Ward now has an easy route in becoming the Undisputed champion of SMW, but..

It shouldn't but I think it does quite often. Carl and Arthur have already done it a few times so no doubt they are used to it.

 

Nothing is disputed. He is the champion at 168.

 

i doubt he fights either guy again, pretty pointless

 

Ward has it easy right now....dirrell is the biggest threat to him and dirrell won't be ready for another year or so

 

Atm. Ward is the King, the only one to challenge is Kessler in a fair figth. Yes he was beetin him soundley, but it wasent fair, now kill me :smoke

 

Dawson is the biggest threat to Ward now the only person Dirrell is a threat too is him self sadly .

 

You'd have to be a bit crazy to say Ward has had an easy path to becoming the top guy at 168 and probably #3 pfp. He beat Froch and Kessler who are probably both at 2 and 3 right now at 168, and he beat them comfortably. Bika and Abraham are probably top 10 right now as well, in a deep division, and he beat them as well all by his 25th pro fight.

I wouldn't mind seeing Ward travel to face another top fighter, winning on the road usually carries some extra weight to it. If Ward rematched Froch, Kessler, or Abraham it wouldn't matter where the fight took place, and they're good fighters, but Ward is a level above them and beats them again.

 

He needs to fight in Europe, or even Montreal if he fought Stevnson or Bute. I think he is going to lhw, though.

Kessler fought him in Oakland, elbows and ramming his head and all.

 

Carson, Armenian bastion was a bout half full of AA fans.

And New Jersey -- not a whole lot of rabid Ward fans. Hordes of Thomas Adamek fans, but not a lot of Ward fans. And isn't Froch the guy with some Polish ancestry. Venue didn't favor Ward.

 

A top US fighter isn't leaving the US to fight at 4:00 in the afternoon (US time) in a less profitable event, just for the sake of saying he did. Guys come to the states to make money and gain exposure, there's a reason for that...

 

You are talking out your ass. Have you ever watched Froch, Kessler, AA fight in Europe?Its always sold out and like a rock concert. Then in America many fighters, even champions fight in front of empty stadiums, even on hbo or showtime.

 

Wards my favourite fighter and the time is right for him to completely take all of the belts, there has never been an easier time.
Ward already at the top, will be able to take the entire divisions belts, without having to go near Bute now he has beat the man who beat him. Kessler has been shot for a while and AA looked fortunate to me against Steiglitz and Ward beat Abraham already.
Ward has proven he is a top businessman in all this, as he has been able to not fight Dirrell and Bute, yet rise to the top of the pack. Once he dominates Dawson, nobody will question him.
Its all good

 

Unless your on a high earning PPV in America fighting in Europe is generally more profitable, otherwise every decent European fighter would be fighting in the US.

 

He'll be thirty then, and I agree.

He's number two for me right now, and not very far off of number one.