Why Ward is the "A Side" = Simple Arithmetic...

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  1. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    My interpretation of the term "A-Side" is the fighter who is in higher public demand.

    There are exceptions to this, but it seems to be the most fitting definition, generally speaking, imo.
     
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  2. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    Jay Z will be broke soon with Ward.
    At least he's got Cotto-Canelo PPV going for Roc Nation.

    Ward is a complete money pit unless you force him to take good fights, and no, a rematch with Paul Smith isn't 1 of them :lol::lol:
     
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  3. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    lol

    Touche'

    Ward, though should be known by all Froch fans and so I venture to guess that he has a decent following amongst UK boxing fans.

    Smith is about as anonymous as they come amongst US boxing fans. The Ward fight was the first time I've seen him since his appearance on the TV show "The Contender." lol
     
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  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Ward vs Paul Smith 325,000 viewers on BET
    GGG vs Monroe 1.338 million on HBO

    GGG= A side
     
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  5. Muff

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    Wait so GGG fights in a dead division with no one there to really test him, yet Lee and Quillin are acceptable opponents for Ward if they move up? I'm done.
     
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  6. MVC!

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    Andre Ward - 2 million dollar purse

    GGG - 1.5 million dollar purse

    Ward = A Side.

    Always was, always will be.
     
    MVC!, Jul 14, 2015
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  7. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A side...... the most boring fighter on the Planet....His last fight was disgrace and far from the A side.!!!!
     
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  8. box4life11

    box4life11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ggg is A side look at the average numbers he does vs Ward
     
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  9. MVC!

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    Look at the purses. :hi:
     
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  10. Beatdaddy

    Beatdaddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nice try. 2/10 for effort.
    Ward pulled in 323,000 viewers on BET. His Rodriguez fight ticket sales in his home town were bad, filling 1/2 of an 8k arena. Ward needs GGG to gain popularity and ratings far more than the reverse. Golovkin steamrolls his ratings and ticket sales numbers.
    I don't see guys running to fight Ward and I don't see Ward going to 175, so I think you're dreaming in that Ward has more options than Golovkin. Golovkin has potentially Lee, Lemieux, and Cotto/Canelo winner just over the horizon. We can speculate on these just as well as we can speculate on Ward fighting Chavez, Degale, Kovalev or Stevenson. No matter how I slice it, I can't make Ward the financial A-side in this matchup.
     
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  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I wouldn't hold my breath on any of those last 3 names.

    :smoke
     
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  12. Beatdaddy

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    I wouldn't either, but I wouldn't hold my breath for any of the fights for Ward that he listed, either. That was my point, if you read my post: That speculation on either is about equivalent.
    Oscar did say this: https://twitter.com/oscardelahoya/status/569279643770945536 but we'll see...
     
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  13. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Fair enough.

    (I do think Lee would jump in there with him far more quickly than any of the others mentioned).

    I'll believe when I see it. Oscar says a lot of things.

    :good
     
    Rumsfeld, Jul 14, 2015
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  14. Beatdaddy

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    I completely agree. Oscar saying it holds little water and Lee would definitely get in there before any of the others.
     
    Beatdaddy, Jul 14, 2015
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  15. damian38

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    yep, sooo many options, especially if he stays at 168

    meanwhile Golovkin can keep making a Hopkins-like legacy at MW, cleaning out at least 2 generations and scaring others out of the division
     
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