Doesn't Seem Like Ward Wants Kovalev

I like Ward, I'm a fan and enjoy watching him fight, he's an exceptionally sound technical fighter and I really like that about him, his proficiency and focus are impressive.

What is less impressive is his aversion to risk. I don't have a real issue with him not moving up as there is nothing wrong with a fighter just dominating his own division. It worked for Hagler and we didn't have anyone clamouring for Froch to move up.

So while I understand this move, it's still disappointing to see such a good fighter not strive to face the best and to try and make every move a carefully calculated one, where risk is minimised and there is always an angle. This is why he has so few fans, people are inspired by risk takers, by a fighter going against the odds and Ward has not really been an underdog since Kessler.

 

I really respect Pascal who could of stayed at 168 and dominated but he decided to move up and challenge himself wish ward would do the same.

 

It would be the makings of an ATG resume

 

People also like to see others let go, whether its boxing, dancing or any form of arts. When fighter like ward and Floyd stay in their shell it disappoints. It's why pacman was loved I think.

 

I'll repeat myself. Ward vs kovalev is a mismatch.

 

I truly believe that Ward will eventually fight at 175. But not at the moment. He's only just come back, and there's still some good potential fights for him at the weight. He's recently said that once he's left 168, there's no going back. So personally, I'd like to see him hang around for just a little while longer. There's potential title fights against Groves and DeGale, and I think that GGG will definitely try his hand at SMW within the next 12 months. Kovalev isn't going anywhere. And even if he did surprise people and go up and fight Kovalev soon at LHW, where would he go from there? I think he's in a similar position to GGG. I think both fighters will only commit to moving up, when they know there's absolutely nothing left at their current weights. But I can certainly understand the fans wanting him to fight Kovalev and Stevenson, because of course they would be great, intriguing fights.

Regarding Joe Calzaghe, yes, he did move up, but it's unfair to do direct comparisons, because the circumstances were very different.


1. Joe was a big guy, with a natural walking around weight of around 192-196 pounds.

2. Towards the end of his SMW career, he struggled to make weight. He was starving himself in some of his camps.

3. When he moved up to LHW, he was 5 years older than what Ward is currently.

4. He moved up, because there was nothing left to achieve at SMW, because he was the unified champ.

5. Look at who he fought at LHW when he moved up.

Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones.


Bernard was still a great fighter at that point, but Roy was almost 40, and presented zero threat.

So Joe moving up to face those two guys, is completely different to asking Ward to go up to face the likes of Kovalev. Not only that, I don't believe for a second that Joe would have moved to LHW and fought Kovalev, had he been around in Joe's era.

But I get your point and I feel everyone's frustration. But I think we need to be just a little more patient. I'm not going to criticise Ward at this point. But I have heard him speak of possibly ending his career as a HW, so he has put a lot of pressure on himself with those comments. But like I say, I definitely think he'll go up at some point. But at the moment, I'm happy to sit back and see what unfolds at SMW with the likes of Groves and DeGale, and see how the likes of Beterbiev progress at LHW. So I think there's a lot to look forward to there.


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Logic? you sure are asking a lot...:rofl

Ward will gladly fight the smaller GGG and his supporters will say 'GGG need to muv up'. When has Ward EVER fought without an advantage. He is typical like Floyd, always wanting the advantage:hi:

Now he's too cowardly to fight Kovalev...priceless.:deal

 

GGG has publicly said he'll fight anyone up to 168 pounds.

Whereas Andre has said that he may move up to LHW eventually.

But now he's too cowardly to fight Kovalev?

Why?

There's still good fights for him at SMW. He doesn't need to move up yet.

And who are you to call a professional fighter a coward?

 

One or the other they would be happy, now quit defending yanks

 

Give him time. We might still get those fights.

 

This is nothing more than a unproven GG and Pac being so called beloved, and Floyd and Ward hiding behind their shell defense criticism thread lol... Won't work!