a decent boxer when he wants to be.

But since Dawson, Ward has disappeared and still acts as if he is always A-side.

The guy has been inactive and repeatedly injured, no one truly knows what he has left.

This fight will tell us something. I suspect, Ward isn't gonna like the result. Smith hurt him, I wouldn't be at all shocked Sulli B puts him away.

Go bet your life savings on him then Jedi. Man up! Back that sht talk up.

[daggum]

this is the definition of low expectations. ward fans pretending a tune up is a great fight simply because ward kept trying to get easier fights but was denied so this looks good in comparison. its like the reverse ggg. ggg gets stuck with less than stellar opponents after trying to fight the best. ward gets stuck with less than stellar opponents after trying to fight the worst and being forced into upping his level just a bit.

[Lou Cipher]

And who exactly is GGG fighting again?

Anyone with the balls to face him....so obviously some white or hispanic fighter with good health insurance.

[JJRod]

About time Ward fights someone with a pulse.

Hopefully he goes in to put on a show. Win, or lose, show urgency and don't bore us to death.

[Don Pichardo]

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.

Since when does being a tough business man/negotiator equal being a diva??

He wants what he wants. And if he gets it good for him. I court he literally acts like a Kardashian during negotiations.

[Shadoww702]

Anyone with the balls to face him....so obviously some white or hispanic fighter with good health insurance.

Didn't know fast food managers had good health insurance???

GGG usually has his entire fights signed by the end of January.

You do know that the guy Ward is fighting is ranked HIGHER than Ward at LHW by most organizations?

And GGG's is not???

That's the difference between the two! One will move up and go for other challenges while the other one sit and squats weight for the smaller guys to grow up.

[Shadoww702]

GGG = 5th Year Senior waiting on the fresh meat Freshmen.

Ward = Freshmen going after the baddest 5th year senior...Kov.

[Pigeons]

using your own logic that ggg should have fought guys at catchweights ward could have fought ggg but he chose not to. fail again

When Golovkin ****s you up the ass, do you like it when he finishes in the 1st round or do you prefer for him to get some rounds in?