I think it's reasonable to have him as the 3rd best fighter in the world. His best three wins are probably Kessler, Froch and Abraham, and I'd rate that above Martinez' wins over Pavlik, Cintron and Williams and Donaire's wins over Vic, Montiel and Vasquez. Ward hasn't had an early round KO over a top fighter like them but a clear win is a clear win. You can make a case for JMM being above him because of deserving the W against Pac last time out.
It's true that he hasn't faced anyone with a lot of speed, skill and movement but as he's facing someone who meets that description in his next fight then he obviously isn't avoiding that kind of fighter.
He's still young and may turn out to have some big flaw that we've all overlooked, but to me he's ticked a lot of boxes so far.
It's true that he hasn't faced anyone with a lot of speed, skill and movement but as he's facing someone who meets that description in his next fight then he obviously isn't avoiding that kind of fighter.
He's still young and may turn out to have some big flaw that we've all overlooked, but to me he's ticked a lot of boxes so far.
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