What do you think the result would be with Andre Ward vs The following at SMW? Joe Calzaghe James Toney Roy Jones Jnr Chris Eubank Sr Nigel Benn Michael Watson Steve Collins Mike McCallum Iran Barkley Gerald McClellan Michael Nunn Sugar Ray Leonard Tommy Hearns Chong-Pal Park Murray Sutherland I only added Park and Sutherland as they were the first 2 SMW champions.
Joe Calzaghe: Calzaghe very close SD James Toney: 50/50 fight, depends which Toney shows up Roy Jones Jnr: Jones late TKO Chris Eubank Sr: Ward wide UD Nigel Benn: Benn has a slim puncher's chance but 9 out of 10 Ward wide UD Michael Watson: Ward wide UD Steve Collins: Ward wide UD Mike McCallum: Ward close but clear UD Iran Barkley: Ward Wide UD, maybe even late stoppage. Gerald McClellan: Either McClellan early KO or Ward Wide UD, I think the latter Michael Nunn: Ward Close but clear UD Sugar Ray Leonard: Ward wide UD Tommy Hearns: Ward close UD Chong-Pal Park: Ward mid-late round KO Murray Sutherland: Ward Wide UD
Joe Calzaghe - Calzaghe wide UD James Toney - Ward wide UD Roy Jones Jnr - Jones UD Chris Eubank Sr - Ward UD Nigel Benn - Ward TKO Michael Watson - Ward UD Steve Collins - Ward wide UD Mike McCallum - Ward wide UD Iran Barkley - Ward UD Gerald McClellan - McClellan KO (body shot) Michael Nunn - Nunn wide UD Sugar Ray Leonard - Ward TKO Tommy Hearns - Ward TKO Chong-Pal Park - NOT SEEN ENOUGH Murray Sutherland - NOT SEEN ENOUGH
McCallum was too small and old in '93. Leonard and Hearns were too small and old. Ward won the Olympics at a hard 178lbs. Barkley's size and relentlessness would cause him fits.
I also feel Ward has the movement and ring generalship to really cancel out Toney, winning 10ish close rounds out of 12.
IF Ward moved (a lot), yes. If he came at Eubank and tried to outhussle him, he isn't a natural pressure fighter and would be countered and outboxed by Eubank.
Joe Calzaghe loses on points James Toney loses on points narrowly Roy Jones Jnr narrowly outpoints ward, split. Chris Eubank Sr loses narrowly on points Nigel Benn loses on points Michael Watson loses on points Steve Collins loses on points Mike McCallum loses on points Iran Barkley loses on points Gerald McClellan loses on points heavily Michael Nunn split loss or split win Sugar Ray Leonard split loss Tommy Hearns split loss Chong-Pal Park???? Murray Sutherland?????????
If Ward tried pressuring Eubank, he doesn't have the come-forward rythm to beat him. For me Eubank's outboxing of Watson in the first half of their first fight was more impressive than Ward's outboxing of Froch early on, but styles and attributes make fights and Eubank didn't have good balance on the front foot at all and Andre can move.
Ward vs Joey = UD Ward Ward vs Toney = SD Toney Ward vs RJJ = SD RJJ Ward vs Chris Eubank = UD Ward Nigel Benn loses on points Michael Watson loses on points Steve Collins loses on points Mike McCallum loses on points Iran Barkley loses on points Gerald McClellan loses on points heavily Michael Nunn split loss or split win Sugar Ray Leonard @168lbs = KO by Ward Tommy Hearns @168lbs = KO by Ward
Joe Calzaghe - Calzaghe UD James Toney - Toney SD Or Ward SD Roy Jones Jnr - Jones UD Chris Eubank Sr - Ward near shut out UD Nigel Benn - Ward near shut out UD or late TKO Michael Watson - Ward UD Steve Collins - Ward near shut out UD Mike McCallum - Ward wide UD Iran Barkley - Ward near shut out UD Gerald McClellan - Ward wide UD after an early scare Michael Nunn - Ward Close UD Sugar Ray Leonard - Ward Wide UD Tommy Hearns - Ward Close UD Chong-Pal Park - Ward near shut out UD or late KO Murray Sutherland - Never seen him fight, can't comment