Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
It's easy to say it's Goosen's fault. On the other hand, Goosen did a great job with Ward's career. None of the major promotional players signed Ward out of the Olympics. Let that sink in. Ward doesn't have the most fan-friendly style. Goosen got him into the Super Six and got him big pay days against guys that weren't going to be competitive. He got paid something like $2.5MM for his fight against Edwin Rodriguez. Compare that to GGG's $700k for fighting Geale. It's tough to feel sorry for Ward.

By the way, Haymon will never sign Ward because Ward is with James Prince, and they don't get along.
I thought that way too until I read this...

Chris Mannix: A bitter contract dispute comes at a bad time for Andre Ward - MMA - SI.com

Leonard was the one doing the work for Ward and building him up while Goossen was the figure head. Knowing that, it's hard for me to side with Goossen and fault Ward, especially for standing up for his friend.