Andre Ward's very next opponent - Spring/Summer 2012

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  1. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Keep dreamin boy.
     
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  2. technocrato

    technocrato Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Certainly not Bute.
     
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  3. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    He's not in the poll options now is he? :lol:


    Ward-Bute @ MSG or Staples Center, December 2012. But that's another can of worms.

    :deal
     
    drozzy, Mar 2, 2012
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  4. gunmike1

    gunmike1 Member Full Member

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    If its at Staples I'll be there. Hopefully it's not a pipe dream.
     
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  5. artful

    artful *practice makes perfect* Full Member

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    Probably someone as bad as the guys Bute has been fighting for 4 years but he deserves it after his tough schedule recently.
     
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  6. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Either location, I'd be there as well. Way more accessible than the UK. We'll have a beer. Or twelve. :D
     
    drozzy, Mar 2, 2012
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  7. gunmike1

    gunmike1 Member Full Member

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    I'll take you up on that. I've been known to drink a beer or twelve. Olde English is on me! Oh wait, I doubt there are too many Canadiens that drink pissy 7.5% malt liquor like I used to in growing up in Richmond (about 20 minutes from Oakland). Plus I'm too old to drink that **** anymore so we may have to stick to normal pounding beers so I don't pass out before the main event.
     
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  8. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Pretty sure I can travel with a 24 of Canadian beer in my luggage. Pretty sure. :D

    Otherwise might have to resort to MGD and the like, it's all good. :deal
     
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  9. gunmike1

    gunmike1 Member Full Member

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    As long as beer is being consumed at a fast rate it's all good. After the first couple beers they all go down the same. :deal
     
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  10. laffie

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    Dirrell is inactive for so long already. Not sure he'll be able to reach his full potential now. The guy is talented but not very bright.
     
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  11. laffie

    laffie Montreal Full Member

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    Ward's fans always forget he faced Allan Green in the tournament. What a tough journey!

    More seriously, Ward has to prepare himself to face a southpaw. It would be dumb to face an orthodox boxer before facing Bute. I guess Magee is the best choice of opponent, and by far. He's not elite but he's a solid top 10, southpaw, likes to go to the body. That fills the needs. Also, it is a doable fight. Magee doesn't mind to go to his opponents backyard.
     
    laffie, Mar 3, 2012
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  12. drozzy

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    Bump. 5 people actually think the man will wait till late summer / fall / winter for the winner of Froch-Bute. :?
     
    drozzy, Mar 4, 2012
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  13. therealdeal

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    I think it has to be Anthony Dirrell.

    Should be a relatively easy fight.

    And it sets up a decent money fight against Andre Dirrell. You know he will be in his brother's corner. And he will probably pull some crap afterwards to set up a revenge fight.

    A Magee fight doesn't really lead to anything. Other than people still wanting him to fight Bute.

    A win over Anthony Dirrell leaves Ward with 2 decent money options next: Bute or Andre D.
    Also, a Ward-Andre D. fight would do decent business in the U.S. Maybe even moreso gatewise than Ward-Bute would do in the U.S. With Ward-Bute, the country the fight happens in is going to be a huge sticking point in negotiations. Wouldn't be the case with Ward-Andre D.
     
    therealdeal, Mar 4, 2012
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  14. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Andre Dirrell ditched Haymon & Shaw making it that much harder to set up 'big' fights. Anthony hasn't.. yet.

    You honestly think Ward will fight his good friend Anthony over a mandatory fight? I think it would take more than that in the balance for Ward to fight a Dirrell.

    Ward-Magee makes sense from a WBA, and Showtime standpoint (SHO chose him for Bute's first fight on their network, the guy's a body punching southpaw who holds a bogus WBA title).

    Bute's dream is to fight at Madison Square Garden. I think that's where it makes the most sense to fight Ward at.
     
    drozzy, Mar 4, 2012
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  15. s.i.mustata

    s.i.mustata Active Member Full Member

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    Hmm, maybe it wouldn't be dumb if he choses to face the winner of Kessler-Stieglitz; i think now that he'll wait to see who will win the Bute-Froch fight and after that he'll chose his easy fight for august/september
     
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