Steve Kim rips Andre Ward

Chief Editor of maxboxing.com, Steve Kim is about as quick as Fat Dan & Co in regards to processing boxing behind-the-scenes information.

Here it goes:


don't you love the way Andre Ward and Goosen-Tutor have really capitalized on winning the Super Six? #boxing #sarcasm

Ward has talent, but just having people say your top five PFP and winning a tournament that lost steam as it went on, isn't enough #boxing

As looks right now, as the calendars are being filled out for #boxing going into June, there's a chance Ward fights just once in '12 #boxing

I'll say it again, if you're not Pac or May, if you want to really become a star, you better be fighting more than twice a year #boxing

MG ‏ @MatthewG918
@stevemaxboxing I am a Ward fan but I will say that their "we call the shots now - take it or leave it" attitude has backfired
Retweeted by Steve Kim

Right now, Andre Ward is being TV packaged into 'bolivian'... #boxing

And from what I'm told, Showtime isn't willing to over-pay for Ward to face the likes of R. Steiglitz just because. #boxing

Honestly, this is no criticism of Ward, but really the overall business of #boxing. Ward is just an example of what's wrong with it...

I literally have not recieved any emails asking when Ward fights again.The lesson is, if you're inactive, fans will move onto others #boxing

Say what you want about Bute and Interbox, they have created a business that can sustain itself without HBO or Showtime and they fight on

And say what you want about the Klitschko's, they stay as active as possible and have built their brands by being busy #boxing

And with how the networks pay certain boxers, they have actually de-incentizived the need to fight more than twice a year #boxing

Andre Ward is an acquired taste, admittedly, however, him fighting once every half-a-year, isn't the way to build a real fan-base #boxing

And with all this said, I can absolutely see HBO giving Ward an exorbitant deal, because, well, he's #3 pound for pound!!! #boxing


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Now Ward sounds a bit defensive...


Andre S.O.G. Ward ‏ @andreward
@stevemaxboxing First & last response. U are not privy to the details of the Bute situation. Probably best not to speak if u don't know.


:!: :think


About the Ward / Dirrell WBC fiasco, they seem to disagree...


I didn't vacate my belt!! RT @Anthonydirrell: Yea RT @sirjamesdavies: @Anthonydirrell has @andreward vacated then ???

...which means Anthony answers 'yea' to a fan asking if Ward had vacated his belt, with Ward taking the quote and saying he didn't [for peeps with low Tweeter awareness].


WBC pulled out the rule book on me!! RT @sirjamesdavies: @Anthonydirrell has @andreward vacated then ???

I'm not even sure the WBC rule book calls for 5-6 months first mando/defense... would it not be 9 months or even 12?