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So sad to hear
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He's doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing, keeping his fighter in the publics mind, or at least hard core.
People complain about k2 Yet they've been masterful at positioning him all things considered.
Who else could have cornered Canelo--no one on pbc comes close.
What other Eastern European fighter gets the media attention GGG does.
No one said he beats them easy. And he's supposed to say he beats them. Boone also says GGG beats both of them.
Actually, do got two belts and is likely to get third. Canelo doesn't vacate if GGG is at 168.
Yea, Crawford has fought less too talent.
And Ward got super six, but since his resume is questionable at best. Dawson got KO'd in sparring trying to drain to 168.
Since then, nothing. He was injured in 2013, that's it. His fought at end of 2013. He could have fought but chose not to.
He wasn't injured when k2/HBO pitched him. He wasn't injured when he wanted two tune ups to fight GGG at end of 2016. And yes not now when he claims he'll never fight ggg's.Comment
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Where's the link regarding "K2 pitched him?" Please show me where some HBO exec says that Ward turned down an offer to fight GGG! I've been asking for that from you and Kafkod for a month now, and nothing! What we do have is this:
According to Loeffler , the offer was rejected because K2 had already finalized Golovkin's upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View fight with Lemieux - and the winner would become the mandatory challenger to the November 21st showdown between WBC champion Miguel Cotto and Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Loeffler indicates that their strategy, since last year, has been to unify the middleweight division.
However, during that period they did explore potential fights at super middleweight with both Carl Froch and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
When it came it Ward, Loeffler and Golovkin's trainer Abel Sanchez made it very clear that a catch-weight of 164-pounds would be required. They also feel their boxer deserves a bigger portion of the monetary split. Roc Nation's offer was an even 50-50 deal.
Golovkin came under fire for his catch-weight demand. Loeffler explained that Golovkin fighting at the full weight limit of 168 would only be considered if the event was financially worth the risk. They felt a fight with Ward would not have generated the same financial benefits as a fight with Froch or Chavez...
"Andre Ward has always fought the best opponents that were available, and that holds true today as well. We want to fight the best and we obviously consider Triple G a formidable opponent. We made an offer to fight Triple G. It was the number one priority on Andre's list."
"We made him an offer, prior quite frankly, to knowing about the fight with Lemieux. But regardless of that fight, the offer was very, very clear - that he and Andre would both have one fight before they fought each other, and they would fight each other sometime in the first half of 2016. So obviously the fight with Lemieux would continue to move forward and the next fight would be Andre in 2016.
"They received the offer and in 36 minutes we got a response which basically stated 'we cannot accept the offer and we're going in a different direction.' In 36 minutes [they turned it down], so that tells me there was not even any consideration given to the offer, because at the end of the day Triple G always knew that he would never fight Andre Ward. He's stated publically, and in writing, that he would go up to 168 to fight anybody but Andre. We put an official offer on the table and we got a 'no' in 36 minutes.
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There are no club fighters at this level.
Likely because they know when guys like Sergio, Sturm, Cotto, Canelo, Jacobs, Quillin, won't face you, that your good.
A few months, damn man. No one said they needed 164, Loeffler suggested that to Rafael.
Ward wouldn't fight Dawson at a CW, dragged him down to 168. GGG didn't force Ward down 7 pounds.Comment
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