Why does GGG get a pass for ducking Andre Ward?

[JK1700]

We're in a era where fans and media are so quick to call out the fighters. As soon as a fight we want doesn't happen, fans start calling one guy or the other a ducker and the media writes stories about who doesn't want it etc. We know that some fighters are more liked/get preferential treatment but why was Golovkin allowed to avoid this fight so blatantly and not get any pushback for it? He got a pass.

They bill this guy as "the most feared person in boxing", he said he would fight anyone from 154 to 168 and Ward offered him a 50-50 split at 168 in 2014/2015 before he moved up to LHW. The offer was rejected in "36 minutes" because "Golovkin wants to unify the division, maybe in 2018 if all goes well".

When asked about Ward, GGG said "I'm not going to talk about him, I don't want to hear about him". That's right folks, the guy who is the most feared of anyone and will fight anyone at any weight, doesn't even want to talk about Andre Ward. When we're in a era of fighters always having to move up and constantly take challenges, why is this guy allowed to avoid a huge fight like that? You guys called Canelo a coward for not wanting to go from 154 to 160 to fight him straight away, but he won't even go up 1 weight class, not even one! The media wants to crown this guy p4p#1 but the best fighters have gone up 2-3 weight classes, and we're just going to give him a pass for not being willing to go up at all?

Let's be real they ducked the fight because they know Ward is the toughest boxer to beat in any weight division and more than likely would have exposed and beat him. I just think it's crazy, how some guys get criticized for what socks they wear, and other guys get a pass for anything and everything. It's just crazy.

[Chuckguy]

Because Ward was already 2 divisions above him:
Had we'd still been active at 168 then he would have a point

[Robbie Barrett]

The people that make excuses for Golovkin ducking are the same that were saying Ward was scared before Ward made the offer. After the offer they changed to "Golovkin is too small"

[JK1700]

Because Ward was already 2 divisions above him:
Had we'd still been active at 168 then he would have a point

This was in 2014 while Ward was still at SMW. He offered 50-50 at 168.

[Chuckguy]

This was in 2014 while Ward was still at SMW. He offered 50-50 at 168.

Ward was injured how can he fought him? When he came back it was at 172

[Zaryu]

Why hasn't this topic been brought up before? Wait a minute...

[DuckAdonis]

BecauseAndre Ward is 2 weight classes above him

[Robbie Barrett]

Ward was injured how can he fought him? When he came back it was at 172

He still held a 168 title and the offer was for 168. The LHW excuse doesn't work. Sorry.

[Lester Tutor]

Most industry writers feel insecure about keeping the boxing gig, so they gravitate to particulars that they can leech off for metric gain. For instance Fat Dan with ESPN, even out of objective and fantasy matchups which is his job... he never pushed for Ward vs GGG. Most writers, assuming the HBO affiliation, of course didn't want Gennady to lose his 0

[brettWall]

HBO offered the fight to Ward and Golovkin 2 years ago. Ward said no, said something about his shoulder. Ward can't even deny it. Otherwise, he'll get sued by HBO execs.