Andre Wards options???

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  1. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Jones beating Hopkins for the IBF belt was a nothing win??
     
  2. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    What top prime undefeated SMWs has Ward beaten to show this greatness to you?
    What top prime SMWs has Ward fought even for that?
     
  3. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Might sound a bit harsh how I phrased it, but at the time Hopkins was a fighter who had lost his debut, beaten nobody of real note who wouldnt be able to win a world title at his next attempt. It was a fair win for Jones, but looks better over the years because Hopkins went on to do so much. But if Hopkins had of retired after that fight, it wouldnt be raved about now
     
  4. Boxalot

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    Why do fighters have to be undefeated for them to count as a top win?

    Both Kessler and Froch are elite wins over prime future HOF'ers, and then he also has solid wins over Bika, Green, AA and Miranda. I don't really count the Dawson fight tbh, that was a farce.

    Froch has a great resume also, with wins over unbeaten versions of Pascal, Dirrell and Bute aswell as AA who's only previous defeat was a DQ defeat to a man already beaten by Froch. Victories over Taylor (who had only lost to Pavlik), Johnson, Mack and Magee confirm just how brilliant Froch is.

    Kessler i'm sure you won't criticise because he's your boys best win.
     
  5. bailey

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  6. dinovelvet

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    A rematch with the winner of Kessler and Froch will be another good win for Ward. Both are late bloomers and are at their peak now.
    That fight will make Joe's rematch of Viet even more of an embarrassment than it already is.
    Stig, Groves and Degale will be other good fights.
    If he clears out all these guys he'll have the best record ever at SMW.
     
  7. Dece Bal

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    Hopkins, Dawson, Cloud.
     
  8. One Round

    One Round Hertfordshire's Finest Full Member

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    Hopkins has already said he wont fight him. So you're basically left with a guy he already beat convincingly and a guy that lost to a 48 year old in his last fight and whose biggest win is against Glen Johnson.
     
  9. No doubt, he will duck this Stieglitz from yesterday. GGG is also too dangerous.
    I think he will give the winner of Froch-Kessler a rematch and before that he will fight a journeyman.
     
  10. Dedication

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    If I was Ward, I'd look to take on the following and in this order:

    Robert Steiglitz (in Germany)
    Winner of Froch vs Kessler (in UK or Denmark)
    Winner of Pascal vs Bute (at home)
    Move up...
    Fight Cleverly at home
    Dawson rematch
    Move up
    Lebedev
    Huck
     
  11. Dece Bal

    Dece Bal Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopkins wants shiny, easy pickings like Cleverly, true. He wouldn't say NO to Bute either, now. But if Ward makes him a great offer... never say never.

    You seem to forget that Ward is a professional fighter. He fights for $s. Yeah, he will fight the best when the money is right. Otherwise, he will fight whomever he thinks he can beat for a decent payday.
     
  12. RazorHandz

    RazorHandz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ward vs Pascal is the fight I wanna see. Pascal would be the most explosive fighter Ward has ever faced and if he can improve his stamina with Heredia that would make for a good, competitive fight.
     
  13. Dece Bal

    Dece Bal Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's going to happen! Bika gave Ward the shits, so Pascal is going to be a very good fight.:deal
     
  14. knockout artist

    knockout artist Boxing Addict banned

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    Ward v the winner of Stieglitz v Groves
    Ward v the winner of Kessler v Froch 2
    Ward v Hopkins
    Ward v Dawson at 175
    Ward v Cleverly
    Ward v the winner of Bute v Pascal


    Ward has plenty of options, he just doesn't want to take any of them. Which is why they tried to make Ward v Pavlik, and they aren't making any fights at the moment because of 'injury' :-(
     
  15. irishny

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    If by 'injury', you mean injury. Then yes