Andre Ward vs Bivol, Beterbiev, Gvozdyk

Fair enough. I think Ward would easily handle Canelo ala Bivol and Beterbiev has never fought anyone close to Ward's level, either.

 

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Stevenson had good timing and very heavy hands if nothing else and Gzodzyk took the power well. The Nail's straight snappy punches and high workrate are a problem for anybody including Ward

 

He probably would have been undisputed in a world without Artur. A sad world that would be though.

 

He should have known what Beterbiev is capable of especially after suffering a defeat against him ten years earlier as an amateur.

 

I do agree, I did watch an interview with him in Israel and he is a straight shooter. Beterbiev wanted a brawl and Gvozdyk in one too many instances was willing to mix it up with him.

 

Bivol would school him.

Beterbiev would stop him

He would beat Gvozdyk.

 

Ward's prime at 168 lb was pretty good. In a p4p sense, prime Ward can compete with anyone listed on the thread (Beterbiev is a bad stylistic matchup but the other two are winnable for a prime Ward).

But he retired for a reason, he wasn't as good at 175 lb (just watch some footage if you don't believe me). He should have lost the first Kovalev fight, and would have lost even more clearly if Kovalev hadn't already started fading / going off the rails. If he didn't retire, it was therefore a faded Ward against a prime Bivol / Beterbiev / Gvozdyk.

Very little chance at all against Beterbiev. He would likely lose vs Bivol just due to the difference in speed / footwork (watch 1 round of Bivol vs Canelo and 1 round of Ward vs Kovalev immediately afterwards, and you'll see what I mean). Gvozdyk has the tools to beat a faded Ward too, but I don't know; I have a sneaky feeling that Ward's inside game and dirty tactics might have controversially squeaked him past Gvozdyk.

 

I think he'd have a hard time with Beterbiev stylistically. His grappling/rough game on the inside won't work against him. I think he beats Gvodzyk and Bivol.

 

Hell, I think Gvozdyk would have beaten Bivol.