Comments Thread For: Andre Ward's Coach: There Was No Money in Facing Stevenson

[Butch.McRae]

He ducked him!! If Stevenson was easy to beat why not snatch his belt and retire undisputed champ of the world?? I posted earlier in the week that boxers use the "no money in that fight" excuse to duck somebody or the "who has he fought" excuse. Anyway stay retired Ward and Virgil needs to retire also hates overrated.

What is there in retiring "undisputed"? Lol that means nothing in this day and age. You don't go from $5 million purses back to $1 million for a fight that does nothing for your legacy. It's not like he needs paychecks. You guys talk nonsense.

He just hit us with the Maidana. Took his money and went home. Not hard to understand.

[My Low Place]

So basically he retired because he knew he wasn't gonna see that much money again... makes sense I guess

u dont retire! u go and make your style more fan friendly and or find a way to bring fans to you...HE FAILED thats why he keeps having to leave...he wants to be a diva and cant be...enough of it

[Dle]

If there’s no incentive to motivate in a shotlived career in boxing while you achieve all your goals in the sport. Wafts the use in fighting some 40 yr old step down for peanuts. Ward made his mark already. Like him or not.

[Ake-Dawg]

How much money did Ward make when he fought Barrera, and those other bums he fought before Kovalev?

Why is money all of a sudden an issue when it comes to Stevenson? Because I'm sure Stevenson would have made him much more money than those guys.

That's just it. Money isn't an issue "all of a sudden". It was an issue with both Kovalev fights. You're right a Stevenson fight would make more money than the Brand or Barrera fight. But that's not saying much. Stevenson does not bring more money than Kovalev. Why? Only a select cache of fans view Stevenson as the best LHW. As such the way Ward beat Kovalev in fight 2 diminished the interest in a Stevenson fight. Like I said....the numbers aren't there. It's not even a ppv fight.

[Ake-Dawg]

u dont retire! u go and make your style more fan friendly and or find a way to bring fans to you...HE FAILED thats why he keeps having to leave...he wants to be a diva and cant be...enough of it

Or...or...he has made enough money to where he can walk away and just commentary. Why do people think fighters fight to prove themselves to fans? Trust like GGG said...this is his job. Everyone works their job until the pay isn't right or it's not fun.

[PunchyPotorff]

Hunter is so full of it, just like Ward. Steveson/Ward, in Canada... very good money for both. Geez, wish I could say 'no thanx' to a 2-3 mil for a fight. I've worked for me for 30+ years, and it took me no time at all to realize you never pizzaway good money. And a 2-3-4 mil IS good money.

No worries, guy was a diva anyway, who just luved to foul. No great loss to the sport.

[Snoop Frog]

pretty straight forward, he will likely come out of retirement if theres a money fight in the future.

+1

Sounds about right, and I can't blame him. He doesn't recover like he did in his 20s, so he wants to get paid. Smart business.

Plus, we all know how hard it is to book a fight with Adonis.

[Blackclouds]

How is this a surprise to anyone? It's obvious that the lack of big money fights were a big reason why he retired. Blame boxing for this one, since boxing as a sport isn't set up to reward fighters who grind through divisions and clearing them out and/or going for legacy. Fans were busy trying to discredit every accomplishment Ward has as it is so he certainly isn't going to fight for you.

[TheThirdEye]

His last two fights he made $10 combined. In the three fights prior to that he made an average of $2 million per fight.

There was no way in hell Roc Nation was going to guarantee a purse that big for a fight that would generate a million in revenue tops at the live gate. They've lost enough money with him lol I think they're done playing in boxing.

Furthermore, they would have to get the card picked up by a network, which in this case would've Showtime. Roc Nation making money from Showtime is laughable to even entertain.

Basically what was said here was, "we wanted Bellew in the UK for $4 - $6 million, but he opted for more money to fight Haye."

Ward might come back if the money is right.

That's why we have purse bids

[satiev1]

Damn what if ggg said that? What would this forum look like? We'd have 50 threads in 5 minutes.