Who will be the first guy to defeat Andre Ward at super middleweight?

get the **** outta my head!! :deal i hear ya there my man!!!

but in all honesty, with regards to ward, its either going to be dirrell or bute based on styles. froch, aa, kelly, kessler (obviously) and taylor don't match up well with ward at all. bute and dirrell can move laterally, are quick and have their own attributes that can at least give ward some problems. dirrell has a great jab when he wants to use it and can triple it up when he's on the move and bute goes to the body about as well as anyone in the business. i would like to see ward/bute.

on a side note though, if ward used his head (intentionally or not) against kelly or arthur like he did against kessler the fight would have a good probability of ending in a stool throwing, wrestle mania style no holds barred bar fight. i was so surprised how kessler in no way knew how to play rough. arthur and kelly know how to give it back.

 

You can't test what you can't hit.:deal

 

I think if anyone can beat him it's Dirrell. I think the fight will be close & Dirrell might need maybe one more year of seasoning to have a better chance. I think right now it's 50/50, in maybe 12 months I'd say 60/40 Dirrell. Ward is a special fighter though

 

It's difficult to answer this question as the venue would be very important. All the other super middleweights will struggle to beat him in Oakland where he's allowed to use his a head as an extra fist.

 

i like ward and believe he is a very special fighter. not the biggest crowd pleaser but truly skilled at his craft.

but that head is a fifth ring post as opposed to a third fist :deal

 

No one in this list.

 

Mundine. Easily. After his successful campaign at 140, 147, 154 and 160 are completed this year.

 

Dirrell has the best chance by a mile, but even then I don't see anyone at 68 and 75 beating him.

Might be interesting to see him vs. someone like Martinez.

 

From what I've seen he looks the busniness too I agree. But in terms of image, the 'Son of God' (has there ever been a more self righteous moniker in sport??!!) certainly doesn't live up to his nickname with regard to the way he is willing to win a fight when he is probably good enough to do so cleanly. I also believe he would benefit from leaving Goossen who is one of the most two faced, untrustworthy and most difficult promoters out there - and there are a few!! Although from the way Ward instructed Goossen to get all of his Super 6 fights at home and now refuses to fight Dirrell on anything other than 100% his own terms hints that they may have the same mindset. It is also highly dubious that the 'Son of God' should be associating himself with someone like Victor Conte. I think Ward is good but I have to say I don't like the way he's going about his business.

 

Or

:deal

 

People just doesn't understand. Ward is not headbutting. He is turning the other cheek, as a good Christian.

 

Ward is an excellent fighter, better by a good measure in my opinion than Paul Williams. I would love to see a Bute vs Ward tilt-- two excellent tacticians. And, for the record, anyone who believes Ward walks through Bute to an easy UD is a fool.

 

I would love to see Ward fight Froch, Abraham, or Pavlik. At the moment I would not pick any of the three to beat Ward. I just want to see Ward pay some heavy dues for his filthy tactics. Watching Froch pound the **** out of the back of Wards head, watching AA slam a knee in Wards nuts, or watching KP put those elbows to work on Wards chin and eyes would give me a ****ing boner!

 

Easy K.O. for Bute.