I still have to watch that Gvodyk video!! Beterbiev's power could give anyone trouble, but I tend to think he's being generally overrated on the whole (not saying by you - just around here, in general). And Kovalev obviously will be no push-over for anyone. :smoke
I specifically told you about Gvozdyk because I thought you'd like him, I know you tend to prefer more technically well rounded fighters, and he's every bit as skilled as Kovalev, with quite a lot of Lomachenko thrown in for good measure, it may be too soon for such a step up, but like with Loma and Usyk he's also from the 2012 Olympic team from Ukraine, which unlike many am squads it was packed with many well rounded ready for prime time players. He's the total package. Betebiev is a little better than most give him credit for, he's got many subtleties in his game that most seem to miss, similar to Kovalev before the schooling of BHop, but he still has a ways to go, and based purely skill at this point Ward picks him apart, but the thing with Artur is, he's strong as a ****ing ox, so if anyone can manhandle Ward its him.
Here's Slava Shabranskyy who I'd be willing to put money on being Ward's next opponent, this is his match against Yunieski Gonzalez who arguably beat Pascal, and Slava basically shuts him out. Not sure how much of a chance I'd give him against Ward, but he is tall 6'3.5 and rangy, so he might give Ward a few issues. [yt]bDEODFbPjwg[/yt]
Can Ward beat every fighter at 175 and above without becoming a stronger fighter and setting down on some hard shots? I know he is strong but will he be able to beat these guys by doing what he did against Barrera?