Photos and Quotes: Team Arthur Abraham on Referee Dispute
by Bad Left Hook on May 13, 2011 1:04 AM EDT
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Note: Team Sauerland sent out this release on Thursday.
Hall of Fame-Promoter Wilfried Sauerland has voiced his astonishment over Virgil Hunter´s comments at yesterday´s official Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals press conference. The trainer of WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward claimed that Sauerland has lost confidence in Abraham because he demanded neutral judges and a neutral referee.
"I see no problem in asking for a non-Californian referee - and that´s not just because it was guaranteed in the contract," Sauerland said on Thursday. "I am not sure what leads Virgil to believe that we have lost confidence in Arthur. Maybe he is getting a little nervous because Andre Ward is not fighting in Oakland this time. I thought it was funny that Dan Goossen complained about the five-hour drive Ward had to take to come down to L.A. for this fight. But then again, if you are used to fighting at your protected home base, travelling 400 miles might seem like a huge inconvenience, so let us not hold it against them. All the comments from their camp and the problems with the officials are a clear indication that they do not feel comfortable about fighting away from home, even though they are still in their home state. So it´s them who are losing confidence in their fighter, not us."
(Photo by Marco Krause/Team Sauerland)
And Sauerland added: "King Arthur has travelled over 40,000 miles during the course of the tournament and he is ready for a big fight on Saturday night. Nobody will be able to protect Ward from Arthur´s power."
Meanwhile, King Arthur is getting ready for the big fight. After the official press conference, he checked out the Home Depot Center. "It´s a great venue and I am thrilled to make my first open-air fight," he said. "There is a lot at stake. I know that Andre Ward is a tough and very skilled opponent. But my goal is to become a superstar in America, and in order to do so, I need to defeat Ward. I am prepared for a real battle and a huge victory for my legions of fans all over the world."
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it’s pretty clear Andre wants the latitude with fouling and roughhouse he had against Kessler. i like Andre Ward, always have, i’ve been following most of his pro career since the beginning…but this bullsh** stuff they’re arguing to get a california referee is bogus. the referee is almost better than a bought and paid for judge, b/c Ward can roughouse and use his head against the shorter Abraham.
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by theworldsoldestsport on May 13, 2011 1:50 AM EDT reply actions
to get a california referee
Dude you are barking up the wrong tree. The fact that there is a California ref is because of CSAC wanting to give the job to their paying members. Ward himself said that there should be neutral ref….
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by Waldo Rastel on May 13, 2011 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
If Ward’s complaining, he’s not doing it publicly. Nobody even opposed the neutral referee. And they have one now anyway, and it’s a good one, so who cares?
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by Scott Christ on May 13, 2011 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like Sauerland is trying to make pre-emptive excuses for the ass beating Abraham will take on Saturday.
by soulrise on May 13, 2011 2:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Expecting to get shut out on the cards……again.
"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."
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by Waldo Rastel on May 13, 2011 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s the argument from Virgil Hunter. That Sauerland has lost confidence in Abraham.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on May 13, 2011 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Really AA complaining about refs....
Really? You fight in Germany. Scott openly picked the Sylvester over Geale (names?) recently because usually you can’t get a fair fight in Germany. Even though there Geale did get a deserved victory Sylvester got an absolutely
"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."
-Bob Verdi
So what..
..exactly got the scorecards of the Sylvester-Geale fight got to do with the ref in the Abraham-Ward fight?
People that try to keep up a bit would recognize German boxers facing tough opponents, travelling and as well loosing fights on the scorecards in their homebase recently.
But well, of course, here`s ward keeping on fighting in California, whosoever trying to install a Californian ref against the contract, and that`s perfectly OK ´cause the opponent is from Germany and thus doesn`t deserve better. Ermmmh?
Its to point out that AA is giant hypocrite
"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."
-Bob Verdi
by Waldo Rastel on May 13, 2011 3:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I`d be surprised..
..if AA had much to say in this case. That`s Sauerlands business, and he`d definitely be a bad promoter if he wouldn`t take care about it (and it`s as well Sauerland who is quoted in the article, btw).
Well then Sauerland is a hypocrite but what promoter isn’t…
Sylvester is under Sauerland event btw.
"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."
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by Waldo Rastel on May 13, 2011 4:43 AM EDT up reply actions
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