To be fair to Ward, I'd like to point out that finding anyone at 168 pounds to beat RJJ in the entire annals of boxing history is a bit of a head-scratcher. I mean, you have to start dragging up names like Ezzard Charles, Sam Langford, Harry Greb in such a discussion .... and I wouldn't want to lay money either way.
Ward's cleverness and technical skill amount to little when RJJ is out of range. RJJ with his best legs is a mountain to climb.