Comments Thread For: Andre Ward on Top Rank Rumors, Says HBO Contract is Up

[bronx7]

Stop please Ward not running from Stevenson just like Kovalev was running from him for years did you ever think it's Stevenson? They are not afraid of him he wants huge$ dying not to lose the belt

[bronx7]

I think even Kovalev has right hand paw right hand paw right hand paw huge left rinse lather repeat figured out.

[sicko]

Been hired as a contributor by ESPN to cover last night event and talk about the McGregor vs Mayweather event leading up to it. Ward does have a future in Commentary and Media Stuff after he retires

Tune in to #CrawfordIndongo on @espn at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT on Saturday. More info in link in bio.

A post shared by Andre Ward (@andresogward) on Aug 17, 2017 at 2:20pm PDT

As for Top Rank, I think he should do his own Promotion and leave his options open to work with any and everybody. Signing with Arum would be a good move to help build up image and notoriety but it probably makes a fight with Stevenson not likely!

[bronx7]

Ward sees that a mile away guys like him Floyd circle away from his power left keeps it busy takes it out of offense right can't do anything game set match

[A.K]

Come to top rank get screwed, karma is calling.

[champion4ever]

HBO is done! Put a fork in them.

Spot on! Actually they have been living off fumes and life support for quite sometime.

So now it's only a matter of time before they close down their boxing programing by ending their World Championship Boxing and Boxing After Dark series for good.

They are running out of talent. They don't have anymore crossover and mainstream World class championship fighters outside of Canelo Alvarez.

Golovkin draws huge television ratings for them on their free broadcasts but outside of that he has proven not to be much of a PPV cash cow star.

Moreover, if you were to take away those two; Then HBO wouldn't have much successful talent to draw from.

[Gunpowdergreg]

Good thing Andre was there to see his soon to be replacement at #1 P4P.

[SugarRaRobinson]

Seems like anyone who invests in Ward takes a bath. HBO, invested in him as an analyst and a fighter and ended up in the red. Then they try to put good money behind a strong prospect in Kovalev, hoping he can demolish Ward and take his shine but instead Ward takes out HBO's hit man. (Luckily HBO decided to protect ggg)

Then Roc Nation invests crazy money in Ward not only to help buy Goosen out, but also to provide Ward with a handsome salary, only for Ward to leave them cutting their losses and running for cover out of the boxing game for good.

Lmao, Wards probably my favorite fighter, but this sh.t is hilarious !

[DominiBox]

Come to top rank get screwed, karma is calling.

Screwed how? Please give me names of fighters under any other promotional brand, and not named Floyd or Canelo, who made more money than let's say, Timothy Bradley.

[bronx7]

Hbo slacking showtime and espn stepping up. When signing with a promoter you have to see what weight classes they are large in haymon welter for example and do they have showtime espn etc connections