Ward vs Bika in oakland proves clearly that is the reason why Ward vs Dirrell didn't

You'd have a point if this was something that was unexpectedly sprung on Ward. He KNEW going in that the fight would be in Oakland. He signed on and agreed to those terms and then bitched about them anyway.

 

No fighter in the S6 is supposed to have all 3 fights on home turf, which is exactly what Ward is doing...and i believe each is supposed to have at least one at home...Dirrell had to fight to get the Abraham fight at home and wanted the Ward fight on neutral ground. I dont see what is so bad about that.

 

In the pre-show for the tournament (where they showed the promoters doing their thing) they said that Ward would have all of his fights at home. It didn't sound fair then and I don't know why they agreed to it, but they did. That was actually a really interesting show, by the way. Got to see promoters doing their thing.

 

Ward is the only fighter who has "all" his fights in his home town. Ward's personal referee allowed him to win against Kessler by illegal headbutt, good reason he refused to fight anywhere else but his home town! I suspect Dirrell did not want to fight in Ward's home town, thus the fight being canceled. Ward knows how to cheat. Funny, Kessler was the champion, yet he was forced to fight Ward in Ward's home town. At first all three judges were Ward's personal judges, then a small change, but it was the referee who made the difference. Illegal headbutt was allowed. Ward should have been disq.

 

I'm sure they agreed because Ward draws well in Oakland. Almost the size of a Warriors basketball game. It's in their best business interests. :hat

 

Lets see a bunch of guys that claimed the young American fighters didnt have a chance in hell for this thing now bitching about the site of the fights. Ward this and ward that. Shut the freak up, Ward is also the only guy that had to fight two replacements.

Bottom line is Ward is the class of this thing and some just cant handle the truth.:yep

He could have fought Kessler in his living room and still would have beat the crap out of him. Same for Green, Froch and AA.

 

That's why Ward refused to fight in the tournament unless all his fights were in his home town. How else can a boxer win by illegal head butt? Dirrell did not seem to be happy about Ward's home town either.

 

I don't blame Dirrell for not liking those terms but the time to ***** about it is BEFORE you sign a contract. I think it's bull**** that Ward gets to fight at home every fight, but they really should have ironed that **** out at the negotiating table.

 

Makes sense. The other fighters' promoters should have fought it, though. Vegas is always good.

 

Ward won a gold medal in Athens. There goes his "fear of flying"

Ward vs Dirrell was scheduled from the onset, and it was always gonna be in Oakland. Everyone knew that from the beginning. At the last second, Dirrell's team made an issue out of it. Pathetic.

 

Yes we can. Is he trying to protect the 1 on his record?