If the rematches with either Froch or Kessler can't be made, I'd like to see GGG first, then a move up to lhw vs Kovalev and/or Stevenson.
Winner of kovalev vs stevenson. I think stevenson looks strong enough to wrestle wards boring ass and also agressive enough not to let wardke bully him , both stevenson and kovalev are bigger punchers than froch, dawson or rodriguez. I hope fight happens on neautral ground and wordke gets penalized for headbutts and holding.
Surprised at all the GGG votes. People are so hungry for big fights, they don't even wanna wait until the fighters prove themselves to warrant the big fight. GGG hasn't fought a top 5 MW yet, think about that for a moment.
I voted BHop cuz the poll didn't say anything about "realistically". Realistically, I have little desire to see him fight anyone. Move up to LHW maybe?
Two former SMW titlists are going to battling it out for the #3 spot at LHW. One is Pascal, the other, Bute. There is still a huge opportunity for Ward to cement his legacy by making a Bute fight. Obviously, if Pascals mows down Bute, then there is no need for that fight as Bute will likely retire, but if Bute wins, and looks like the old body crunching slick SP that we all knew preFroch, then Ward almost MUST fight Bute at some point. Obviously, he's gonna go where the $$$$ is, and in California, my $$$$ would be on ChavezJr. It's a win win for ChavezJr and even if he loses he can use the slick excuse. If he drives a L hook into Wards diaphram.....he wins, and dethrones a top 5 p4p fighter.:think
He should move up. He already cleaned up his division two years ago and has nothing left to prove as a SMW. There are a lot of exciting fights to be made at light-heavy (Kovalev, Hopkins, Stevenson). GGG would be a hell of a fight too and wouldn't be a walk in the park for Ward but as of right now, GGG still has a lot to do at Middleweight. Also, he's a small middleweight and Ward who could fight as high as cruiser, would be the MUCH bigger man in the ring.
Kovalev or Stevenson next GGG after he finally beats the ducker Martinez so GGG can become the kingpin of two divisions after he beats the crap outta Ward