Moving up is not the thing to do. fight Ward. Ward is good, but is not a hard-hitting puncher - which is the type Taylor has trouble with.
Abraham has never impressed me. He's too slow and methodical. He can turn a fight at any time because he's a puncher but he's way to slow to get off. A guy like Taylor is almost a gimme because he's a 6 round fighter. Anything over that and Taylor is fair game. He's done this time and again and i dont think that will change. Abrahams ledger is pretty much littered with nobodies. The first box puncher he faces and he looses via UD. Wouldnt mind seeing him in vs Froch as both are quite simple fighters except Abraham puts them together slightly better than Froch who's just a plodder with a chin and punch.