Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Coach: Ward Goes Cold on Targeting GGG

[ukbox]

Wait, more tune ups for Ward?
The guy's not p4p, he's Mr Tune-Up & Mr Won't Travel
If he doesn't want to fight Froch in UK let him keep his belt and be forced to face #1 mandatory for pocket change
He hasn't earned tune-ups. A weight drained Dawson that was iced quicker & more impressive by Stevenson. Ward ducked Bute & fought Rodriguez instead
Imagine if boxing was how Ward thinks it should be, there'd be far more undefeated fighters in the game that never travelled.
World champs that are scared to fight around the world. Who'd have thought it?
Pacquaio, Rigondeaux, Duran, Cotto, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Lewis, Monzon, Marquez, Barrera, Morales, Gomez, Tszyu, Hatton, Chavez, Gatti, Trinidad, Haggler etc etc
Ward's better than all the above fighters because he's never travelled and tested himself ? Really?
Ward's protected by boxing politics but the same politics protecting him will tarnish his legacy...his legacy will come up short to it's potential because he doesn't challenge himself outside of his comfort zone

[SeekDaGreat]

The last thing Roc Nation (I hate that them) wants to do with Ward is throw him in there with GGG. They invested a **** ton of money in him.

[skinnystev]

soggy is well aware of the severe beating that awaits him he wants no part of Triple GGG the most feared and avoided fighter in boxing

[kafkod]

Sanchez was the first one to call out Ward and anyone at 168. His bluff got called and he had to get reigned in by Loefller.

I see he's suddenly got mouthy again because he knows Ward is lining another fight up lol

Nobody called Sanchez's bluff.

Ward is the champ at SMW and GGG isn't even rated in that division. If Ward had offered to make a voluntary defence of his SMW title against GGG, THAT would have been calling his bluff, but it didn't happen.

[parrish duke]

Wait, more tune ups for Ward?
The guy's not p4p, he's Mr Tune-Up & Mr Won't Travel
If he doesn't want to fight Froch in UK let him keep his belt and be forced to face #1 mandatory for pocket change
He hasn't earned tune-ups. A weight drained Dawson that was iced quicker & more impressive by Stevenson. Ward ducked Bute & fought Rodriguez instead
Imagine if boxing was how Ward thinks it should be, there'd be far more undefeated fighters in the game that never travelled.
World champs that are scared to fight around the world. Who'd have thought it?
Pacquaio, Rigondeaux, Duran, Cotto, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Lewis, Monzon, Marquez, Barrera, Morales, Gomez, Tszyu, Hatton, Chavez, Gatti, Trinidad, Haggler etc etc
Ward's better than all the above fighters because he's never travelled and tested himself ? Really?
Ward's protected by boxing politics but the same politics protecting him will tarnish his legacy...his legacy will come up short to it's potential because he doesn't challenge himself outside of his comfort zone

imagine if the boxing world thought like you!....Ward never tested himself?? you are talking about GGG right? very aggressive post, I can feel the hate oozing - why? Haven't All of GGG fights been tune ups !- didn't Ward Officially clean out his division? GGG's team is doing him a huge disservice - they have him fighting boxers who bring nothing to the table for his step up in class.. I will say they are building his blind following up, but Martin Murray / Marco Rubio / Adema / Daniele Geale / Darren barker / Curtis Stevens / Mathew Maclin / Ishida / Rosado/ Proksa - who the **** are they preparing him for? an elite a$$ whoopin, he will have no clue when he can't hit his target, and is being backed up - don't give up on the sport after that, there will be many more GGG's and maybe 1 or 2 Andre Wards over the next 10 - 15 years..

[elishua F]

not one lie was told. ward was running his mouth constantly. .now he a hush puppie.. but i got a feeling they're gonna let this fight sit on the shelf until ward is relevant again and it can be turned into a super fight. after manny and floyd, this match up has the potential to be the next big thing.

[Dindu_Nuffin]

Hahah Ward is such a tool... What a putz...

Guy won't even speak about fighting at 175 despite cleaning his divisino out already?

Why the hell he wanting smaller guys to come up?

Either go down like Dawson did to fight you, or go up at fight the best at 175?

Jesus... I can't believe this guy... He needs to realize he can't draw flies to ****...

LOL poor guy.

[El-blanco]

Exactly^^^. They have ducked the man so many times, now trying to pull a top rank and use media spins.

Lol how can you duck a guy who doesn't even fight?

[ukbox]

imagine if the boxing world thought like you!....Ward never tested himself?? you are talking about GGG right? very aggressive post, I can feel the hate oozing - why? Haven't All of GGG fights been tune ups !- didn't Ward Officially clean out his division? GGG's team is doing him a huge disservice - they have him fighting boxers who bring nothing to the table for his step up in class.. I will say they are building his blind following up, but Martin Murray / Marco Rubio / Adema / Daniele Geale / Darren barker / Curtis Stevens / Mathew Maclin / Ishida / Rosado/ Proksa - who the **** are they preparing him for? an elite a$$ whoopin, he will have no clue when he can't hit his target, and is being backed up - don't give up on the sport after that, there will be many more GGG's and maybe 1 or 2 Andre Wards over the next 10 - 15 years..

If the boxing world thought like me then Ward wouldn't be a hometown fighter.
Wilder wouldn't have been handed the World title & then given a free pass to develop his skills.

You reference the Super6. The tournament format was with fighters from different parts of the world. Each fighter(barring Ward) fought in a different country than they were born during the comp.
This was to even the playing field, so no fighter was given home advantage.

Somehow Ward slipped in under the radar...Could it be he refused to fight if no hometown advantage?
We've seen him show this diva behaviour so it's entirely possible.

Ward didn't officially clean out his division. How could he?

Froch cleaned out the division, Ward has a win over Froch. That's reality.

If Ward had left the Super6 & fought Bute then he would be credited with cleaning out his division.
If you honestly believe Ward cleaned out his division, then why did he sit there for 3 years?

Ward is a 175lb fighter, Why is he waiting for a fighter to come up in weight?

He cleaned out his division(according to you) the next logical step would be to move up a class & face Kovalev/Stevenson or to move down in weight and challenge himself, cement his legacy.

Ward forced Dawson down in weight rather than go up to meet him or meet at a catchweight 172lb. Dawson was clearly drained.

Who's Rodriguez?

GGG has big fights at 160lb. He can unify the belts at 160lb & then he will move up.
Remember 160 is the real middleweight class, it has real history

What's Ward waiting for at 168?
A tune up?

[licketysplityu]

Not a big fight.
Ward is one of the dirtiest: hits more with his elbows than his fists.
He'll run and pop all night. Boring fight.