Should SOG Andrew Ward face Froch in the UK?

Pretty much.

It just makes sense. Ward should take it.

 

Eddie Hearn gotta make the call and put the money up. All talk is irrelevant 'till that happens.

 

Robo Quasimodo has earned a rematch after beating Bute and Kessler. Whether it's in the UK or not is completely up to the champion.

I think he should do it just to shut the delusional fanboys up for good. A rematch in the USA wouldn't do that because according to them the location of the fight determines whether or not Froch gets schooled (again).

 

why not? beats fighting in front of a half empty arena in ol jokeland

 

I don't see much disagreement about the outcome of the fight only the place it should happen. Ward is operating on principle but that don't pay the bills. Ward needs to start them negotiations, get the money figures right and go over there and take care of business.
Then too, you gotta think that they wanna build and hype the fight to it's highest level before making it happen.

 

This forum does my ****ing head in sometimes.

Firstly, to all the American posters: Go to the British forum, and tell me of ONE SINGLE British poster who REALLY THINKS Froch would win a rematch. I don't think there's one. Not one who believes Froch won the first fight, and not one who truly believes he will win a second. Hope is different, we all hope he could work a miracle for sure, but no one truly believes he will, or has even intimated it.

Secondly, Ward's Management's statement about Calzaghe is classless and is just starting to make them look stupid.

I don't like Ward personally, for reasons many other people state. That doesn't mean I think Froch beat him, and it doesn't mean I don't think he'd win again. However, he does fight dirty, and he does seem reluctant to travel. All anyone is asking is for him to prove what everyone believes of him, and get that win fighting abroad. And also, he would have more appeal worldwide if he does what guys like Bute, Kessler, Froch and Abraham have done and FIGHT AWAY FROM HOME, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS. If the Ward-Kessler fight had happened outside the US, he would have been warned or penalised for headbutting, and maybe even have a DQ loss...what with it being cheating and all.

Boxing is business, as much as sport. And for that reason, he DOES have to travel, or he'll lose out. As someone else said 'he's got the sharpest clothes and no party to wear them at'. Nail on head there.

Finally...this 'champion' malarky...where to start? In ANY OTHER SPORT. Ward would no longer be considered champion. If Federer loses to Nadal in a Grand Slam final in Tennis, Nadal is the champion. Nadal then gets injured, and can't defend his title the following year. Guess what? The tournament goes ahead, and Federer is allowed to win and be considered the champion. Why? Because if the Title wasn't up for grabs, what would be the point in the competition? You can also be the champion without being no.1 in the rankings. Nothing wrong with that. However, inactivity also affects your rankings. Ward has no titles, he isn't a champion right now, until he gets back in the ring and fights again. It would be like Manchester United sitting out of the EPL next year and saying no one else can be the champion. It would also be like Man Utd. refusing to travel to Manchester City's stadium to face them, because they're the champion.

These are all bull**** posts, and threads. The reality is, Ward really DOES have to fight to prove himself abroad, where the money is, despite what he thinks, if he wants to avoid negativity towards him for the rest of his career. What's he worried about? EVERYONE thinks he will win.

That phone call will be made, have no fear about that. Froch is a different animal, and that fight is gonna happen if Ward wants it. Let him and Eddie Hearn have a break though first, hey? Dude just had a tough fight in case anyone missed it? You know, he actually fights more than he uses Twitter...

 

Ward is asking for $75 million to be put up according to the newspaper. if this is true, Ward has lost it to such a extent that he will never recover from this. :deal

 

Yup.

He would have to be looking out for a bunch of drunken idiot rioting brits after schooling their hero in front of them this time around. :hey