He isn't yet but he still could be.. In fact thinking about it you could maybe argue he is I suppose... Most agree he won the first Ward fight. Bhop, Pascal, Ward (unofficially) Chilemba.... I mean Oscar 'lost' to Shane but it didn't damage him much! Dunno maybe..
He has been impressive so far. I would favour Kovalev, Gvozdyk, Beterbiev, Bivol to beat Stevenson. Yarde is on the way up also
ATG? He'd have to clear out 175. He needs wins over Bivol, Beterbiev, Gvozdyk or whoever beats those guys. ATG status is not something that should be easy to achieve. You need to not only be a truly special fighter but have truly special feats.
No way. Where are the moves? Kovalev is definitely not in the Matrix. I say Josh Kelly is a much likelier candidate, he's just a string of fair to middlin' wins away from being anointed.
Josh Kelly? He' looks fancy blasting journeyman let' talk when he beats anyone at all. He' one of 100 fancy prospects .