Ward ATG lol. This clown wouldn't make it past round 5 with Kovalev and the reason he went up in weight is he was afraid of being made good boy. Relax my dark friends, he won't fight any of the 2 russians destroyers
Those 2 wins would see him as having been the clear champion in 2 divisions, that should be enough to have him regarded as a great. But it's a big ask, I think he beats Stevenson but Kovalev is a tough fight to call.
He will look back and wonder why he spent his prime in the court room. If he's not lost too much in his time off, still has the appetite and his chin holds up then I give him a good shot at beating both. He's a complete spoiler and ugly to watch but it's effective and he knows his craft. If he rules the LHW div he will get HOF. Labeling him an ATG is difficult to do while his career is ongoing...
I'll go against ward v kovalev and ggg. I'll consider even taking barrera, if you're down. Pretty sure you're from new England too. Right, aren't you in RI ?
Even with those heads, he has a lot more he'd need to accomplish to be an ATG. At the rate he's going, no. I see him as a future HOFer though. Yes he does, he doesn't have the time or opponents to accomplish this however.
I actually think Stevenson is the harder fight of the two, due to styles. But, he will get more credit for beating Kovalev, since Kovalev is considered by most the best fighter in the division. I'd take Ward over both. And yes, if he goes up and cleans out another deep division, and remains undefeated, he should be on the ATG list...someday. Then if Lil G is ready to move up and they meet at or near 168, he can get his a$$ beat too.
Andre Ward is one of the best fighters of his generation. He's already an ATG in my book. That super middleweight run he went on was historic.