I agree Ward has everything in his locker to be a GOAT. A dirty cheating headbutting hometown billy goat that is. AA Knocks him out mid rounds Froch puts him in a box.
Ward's chin is an X factor, but I think even if it proves to be solid, he's being ridiculously overrated by many boxing fans.
Speculating what will happen if he wins the next four fights against the best opposition in SMW is..... speculation. Ward's greatest challenges are ahead of him, and we don't know how he will deal with figthing away from his hometown with a ref that limits his opportunities for clinching and mauling. Sure, if he wins those fights it will be a great accomplishment. He will probably still be rated lower than some of the multi-division champions, though.