imagine, would, could, should... stick with the facts, Ward went to court and got KTFO'd 3 times by the man who he owes what he achieved today instead of fighting in a boxing ring
Although Paul Smith would make it into some fighters top 5 or even 3 wins (y'all already know who), when you've a resume as stacked as Ward and when it was basically a televised sparring match, I wouldn't really count it tbh.
Germany and Russia does not matter, If the they did, Golovkin will be living and fighting out of those countries. There is a reason why Golovkin is not based in Germany nor Russia.
HBO is premium cable, folks have to pay extra to get it. These fights would probably do triple these numbers minimum on network free to air tv.