Comments Thread For: Andre Ward Says Brand Wasn't Top Pick, Views Him as Dangerous

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So Kovalev fights unranked 40 year old guy from lower weight because he agreed to fight Kovalev, he declines other better fighters like Bellew, Shabranksyy and Monaghan.

While GGG gets ducked by everyone, has no other option and fights Brook, who is the #1 Welterweight also agrees to fight Canelo, Jacobs, Saunders, Eubank, basically all the top guys in his division.

The American Hero gets a pass.
The Kazakh Fighter gets hated on.

Double Standards NSB. Double Standards.

dude, what does Ward has to do with GGG?(the other thay I asked the same question)

Double Standards? GTFOH...Ward and Kova are set to fight...GGG is not set to fight Canelo...

Already told you, Im a GGG fan...but he is not doing the right thing, he is doing the "best" thing...and I understand that...don't be mad at me..


Look after the Kell Brook, I'm still rooting for him(and is not that I wish him anythig bad for this fight, BTW)...is easy...is an opinion...just take it like that.

[Eastcoast]

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Didn't see that, all I seen is what his management claimed. Depending who Dan ask's, sounds like he'll get a different answer.

I am On Slava's team. And a 400k would have made the fight. And if the HBO budget is really so much lower then that, disclose it to the team and we would consider.

@KD4PRESIDENT @Shabranskyy asked for 20% of the budget. They rather have @andreward take a safe fight then risk fighting a real fighter

— B57_Sports (@b57_sports) July 8, 2016

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Ward could've fought Sean Monaghan, but RN was insistent that Monaghan & TR be financially responsible for the entire card if he come up injured! How ridiculous is that? It's almost like they intentionally killed Monaghan fight to insure that HBO would accept Brand.....



http://ri ngtv.craveonline.com/news/428035-monaghan-gets-hosed-itskowitch-resigns-from-roc-nation-sports


GGG haters will criticize how he's fighting Brook after Eubank pulled out at the last second, but they stay quiet about SOG being the one kill fights with tougher opponents. Kind of like how RN only offered Shabranskyy half as much money as Sullivan Barrera (and yet some of these trolls are saying GGG should pay Danny Jacobs his $3-4mill....)

They know Brand is a bum, they intentionally made sure the other guys wouldn't accept.

He wants that easy fight and the 2 mill payday..... After he gets paid, he can come up with some reason to avoid Kovalev. By that time, he's gotten his money.

[koolbreez12]

So Kovalev fights unranked 40 year old guy from lower weight because he agreed to fight Kovalev, he declines other better fighters like Bellew, Shabranksyy and Monaghan.

While GGG gets ducked by everyone, has no other option and fights Brook, who is the #1 Welterweight also agrees to fight Canelo, Jacobs, Saunders, Eubank, basically all the top guys in his division.

The American Hero gets a pass.
The Kazakh Fighter gets hated on.

Double Standards NSB. Double Standards.

Won't fight Lara. Won't move up. You're making excuses for fighting a welterweight. And what legitimizes Brook as the #1 welter?? All he has on his resume is a clinch fest win over Porter. Who else has he beaten to be deemed top welter??

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I wonder why Erik Skoglund didn't want to do VADA testing?

[Ake-Dawg]

How are you a real boxing fan and NOT want to see Ward vs Kovalev? How do you not understand that a tune up is supposed to be relatively easy?

The contract is signed. The date is set, and both fighters are eager to fight.

Hardcore fans of GGG, painting Ward in a negative light won't make GGG any more popular or respected. He has to earn that in the ring with the upper class fighters in boxing. Whether that's at 154, 160, 168, or 175. He has to beat someone many believe he should or will lose to. That's the path to greatness.

[soul_survivor]

ward said paul smith was dangerous too...

[aboutfkntime]

So Kovalev fights unranked 40 year old guy from lower weight because he agreed to fight Kovalev, he declines other better fighters like Bellew, Shabranksyy and Monaghan.

While GGG gets ducked by everyone, has no other option and fights Brook, who is the #1 Welterweight also agrees to fight Canelo, Jacobs, Saunders, Eubank, basically all the top guys in his division.

The American Hero gets a pass.
The Kazakh Fighter gets hated on.

Double Standards NSB. Double Standards.

Ward is a proven vet..... a proven vet who is about to fight KOVALEV.

Golovkin is largely untested at the highest level..... he has been avoiding world class opponents..... and he has little/no prospects on the horizon in terms of meaningful opponents.

Not similar at all.

Keep spinning it ^^

[aboutfkntime]

Exactly WHO is Alexander Brand?

he is Kell Brook's next opponent.....



















..... NO, wait......

[aboutfkntime]

Why was Brand even on the list?

because Kell Brook was unavailable