Ward vs Abraham is in Jeopardy of Being Called Off

The Super Six World Boxing Classic semi-final clash between WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward and former tournament point leader King Arthur Abraham will be called off – if the Californian Boxing Commission refuses to honour an existing agreement over neutral officials.

“Contrary to what has been previously agreed on, the Californian Commission all of a sudden insists on installing a Californian judge as well as a Californian referee. That is totally unacceptable,” Hall-of-Fame-Promoter Wilfried Sauerland said.

“This turnaround comes as a huge and unpleasant surprise. Two months ago, everybody involved agreed that this tremendous fight would be served by neutral officials. We agreed to have one judge from California, one from Europe and one from neither Europe nor the US. The referee is supposed to be neither American nor European either. Unless this issue is sorted, King Arthur will not leave the country. We have put his flights on hold.”

The 31-year-old German is currently shaping up on a small German island in the Baltic Sea. He was scheduled to leave for Los Angeles this weekend. “King Arthur is more than happy to challenge Ward in his backyard,” Sauerland added. “But we demand neutral officials as agreed on. We have learned our lesson from the Kessler-Ward fight. Back then the Californian Commission insisted on having a Californian referee. His performance was – to put it mildly – a joke.”

And Sauerland added: “This is not some beach bar brawl but the semi-final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, a sensational tournament that has captured global attention. It´s a shame that the clash is jeopardized just because a local commission refuses to honour existing agreements and basic rules of fair play.”

http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-vs-abraham-jeopardy-being-called-off--38536

YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP

nothing suprizes me anymore..agreements contracts sites etc etc mean nothing anymore.is it that difficult to find a good canadian ref and 3 judges that will satify the stipulated agreement.yes fuck it over and let the fighters and promoters eat there expenses they already paid out.
arthur should be far more offense minded in this fight.if he is he can win.if he continues the clottey type junk he loses no matter whos the officals.
its getting to the point that boxing is something less to be paid attention too and consintrate more on baseball..at least theres not a constant bickering whos the home plate umpire or gee we dont want to play in fenway or yankee statium..

Sauerland exaggerating

Pretty sure they'll figure this dumb shit out.

Not like it matters, if its going to the judges that means Abraham losses.

gomez1012 wrote:Sauerland exaggerating

Pretty sure they'll figure this dumb shit out.

Not like it matters, if its going to the judges that means Abraham loss.

lol exactly. Sauerland talking like Abraham is going to be some slick boxer against Ward. funniest thing i've read in a while.

It will get fixed.

Why can't they just use neutral officials ?

Translation: Abe realy doesn't want to get humiliated by Ward, and is desperate to find a way out

GrantZilla wrote:Translation: Abe realy doesn't want to get humiliated by Ward, and is desperate to find a way out

Or getting the excuses ready for the post fight presser lol

Ali wrote:Why can't they just use neutral officials ?

Exactly.

Especially if both sides already agreed to neutral judges.

If this is the case then i have no problem Sauerland making a stink about it.

I understand wanting a nuetral ref. One that takes points away everytime Ward goes into billygoat mode.

SlickMoney wrote:

Ali wrote:Why can't they just use neutral officials ?

Exactly.

Especially if both sides already agreed to neutral judges.

If this is the case then i have no problem Sauerland making a stink about it.

+1

Who's in charge of the Cali commission ?

CSAC a joke and full of corruption.

Just a recent incident with them


http://mbccorruption.blogspot.com/