"It's funny to me. I mean, when you look at the fight with GGG, it seems that the media, not including you of course, but they keep pushing the timeframe back. So last year, it was this year would've been a good time, and now this year, it's next year. When are people going to feel like that's a fight that they want to see," stated undefeated super middleweight king Andre Ward, who shared his thoughts on a potential showdown with undefeated middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. During a recent appearance on ESPN's SportsNation, Ward made it clear that he's more than willing to face the hard-hitting champion sooner rather than later.
"Hey, like I said earlier, Andre Ward, and yes, I went third person, I'm ready and I think if everybody comes to the table with a clear head and nobody is trying to dictate; I hear stuff in the media. They're trying to dictate and negotiate the fight through the media. That's rule number one. That's not going to work. You know, if you really want to fight, less talking in the media. Let's get the network involved, HBO, a great network, let's put it in their hands, put it in our teams hands; Andre Ward is available and we can make it happen," Ward explained. "At the end of the day, I see what's happening. I've been following this sport since I've been a baby; 20 years. They want Golovkin to smile and wave and be the pretty boy, and then the promoters, they do the tough talk. But then if I respond, then I'm the villain. Well I'm no villain. I've never built my career on that. So I'm very simple, but I also mean what I say. If GGG wants to fight, come from behind the promoter, come from behind the trainer, tell 'em to call HBO, I've already done that before I came on the show because I knew you guys were going to ask me this, and let's make it happen."
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