Andre Ward Clowning Froch On Twitter

IMO Ward should fight Froch in Nottingham if Froch can get and beat Kessler in his next fight (or if he is forced to smash Bute up again.

Now Ward doesn't have to fight Froch away from home but imo it would be a good idea for him because he has a reputation as a stay at home boxer (I know Vegas isn't near Oakland), the risk is low as he has already beaten Froch 9-3 with one hand and it would get him a **** load of Brit fans.

Once he is through with Pavlik then there is no one at the weight to really challemnge him so he might as well take the biggest paying fight and imo that would be Froch and matchroom would pay the bucks to get him over here.

 

Aye, You claimed SRL never fought outside the USA and then showed you knew nothing of environment at the venue in which did exactly that. Olympic Stadium > Atlantic City Boardwalk. Knocking out Thomas Hearns in Vegas > Beating Froch in Nottingham. He's fighting Kelly Pavlik next, and hasn't beaten anybody better than Ayub Kalule. :hat

Talking ****? More like, 'taking the ****'. Ward doesn't have to go anywhere, honestly.

 

Mack sux and he sucked against Froch last sat. If Froch beats an actual slickster then his fans can make a case for him to be able to beat Ward in rematch.

 

Part 2.

I don't rate the win, but I respect him for making the fight. Because at the time it was made, I though he'd take an easy fight like the next one with Pavlik. When the fight was made, a lot of people thought it was an even fight. Chad assured everyone the weight wouldn't be a problem, and it wouldn't be an excuse. Half way through camp, Chad was saying how great he felt. Obviously we now know, that Chad had serious problems, and he was weight drained.

But like I say, at the time the fight was signed, it was a big fight that people were interested in. You can bet your life that if Chad had thrown down the challenge, and Andre had have said "No I'm not interested, I want Froch or Kessler again" he'd have been ridiculed for it. That fight was a bigger fight than a Froch or Kessler rematch.

Now, after the event, people are saying, Chad was an easy win, why won't/didn't he fight Froch again? Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Andre has no desire to fight a guy who he's just recently beaten. They'll be threads on here soon, stating that Andre's ducking him.

Bigger fights for who? Again at the time, Dawson was a bigger challenge than a Kessler/Froch rematch. Ward has just beaten Froch, he's not interested in a rematch. It wasn't even a close fight.

I'm sure he's got a lot of regrets. But again, hindsight is a wonderful thing.
I'm sure that if Chad and John Scully thought it was going to be a problem, they wouldn't have signed for the fight. I'm just hoping that if/when Andre moves up, he gives him a rematch.

The reports I read, all had it as an even fight when the fight was first signed. Like I say, Chad was making statements at the press conferences, and in camp, stating that everything was fine. (obviously something went wrong, and they tried to keep things under wraps, and they didn't want to give anything away.)

A lot of sites did say Chad looked weak at the weigh in, but again, when the fight was originally signed, the weight issue was instantly dismissed by Chad and all of his team, and the fight was seen as a great competitive fight.

Well from what I heard, Chad was more than happy to fight at 168, because again, at the time, nobody thought he would have any trouble making the weight. Everyone was confident. If Bute had have entered the Super Six, they could have fought. The Bute fight could still happen at some point down the line. They're both at the right age.

Andre Dirrell beat Froch in my opinion, and he's got some serious skills. But you're right, he's lacking mentally. Hopefully Floyd Mayweather Snr will get him back on track. At the moment, Ward would definitely win. As I've mentioned before, Dirrell was my original pick to win The Super Six. I don't like Mayweather Snr, but he's a great trainer, so I'll be watching Dirrell's comeback with great interest.

As I say, I like Groves, he's a good fighter. I was surprised that Glen has come out of retirement. I've always liked Glen, and if he trains hard, Groves will be in for a tough night. But I don't know how Glen looked in his last fight. The last time I saw him, was when he fought Froch. How much as he got left? Maybe George will dominate him? I'll be watching with interest.

Great debate mate, just reply back whenever you've got the time.


Regards, Loudon.