Ward has not yet earnt the praise he is getting on ESB yet. Makin him the favorite to win this tourney is a bit silly.
When Ward wakes up after the sudden ending of the first fight, he will most surely hope he won't meet Kessler ever again, neither in the finals nor otherwise :rofl It is solely theoretical question anyway, because Ward won't come even close to the finals - after he gets sparked from Kessler, he might even win against Taylor and Direll, but even that would only pair him against Abraham or even Kessler again in 1/2 finals, and both cases would end in the same manner - by brutal KO... And somehow I don't see Ward winning both against Taylor and Direll, not after Kessler has had his time with him...
Kesslers trainer Richard Olsen said today(taken from TV2 text TV): This fight will be the biggest fight in Super Six so far. Its the moral final with clearly the 2 best boxers in the tourney. We do not fear the other boxers and definetely not Jermain Taylor and Arthur Abraham.
Ward got the advantage in handspeed, movement, workrate. Kessler punches harder. I think Kessler has to KO Ward to win this fight, and Ward has proved against Miranda that he has a great chin. I think Miranda punches harder than Kessler so I think it will be hard for Kessler to Ko Ward. I predict a win for Ward UD