Seems like Kessler cant deal with awkward boxers that ducks, clinches and/or headbuts and holds. It seems like its not even in his arsenal, he is too clean. It is a weakness that you has to depend on the referee seening/stopping theese things. Kessler is a veteran in the game, and should be use to this by now. Dissapointing! Congrats to Ward.
If Ward gets 3 home fights, he may very well go unbeaten through the preliminary rounds of the tourney.
Styles make fights. Wards style will cause all the Europeans problems. Sure the ref didn't help Kessler, the holding from Ward was repeated, and two huge cuts were opened on headbutts. However Ward won, and won well. Impressed me a lot.