Why is Andre Wards recent opposition..

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

Wouldn't one need to fight at a higher level though to at least prepare for Kovalev? It might back fire badly this..

Plus he's injury prone.

its a possibility it will backfire, and which fighters were willing to fight him. I don't know all the ins and outs but I do know hes signed to fight the best guy in the division and one of the current best in boxing so I wont complain.

[kafkod]

Calzaghe got closer to unification than Ward.

Joe held all 4 titles at SMW, plus the lineal, but not at the same time.

He relinquished his IBF title just before unifying the WBA, WBC and WBO belts, because HBO wouldn't screen his IBF mando against Stieglitz, who was unknown in the States.

[firstborn]

When one guy is making 2m, the money is there to pay these guys. Most are not asking for a fortune, maybe 100-150k more than the 300k or whatever Ward wants to pay them. Forget Lemieux, Wade, every Ggg Hbo opponent except Monroe got a much much better split percentage wise than 2m vs 300k, or even 1.8m vs 500k.

Easy to say when it's not your money! If Ward is offering opponents more than their career high then he's being fair. Could it be better, yes, but it's not a travesty like some are making it out to be.

[STREET CLEANER]

Promotional problems with layoffs.

Haters just want to see him loose. If it was their favorite fighter they would be justifying that he needs the tune ups.

On top of that the only one willing to face him is Kov. Everybody else is running scared

[therealpugilist]

No. Just you!

you are lame as hell....I didnt know their was a such thing as a cyber psychologist..bwahahahahah...you're a joke...

[therealpugilist]

Promotional problems with layoffs.

Haters just want to see him loose. If it was their favorite fighter they would be justifying that he needs the tune ups.

On top of that the only one willing to face him is Kov. Everybody else is running scared

you know GGG is the only fighter in history that has fighters avoid him...get with it


seriously, hardly anyone ever calls ward out....every now and then

who wants to get outboxed and embarassed unless its for mayweather money.....Thats why guys like ward and rigondeaux get avoided...they arent huge stars but they make their opponents look ******...mayweather had that issue as pretty boy floyd.

[therealpugilist]

Ward never unified the SMW division. He held the WBC and WBA titles but turned down offers to fight Bute, the IBF champ.

Note: Carl Froch taking Bute's IBF title and unbeaten record does NOT count as a win for Ward.

I didnt say it does,...you fools always try to put words in someones mouth

didnt he hold the wba he won from kessler and beat Froch for the wbc when they were both 1 and 2 in the divison...unless he got stripped..he was also ring and lineal champion.


...but Martinez, Cotto, Canelo, BJS, and Lee count as wins for GGG because "they ducked him"

gennady gargler logic

[therealpugilist]

Super six doe
paid his dues doe
pound for pound number 1 doe
calls his own shots doe

p4p # 3...no elite wins doe....period...

[therealpugilist]

Wouldn't one need to fight at a higher level though to at least prepare for Kovalev? It might back fire badly this..

Plus he's injury prone.

it works both ways...unless you think chilemba who has drew or lost to every world class guy he fought is good preparation for a fighter like ward

you dudes are slow


neither guy has an opponent to prepare them for each other

[soul_survivor]

I'd give Ward serious **** if Kovalev wasn't next (after brand).

I think Ward is taking easy competition so he won't get injured or be as pressured verse Kovalev. Kovalev on the other hand is fighting someone who will better prepare him skill wise verse Ward

He has taken **** opposition for 4 years now, what was the excuse from 2012 till the brand fight? Who was he waiting for?