Golovkin could've been fighting Ward this fall. Missed out on a big opportunity.

[Motorcity Cobra]

"Little G' turned down an official fight with us," Ward told the reporter. "The reality is for all the talk ... the proof is in the pudding. I have an email right now that shows we gave them what they want ... 50/50 ... and the man -- the promoter --turned it down, said maybe 2017."

Business Decision

Loeffler said the Roc Nation email was received hours after he’d already announced Golovkin’s fight with Lemieux at Madison Square Garden, with Roc Nation aware the World Boxing Council designated Golovkin (33-0, 30 knockouts) the mandatory challenger to a then-pending Miguel Cotto-Saul “Canelo” Alvarez title bout that will be fought Nov. 21. Roc Nation promotes Cotto.

Landing that bout, Loeffler said, would be far more lucrative than a fight against Ward,

Bad business decision

"If the pay-per-view for the Lemieux fight is what we think it should be, Gennady would deserve more than 50% against Ward, considering Ward has barely fought outside of California," Loeffler said. "So it’s unreasonable to ask us to commit to that right now."

Loeffler said his emailed reply to Ward’s camp was that if Ward was still at 168 pounds in early 2017, Golovkin would be pleased to consider the bout at that point.

This interview was in September so the offer was made in March-Feb 2015

"If you don’t want to fight a fighter, think it’s not your style, just say that," Ward said on the video. "The truth is, they never wanted the fight. The reality is we offered him a fight six, seven months ago, before we knew he had a pay-per-view coming up ... 50%. He turned it down in five minutes. The short and long of it is they never wanted the fight."

Yep, Loeffler admits Ward told him in May to stop talking about him since they turned down the offer

But as that interest went unrequited, Loeffler said he was approached by Ward following the Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight in May and was asked to stop referencing Ward. Loeffler said he and Sanchez agreed to discuss Ward only if asked about him by reporters.

But could Ward had made 168? Two and a half weeks out from his fight with Paul Smith he was 173 lbs

My next fight is contracted at 172lbs. With 2 1/2 weeks left, my weight is good!! #June20th #WardVsSmith

A photo posted by Andre Ward (@andresogward) on Jun 3, 2015 at 10:39am PDT

But after the Paul Smith fight Ward decided he was moving up to 175? No, he was waiting on a decision from Kovalev since GGG had already turned him down.

Just to be clear, I have not made an official decision about the weight class I'll be fighting in. Still resting, will speak to my team soon

— Andre S.O.G. Ward (@andreward) June 24, 2015

[juandabomb]

Ward couldn't make 168 anymore he even said it himself. .

[Vasyl’s dad]

ward still hasn't provided that email.

[firstborn]

Ward couldn't make 168 anymore he even said it himself.

I've heard Ward say the exact opposite, claiming he was actually forced /compelled to move up by folks at HBO. Doesn't really matter at this point, they've both moved on.....fans should do the same.

[Eastlos]

Lil G is the biggest ducker in the game... First he says anyone from 154-168 lbs but not Ward n Lara. Instead of taking an actual challenge in his next fight he chooses another prospect in Eubanks his 3rd in 4 fights... Why not fight Lara an actual champion? Even his Lil G fanboys are getting tired of him fighting bums. Enough is enough it's time for HBO to force this ducker to grow a pair and fight Lara no more easy matches for this 35 yrs old paper champ

[CaneloMaidana]

ward still hasn't provided that email.

Your coward admitted it came but they claimed they had signed for Lemuiex already.

[OnePunch]

sure....... sure...... give up all the middleweight titles you spent YEARS getting, wait over a year for Ward to finish his "Tune Up Tour", and then give 50-50 to a guy who cant sell out the first 3 rows of a school bus outside Oakland, oh and also spot him 8 pounds and agree to a weight that he hasnt made in 3 years.

Sounds like a great plan. What could possibly go wrong?? lol

Edit: GGG should wake up this morning and thank god that you are not his manager

[M Bison]

I've heard Ward say the exact opposite, claiming he was actually forced /compelled to move up by folks at HBO. Doesn't really matter at this point, they've both moved on.....fans should do the same.

Ward say's a lot of things but the truth.

[jqSide]

At what weight Ward was offering?

If you can't answer this question, then you better stop this nonsense. You know nothing.

[kafkod]

I've heard Ward say the exact opposite, claiming he was actually forced /compelled to move up by folks at HBO. Doesn't really matter at this point, they've both moved on.....fans should do the same.

Did HBO send somebody round to Ward's house with a contract and a gun?

I read that Ward's manager, James Prince, is a guy who nobody messes with. How come he didn't look after his investment and stop HBO from pushing li'l Andre around?