Because GGG would have kicked the crap out of Froch and JCC Jr. It is no different then Floyd moving up to face certain guys, but avoiding others. You think Floyd just randomly took years to fight Cotto or Manny? Risk, reward. JCC Jr. would have earned him more money then fighting Ward, and it came at less of a risk.
Why does GGG need it? Ward is literally nothing in terms of a draw. HBO will take care of GGG as long as he continues to be exciting and wins. GGG can fight anyone on HBO and make a million. Ward is having trouble getting people to show his fights.
All boxers have flaws. You simply pick on the guys you don't like. You are transparent.
No, I am honest about everyone. Even guys I dislike like Broner. You are wrong way too often to make this argument.Same can be said of you. GGG's competition has been questioned by tons of experts not on superhero boards but yet when someone says it here, they are a fanboy. Same can be said of Manny fighting the same guys over and over again. I say this about either guy and I'm a "Flomo" and now the "coWard", some new term that Manny fans(now GGG fans)have picked up. It's cool bro. Keep up the name calling.
I think the real goal is "boxing fans". Those that aren't hardcore, but like seeing guys that they find exciting or simply like. There are far more casuals of course, but those that have HBO or Showtime boxing cards and might even pay for a ticket just because are the ones that can keep a career going, even if you don't breakthrough to the mainstream.
Ward wasted his chance to become a draw after he semi-retired after the Super 6. He was arguably the best fighter on the planet, and wasted it arguing with his promoter. He finally got a chance to get some exposure again, and what happens? He gets hurt and dropped from the card.
Cotto and Canelo is a fight between two of the most popular fighters on the planet. It is so much more relevant, it isn't even funny. The winner of that fight taking on GGG would draw far more attention and money then anything Ward could do.
Speaking of Ward, I never got his feud with his promoter. They got him into the Super 6, he got Dawson to come down in weight, got a HBO contract.............they seemed to do everything that anyone could have asked but yet he insisted to get out of his contract. I thought for sure he was trying to sign with Al Haymon but he ended up signing with Roc Nation.................then he doesn't fight on the Cotto/Canelo undercard.
I just don't get what dude is doing and the same goes for Rigo. For awhile I thought some of this was Arum and HBO blackballing him for beating Donaire but the more I read about what his management is demanding, I'm starting to see that he is being ran by divas.
You do realize that is why Cotto and Canelo are so popular right? They are THE PR and Mexican boxers. They carry the flags for their nations and that earns them a lot of automatic fans and viewers.
I still can't believe he got a fight cancelled because his opponent was just too crappy.
Which is exactly why he wants the fight. He hasn't been chasing both of them and Mayweather for no reason. His crew know what they are doing. The second question that will be asked to the winner of that fight is if they are going to fight GGG.
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. With GGG/Ward, neither guy is as big of a name as Cotto.
He probably wanted to sign for Haymon, but the the situation took so long that Roc Nation showed up and offered him stupid money. What he didn't seem to realize was that it would make getting fights even worse.Speaking of Ward, I never got his feud with his promoter. They got him into the Super 6, he got Dawson to come down in weight, got a HBO contract.............they seemed to do everything that anyone could have asked but yet he insisted to get out of his contract. I thought for sure he was trying to sign with Al Haymon but he ended up signing with Roc Nation.................then he doesn't fight on the Cotto/Canelo undercard.
GGG/Ward is not happening anytime soon, which is why Ward had to give in and move up. Also, fighting at 175 changes the chances of 168 ever happening. Ward's body getting use to 175 is going to make the cut all kinds of tough. And chances are, GGG would still want it at 164. He isn't a big middleweight.Sergio did have the JCC Jr. fight to help increase his popularity beforehand and Cotto was the A-side (He made it very clear in the Face Off
But I hope you're right. GGG/Ward being a success can do nothing but help the sport and that's what we should all want. I'm just skeptical.
Speaking of Ward, I never got his feud with his promoter. They got him into the Super 6, he got Dawson to come down in weight, got a HBO contract.............they seemed to do everything that anyone could have asked but yet he insisted to get out of his contract. I thought for sure he was trying to sign with Al Haymon but he ended up signing with Roc Nation.................then he doesn't fight on the Cotto/Canelo undercard.
