If he's willing to work with Ward it could help him. He's not going to turn into a good inside fighter, but I'm sure they can teach him a trick or two to make him only slightly less inept.
Well I hope he knuckles down and gets to work, and I hope Hunter takes no **** from him, needs to keep his ego in check. Firstly, shut the **** up, then Listen to the man, learn from him, and improve.