American 168lb boss Andre Ward, who finally returns to the ring against Britains Paul Smith on June 20th in his hometown of Oakland, CA has spoken to fighthype.com following Saturdays defining fight for Floyd Mayweather, to address the issue of GGG. There have been numerous times that the Kazakh middleweight punchers trainer Abel Sanchez has accused the former P4P American of avoiding stepping in the ring with his fighter something Ward vehemently denies. Of the potential for a massive fight with Golovkin who himself isnt a huge 160 and the rumours that have gone back and forth, Ward said; Its about finding the right dancing partner for me. I just saw (Golovkins promoter) Tom Loeffler in the crowd and I got respect for Tom but I had to say man, you gotta stop being dishonest with the fans. If you wanna say the fight is gonna get built up then say that. Dont go putting these stories out saying Ward is running, Ward is ducking cause thats not the case. Of his intention to conduct affairs transparently should any fight between himself and Golovkin come to fruition, S.O.G said; You know Im not about the back and forth and misleading the fans. These are the people that pay for the PPVs. These are the people that buy our tickets. These are the people that support us. Dont do them like that, be real with them. Im a real person and a straight shooter so you know. He (Loeffler) pretty much agreed with it. He put it on the trainer (Sanchez) but you know, hes gotta be held responsible, gotta be held accountable even for what the trainer said. In a message for anyone who believes that Ward is in fact ducking the middleweight boss, he said; I dont know how many more times I gotta say it. With all due respect you know, Im on the record multiple times. Beyond this point Im not gonna mention his name anymore. Im not chasing Golovkin. If he wants to build his career up and do his thing at 160, then keep me out of the equation Im fine. :deal
Yea like Ward fans say, Andre is fighting at his optimial division. He ain't ducking no one. If GGG and Kovalev want to fight him, they have to go to Super Middlewe...(Ward fighting Smith at 172)...oh wait
Ward's clinching ass should fight Beterbiev I'd even settle for the lesser Kovalev ha ha But he don't want none of that
Wards tickets are not selling also his fight is on BET.this guy has the same problem as kid quitten..
willie monroe jr :rofl:rofl we talking about an active fighter! ward havent fought in how long? atsch groupie!! :rofl
Ward ducked Froch. Him saying he would fight Froch in Wembley but not Nottingham is a blantant duck as Ward knows its not big enough for Wembley.
Willie has one loss to the man who dropped Ward... Darnell Boone and it was a close as it could be in an 8 rounder when he was young, he's a slick incredibly skilled fighter who just beat Vera in a shutout which is more than JCCJr could muster. Paul Smith on the other hand has been KO'd by DeGale, Groves and was almost stopped by a shot to **** AA in his last match
And Ward is ducking the 168 version of Smith as he knows he's one punch away from losing a title he hasn't defended in 3 years.
If it was Callum Smith that would have been okay, but Arthur Abraham, Chunky and Saint George's sloppy seconds and at a catchweight.