Ward/Dirrell postponed?

I've been scouring the net for news. :conf

 

Showtime should just pick a damn neutral venue.

 

Theyre taking their damn time.
They should fight in Vegas or...Dubai or some ****

 

Well being that Ward has already fought 2 at home and Dirrell only one i dont see why Dirrell cant get this one at home.
Even a neutral site does not seem reasonable for this fight based on the fact Ward has been handed this tournament on a silver platter.

 

good fighters but god awful tournment format. I would have forgotten about this tourny before it finishes.

 

All the venues shoud have been agreed upon before the damn tourney even started.

 

I just hope its outside Oakland for once

 

I never understood this in the first place. Then there would be no delays or arguments. It is weak that Ward keeps fighting in Oakland. But do you think the network is really that much in love w/ Ward that it was done to make him the winner? I've always said this tournament was destined to **** up from the start.

 

Dirrell is holding it up

 

There is one single historical fact that tells us what this tournament was always about. According to Ken Hershman, Showtime/Sauerland decided to exclude Bute and Pavlik because including them would cost to much. This tournament was designed to do two things. 1) Make money. 2) Promote Sauerland's fighters. I don't think it has proven to be a money maker, and Sauerland's plan obviously back fired, but that is the reality.

 

I completely agree. That and the thing should have been set up with fights every 120 days. We'd be down the finals by now.

 

They should have put the entire round robin stage in Vegas. The venue and the dates should have all been pre-set. Three fights on every card. If a fighter could not make the date for any reason, his opponent gets a buy. This thing could have been HUGE, but it was poorly assembled, and has been full of **** ups!

 

Shocking behaviour from a boxing promoter. I'm quite literally floored.