NEW Report: Ward offer came DAYS after Lemieux fight was already signed

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  1. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    I think so. They will want to ease him into 160, even as a champion since he still will really be a 154-155 pounder. Canelo is too valuable to Golden Boy. Golovkin could be waiting into 2017. If so, there is a good chance they go for the Ward fight as they watch their guy get older and older. Waiting for Golovkin to jump in the ring with Ward is like watching a guy on a life boat being circled by a hungry shark. You know what will happen but at the same time know it will be entertaining. :yep
     
    Jeff M, Sep 15, 2015
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  2. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My bad, dude. Forever fixed :good
     
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  3. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    exactly, and he doesnt need GGG to prove anything, his resume is already a million times better.
     
    ellerbe, Sep 15, 2015
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  4. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Stevenson in Canada would be pretty big. The thing is, those guys would love to fight Ward whereas Triple G doesn't have that luxury.
     
    Jeff M, Sep 15, 2015
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  5. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    What was your point again? You said something about him beating Lee would make him "the only unified champ in boxing", no?

    Kovalev already holds 3/4 of the major titles in his division.

    He is a unified champion, so I have no idea what your point is, because GGG would be unified after beating the mediocre Lemieux. If he beat Lee, he still wouldn't be undisputed.

    :smoke
     
    Rumsfeld, Sep 15, 2015
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  6. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Ward KO's Stevenson:deal
     
    CST80, Sep 15, 2015
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  7. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    I fully understand why Little G's team want to avoid Ward at this time. His fans and team apparently need other excuses though...:lol:
     
    Jeff M, Sep 15, 2015
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  8. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Absolutely. Stevenson will be swinging at air, get tired, then get dropped.
     
    Jeff M, Sep 15, 2015
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    :lol:

    And I totally agree.

    Perhaps GGG fans are banking on the fact that Oscar might be too coked up to protect his commodity.

    And incidentally, I am not 100% convinced that Canelo beats Cotto in any case - something GGG fans view as a given. (Although I do favor Canelo slightly in that match up).

    :smoke
     
    Rumsfeld, Sep 15, 2015
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  10. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Ward's accuracy would tear that rapists ass up.:deal
     
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  11. Rumsfeld

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    Do you think GGG would, under any circumstances, wind up facing Kovalev?

    I only ask because you're a fan of both, but most GGG fans seem to think Golovkin cuts through Kovalev like butter as a result of the sparring rumors.
     
    Rumsfeld, Sep 15, 2015
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  12. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    At what weight?
     
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  13. Leoh

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    Funny thing about a Ward vs Stevenson fight (I find that highly unlikely though) is that they were both introduced to canvas by Darnell Boone. So it's kind of the battle of Boone victims :D
     
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  14. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Same could be said about Stevenson/Kovalev. Kovalev was knocked down and most had him winning their first fight.
     
    ellerbe, Sep 15, 2015
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  15. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I'm not sure you understand the meaning of the word "victims" when used in this context.

    Now Canelo and Cotto - they are both Floyd victims. But Ward and Stevenson are not both Boone victims. See the difference?

    :smoke
     
    Rumsfeld, Sep 15, 2015
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