Ward To Sign 3 Fight Deal w/ HBO @ LHW

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  1. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    :thumbsup

    Would love to see Ward-Pascal as the co-feature to Cotto-Canelo (even though I won't be buying it regardless).

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  3. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    You can. whine all you want Ward is proven and battle tested !, the minute Bute stepped what happened ? Let me know when he beats an elite level fighter like Ward has than you can talk :hi:

    Ward doesn't fear snakes but we know Bute still has nightmares of Cobras
     
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  4. Rock0052

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    And to think that plum would've likely made Ward a PPV fighter.

    The one guy left in that division that had a belt, a name, and fans was actually willing to take a paycut to go to Oakland. Total unification in his grasp.

    Winky would be proud of that career self-flagellation.

    Passing on that fight was like telling the last unicorn it was worthless because it didn't **** gold.
     
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  5. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    GGG will make way more mone fighting the Cotto-Canelo winner so Ward wont be able to get him till next summer.

    I think Ward is gonna sign deal
     
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  6. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No nothing yet. Ward's people probably want a chunk of the PPV revenue.
     
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  7. Rumsfeld

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    One thing I think you're missing here Rock, is that Ward's people and almost everyone else in the boxing world assumed Bute would beat Froch, which would have made Ward-Bute an even bigger event.

    I always knew Bute was no match for Froch, but most people viewed Bute as something special for whatever reason.

    Had Bute beaten Froch, a bout between Ward and Bute would have been huge and inevitable.

    The problem was, Bute was exposed as being a few levels below how he was commonly perceived.

    Ward DID drop the ball, because Bute would have been easy pickings for him, but it was a miscalculated gamble. It happens. It's similar to when Roy got blasted away by Green and Pacquiao was KTFO by JMM

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  8. Rumsfeld

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    As well they should if he's going to be billed as a co-featured bout.

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  9. Rumsfeld

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    Don't expect the winner to face GGG any time soon.

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  10. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Is Ward the only boxer that still has James Prince as a manager?
     
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  11. Rumsfeld

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    I don't even know who that is, so I have no idea.

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  12. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I guess not. Prince is another music promoter dropout :D
     
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  13. Imperial1

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    Ppv isn't the be all end all Hopkins isn't a Ppv fighter does that tarnish his legacy ?
     
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  14. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolutely not.

    I wouldn't bring it up if Andre himself didn't lament that he's not a PPV fighter.

    Andre wants to be a PPV fighter and PPV headliner. That's why him pole axing that goal himself is worth pointing out in the first place. If that's not what he wanted, then it's a non-issue. When he was on the precipice of becoming exactly that, he took an attitude like he already was there, and it killed his momentum.

    That's what's frustrating.
     
    Rock0052, Sep 23, 2015
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  15. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Capt. Hindsight, folks!
     
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