Hector Linares is an idiot. Is this guy actually questioning if these guys will ever fight eachother? They really don't have much of a choice.
Location is the issue here folks, not Ward. Looks like the only place this fight can sell is Oakland, and of course no one can stand for Ward to have all of these hometown fights.
This fight better ****ing happen. I am AMPED for it. This fight is serious business and a classic fight in the making. Slick boxing, great movement, ring intelligence, it has everything I want to see. Dirrell potentially presents Ward some problems and I can't wait to see Ward solve them. I want this fight to happen so badly.
Even as a Dirrell fan, just put the damn fight in Oakland if that's the only place it can be made. Although they have to insist on a referee and 2 judges being from outside of California. Can't allow Ward to headbutt his way to an undeserved decision.
This will be a title fight so it won't just be California judges. The WBA will be involved. I think that is the abc he has isn't it?
Ward refuses to fight anywhere except his home town with his personal referee and he prefers all three judges if possible. Ward does not believe in fighting anywhere except his home town period. Ward wants to use his head, so the ref is very important.
If this is true then Showtime is ****ing useless. They promised to deliver the Kessler Vs. Green and Ward Vs. Dirrell as a double header on the 25'th of August. I'm a big Kessler fan, but the Ward Vs. Dirrell fight is far more interesting and I was really looking forward to this fight.