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| Subject: Andre Ward vs Arthur Abraham is in trouble Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:16 pm | |
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- Hall-of-Fame Promoter Wilfried Sauerland has postponed King Arthur´s departure to the USA since Dan Goossen and the Californian Boxing Commission have failed to take action in the row over the officials. In the Super Six World Boxing Classic semi-finals, Arthur Abraham was scheduled to take on WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward at the Home Depot Center in Carson on May 14. As stated previously, Sauerland will not let Abraham travel to the USA before the Californian Commission honours the existing agreement over neutral officials.
“Contrary to what Dan Goossen said and contrary to what has been agreed upon by all parties, the Californian Commission still insists on appointing a Californian referee and a Californian judge,” Sauerland said. “It is a shame that the completion of a high-profile global sporting event such as the Super Six tournament is being jeopardized by a promoter and his ridiculous attempts to protect his fighter. Goossen is using exactly the same tactics he did before the Kessler-Ward fight. He is playing dumb and he pretends to be in the dark about the Commission´s nominations. We have protested their decision to appoint a Californian referee because the contracts, which have been signed by Goossen and Ward, clearly state that he should be neither from the USA nor Europe. Most certainly the third man in the ring should not be one of Goossen´s neighbours from California!” Sauerland underlined that unless the Californian Commission honours the existing agreement, Arthur Abraham will not leave Germany. “This issue needs to be sorted, that’s the bottom line. It´s ridiculous. We are not sure why Goossen and his friends are playing these tricks on us. Ward is the favourite and he is fighting at home. But maybe it has occurred to them that Arthur has the power to knock Ward out with one single punch. Maybe Goossen has realised that this time he can only protect Ward by blocking this fight to get a free trip to the final.” http://www.boxingscene.com/sauerland-postpones-abrahams-departure-over-officials--38609 |
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| Subject: Re: Andre Ward vs Arthur Abraham is in trouble Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:55 pm | |
| After has recent performances, AA is in no place to make demands. That being said, who is Ward blowing to get all the special treatment he's gotten?
Just can the fucking thing already and have Ward and Bute fight, let the winner fight the Froch/Johnson winner. | |
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| Subject: Re: Andre Ward vs Arthur Abraham is in trouble Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:20 am | |
| - NJBeatdown86 wrote:
- After has recent performances, AA is in no place to make demands. That being said, who is Ward blowing to get all the special treatment he's gotten?
Just can the fucking thing already and have Ward and Bute fight, let the winner fight the Froch/Johnson winner. +1 Problem is Bute will be facing Kessler later in the year as long as both win their tune ups. |
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