Ward - Brand seems to be on

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  1. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Has Ward got any credibility left at all...rising 32 Years Old and Fighting Tomato Cans....surely the Son Of God Tag is a joke.!!!!
     
  2. David HEY!!!

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    Son of Goosen is looking like a cherry picker.
     
  3. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    How can it diminish the quality of the card?
     
  4. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    A title unification match?

    Sounds good, but not in reality.
     
  5. QuadrupleG

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    Lemieux destroys Brandt in 1 at any weight.
     
  6. Jake LaMotta

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    You're just mad as hell that Ward is going to be partly responsible for one of the biggest PPV's off all time while your favorite garbage man Golovkin cannot even break 200k :lol:
     
  7. conraddobler

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    Absolutely, Barcham. You're a on top of it. The co-feature needs to be able to step in for the main event in case of sickness.

    That's why the fight of the century, Mayweather-Pacquaio had Leo Santa Cruz versus versus Jose Cayetano and Vasyl Lomachenko versus Gamelier Rodriguez in the co-feature slots.

    Gamelier Rodriguez is must-see TV every time out.

    And Cayetano? If Cayetano is fighting, I'll be watching every time out. Count on it.
     
  8. Doc Everlast

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    Mayweather vs Canelo had Garcia vs Mattysee as the co feature.
     
  9. ImBetterThanJoe

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    Obviously ward wants to adjust to the weight slowly and do it right. First he moved up a few pounds to a catch weight fight with Paul smith. Next he will go to 175 and will fight a super middle at the weight so he can see how he feels fighting at the full 175 limit. Then he will get a fully fledged light heavy weight for his next fight to see how he can take fighting someone that size. Then if all goes to plan he will fight kovolev. I know we would all love him to fight kovolev tomorrow, but if u ask me he is being really smart about it. 2 many times have we seen people jump up a weight without adjusting to it and end in disaster.
     
  10. conraddobler

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    complete nonsense. Undercards are frequently garbage -- stacked with fighters a promote or network wants to showcase, usually in mismatches.

    Fighters in major PPV events like Cotto-Canelo don't suddenly "get sick" with a tummy-ache at the 11th hour and say "I'd rather not. It's off".

    And if that were to happen, there would obviously have to be a refund.

    give it up you lunatic.
     
  11. conraddobler

    conraddobler Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    the only co-feature I can remember. A total anomaly, widely regarded as such and considered a bit of a strange business move by Golden Boy at the time.

    This is an argument you don't want to have. The argument hat "co-featues" are typically great PPV worthy matches in their own right? You want that debate?

    Maybe Barcham has innocently confused "undercard" with "understudy". I cannot be sure.
     
  12. QuadrupleG

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    Ward will have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with PPV sales of this event. Nobody would pay for watching Ward fighting a B- SMW at 175.
     
  13. Doc Everlast

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    Now that Ward is on the card millions of people will scramble to order the PPV or make it out to Las Vegas to see Son Of God in person!!!
     
  14. conraddobler

    conraddobler Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Right, the thing would be cancelled if Cotto or Canelo "got sick". But before you said "the show must go on!" -- i.e. the co-feature has to be able to "step in".

    I'm glad you've come around.
     
  15. Doc Everlast

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    The bottom line is people are watching this fight for Cotto and Canelo. You could put a pit bull fight as the co feature and it wouldn't matter.