Map out the next 12-18 months for Andre Ward

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  1. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There's not much on the table for Ward.

    Anthony Dirrell, Andre Dirrell and Julio Cesar Chavez are with Al Haymon so those fights won't happen.

    Froch and Team Golovkin do not seem interested. Bob Arum is not about to sacrifice Gilberto Ramirez to Andre Ward and Hearn and Sauerland will be in no rush to send DeGale and Groves over there.

    Kessler and Stieglitz are possibly his best options for the forseeable future, or maybe B-Hop changes his mind about fighting him.
     
    Bollywooden, Jan 11, 2015
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  2. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol: :deal
     
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  3. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Fight Abraham and pick up an easy belt?
     
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  4. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What's in it for Abraham? he can get big money in competitive fights fighting Sturm and Stieglitz. Can't see it, not that I want to see it either, been done.
     
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  5. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Exactly. The German crowd is not coming over to Cali for a Ward fight, they know what's up risk & reward wise... especially with German viewerships being through the roof if you compare them to the US.

    Truax, Sartison, Edwards, maaaaaaybe Tommy Gun... that type of opponent will be Ward's Spring/Summer comeback fight.
     
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  6. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If he can't be bothered to fight I can't pretend to be bothered about what he might do in the future
     
    Tancred, Jan 11, 2015
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  7. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    Stay at 168 because in 1 year time Ward-GGG will be the biggest fight that can be made if GGG beats Cotto/Canelo
     
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  8. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Froch, Kessler, Abraham, Groves, Degale, Smith won't fight him. He could fight a dirrelevant brother in a stinker possibly. Hbo will want him to fight ggg
     
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  9. bigbeatbaby

    bigbeatbaby Active Member Full Member

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    Bumfight in his hometown Bumfight in his hometown then he'll probably fight a bum in Oakland then he might...
     
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  10. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Who gives a damn if he aint moving up

    Can only laugh at him waiting like an obediant dog for a big cash fight with a middleweight. By the time GGG moves up he'll likely be the cash cow of the sport, and hopefully completely ignore the jokeland bore
     
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  11. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ward will probably fight a couple tune ups, a good fighter that can test him like Gilberto Ramirez and than against a more quality opponent like Felix Sturm.

    After that Ward will fight the best in SMW maybe one of the Dirrell brothers or the winner of a DeGale/Groves. If he's still undefeated after 4 fights, he will call out GGG. After the GGG fight, than Ward will move up to LHW.

    But Ward needs a fight ASAP, at least as early as March.
     
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  12. Magges

    Magges Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think one fight against some bum and I am not even kidding. I don't think Ward is in it with his heart anymore, he can make good coin just on commentating other guys fighting.
     
    Magges, Jan 11, 2015
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  13. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Inactivity while calling out guys like Froch, GGG, and Stevenson and offering them 1 million of HBO's dollars to fight him plus a 20% purse split.:lol::lol::lol::lol:


    FTR.....GGG has a guarantee of 1+mil/HBO televised fight.:patsch:patsch
     
    chitownfightfan, Jan 12, 2015
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  14. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    he needs to move up to 175 and fight Kovalev.
     
    Rico Spadafora, Jan 12, 2015
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  15. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    :yep:yep:yep

    Very well said.

    Next to Beterbiev........he's the top 168-175lb prospect.

    Chances are, his fight with Vlasov will tell us if he is the future of the divisions.:thumbsup
     
    chitownfightfan, Jan 12, 2015
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