sort of agree with this but it would also depend on how he beats them. if he beats abraham, he's borderline top 10, and if he beats froch, he'd be around 8-10, and if he beats bute, he'd be 5-7.
Are you kidding me? If he beats Abrabam, Froch and Bute, he's just 5-7? Jesus Christ, would he have to beat God to crack your top 5? My God, if he does those things, let's look at his resume. Froch Bute Abraham Green Bika Kessler Miranda Pretty much everyone in the SMW division. And he dominated the four guys he's already fought on that list. The only semi-competitive fight was with Bika, but he fought Bika's fight and beat him at it. Bika is not an easy out for any SMW. Say he dominates Froch, Bute and Abraham and not just narrowily beats them? Still say 5-7 only? I'd put him right behind Manny only.
Yeah he will need to win the super six then beat someone like bute then i think he should crack it, he may well do it but id like to see him challenged and maybe even fight away from his home base, i doubt ward would even consider a fight outside of the states
He's teetering on the outskirts of the top 10, currently. If he wins the super six and beats bute, I'd place him somewhere in the top 5.