What is HBO going to do about getting Ward another opponent?

[OnePunch]

He should have taken a pay cut to fight Shabranskyy or Cleverly too. Neither of them owe Ward a living and nor do HBO. Ward should be paid what his fights are worth, the same as any other fighter.

If he's serious about preparing himself for Kovalev, then he and his promoter should bear the cost of that preparation, not HBO. That's the way it works for everybody else in the business, why should Ward be any different?

It's not like Ward/Kovalev, if it happened this year, would be a PPV blockbuster and earn HBO a fortune. Outside of hardcore boxing fans, nobody knows or cares about Ward and Kovalev. That's sad, but it's true.

I think what we are seeing now is Ward preparing his escape route from annihilation by Krusher. "They won't pay me what I'm worth. Why should I fight for peanuts?"

Shabranskyy or Cleverly against Ward would both be 50/50 fights, btw.

Exactly true. This fight has Calzaghe - Kessler written all over it......

[Eastcoast]

Exactly true. This fight has Calzaghe - Kessler written all over it......

Calzaghe/Kessler had over 50,000 people in attendance. Ward/Kovalev will be labeled a success if it gets 10,000.

[Scipio2009]

How much is Sabranskyy asking? Ward doesn't get anything beating Alexander Brand. And I heard Sabranskyy was willing to fight Ward back in November last year, but Ward turned that down and Sabrankyy ended up fighting Gonzalez.

No idea; Barrera got $450k for the fight, and I doubt that the budget for Ward's fight got cut all that much. With Shabranskyy being the only 175 on Golden Boy's roster worth looking at, I have no doubt that Oscar's probably asking for more than what even Barrera got.

Ward, for all intents and purposes, simply needs another fight camp to sharpen up even more; Shabranskyy gives Ward a good look, but Ward would benefit by simply fighting a righthander.

[Eastcoast]

September 10

HBO
Andre Ward vs Alexander Brand
Sadam Ali vs Anton Novikov

Showtime
Jose Pedraza vs Yuriorkis Gamboa
Peter Quillin vs Anthony Dirrell

^^ There now give be a check for booking

Where you hear this?

[Eastcoast]

... Sad Chad is a wreck... Bute is a wreck... Anybody else?

Even diminished, those guys are better than Cleverly, Brand, Dunn, and Murdock.

[OnePunch]

Calzaghe/Kessler had over 50,000 people in attendance. Ward/Kovalev will be labeled a success if it gets 10,000.

I meant it strictly from a ratings perspective. HBO does not get any of the live gate lol

[285Kid]

Where you hear this?

That me booking what HBO/Showtime should do on that date

[kiaba360]

And how much is ward making?

well, he made 1.85M against Barrera.

[Pigeons]

Exactly true. This fight has Calzaghe - Kessler written all over it......

Calzaghe/Kessler had over 50,000 people in attendance. Ward/Kovalev will be labeled a success if it gets 10,000.

Boxing Scene businessmen. ****ing flamers.

[Raonic]

Him and Kovalev beating bums out of the top 20 doesn't do anything for the PPV fight at all.