Andre Ward replaces Mikkel Kessler as tourney's new favorite

We saw a different fight. I didn't find Ward to be boring at all. He was aggressive throughout the entire fight. I don't think anybody else in this tournament would have gone after Kessler the way Ward did. So you saw a man who will put asses in the seats in Vegas? I saw a guy who would make many fight fans skip his future fights all together.

AA has about 2,000% better defense than Kessler, Ward is not going to have an easier time with him. I'm still sticking with AA being the favorite, I picked him from the start though I can see Ward possibly winning the whole thing though I don't think he's going to beat AA. Not only the power, but the defense is just too good to throw a jab, a second punch and then hold. If the headbutts find their way in as sneakily as they did tonight the outcome might be different but I'm giving Ward the benefit of the doubt and say (hope) he doesn't pull that shit again.

The be honest AA beats Ward possibly by knock out and AD beat AA so Im going to go with AD.

Arthur Abraham leads with 3 points, Ward and Froch are tied with 2 each, and Dirrell, Taylor and Kessler have 0.. Abraham is now the favorite. AA got the late KO, but I certainly didn't think he was all that impressive for the majority of his fight with Taylor. Call him the favorite if you want, but he doesn't look like the best fighter to me. Ask Kessler what it meant to be the favorite.

Damn...you know i had a shitty feeling about the fight, but i did NOT expect it to be like that.

The only guy in this tourney who can beat Ward is Dirrell. Even that I doubt.

Nope. Its his to lose. If he fights somewhere that wont allow him to hold the whole fight I think he can still get on his bike and win a UD over anyone in the tourny. I said going in that the winner of this fight would take the whole thing. With the right ref Ward will do the exact same thing to anyone he fights. The problem is that if Ward wins we get no star from the Super 6. He is ugly and boring to watch. He wont bring in any new fans. We saw a different fight. I didn't find Ward to be boring at all. He was aggressive throughout the entire fight. I don't think anybody else in this tournament would have gone after Kessler the way Ward did.

AA is for me. I think he is damn underrated. I have the opposite opinion. I think AA is quite overrated. His status as favorite to win this thing is based on his right hand power alone. Is the field so shallow that a puncher's chance is going to carry a guy through five fights? I doubt it. Ward will definitely outbox Abraham, and so might Dirrell.

Nope. Its his to lose. If he fights somewhere that wont allow him to hold the whole fight I think he can still get on his bike and win a UD over anyone in the tourny. I said going in that the winner of this fight would take the whole thing. With the right ref Ward will do the exact same thing to anyone he fights. The problem is that if Ward wins we get no star from the Super 6. He is ugly and boring to watch. He wont bring in any new fans. wards holding is strategic and toward the middle of the fight kessler began holding... as for boh kess and frochs chances against ward, they are too conventional as I stated before fight their power lies at the end of punches, they dont have any ingame any pursuit ability. If you watch calzaghe and andrade all kessler's punches w power land when he is allowed to establish range. He has no versatility froch needs long rights to have power as well see the pushing punches he landed against dirrel vs ko vs taylor. Abraham also is very constrained. He is either on offense or on defense like a soccer player rather than a fluid boxer. His transitions are overstated and slow, he will be exposed. Taylor is shot and dirrell is too passive. point blank period

I picked Ward to win over Kessler months ago. Even tho Kessler "was" the favorite to win the tournament I thought this could potentially be the final as well. But now that Kessler was exposed no way he's making it to the finals.

After beating the odds on favorite in rather convincing fashion and having easily the most one sided bout, is there any debating that ward is the new fav. for the tourney? Nope. Its his to lose. If he fights somewhere that wont allow him to hold the whole fight I think he can still get on his bike and win a UD over anyone in the tourny. I said going in that the winner of this fight would take the whole thing. With the right ref Ward will do the exact same thing to anyone he fights. The problem is that if Ward wins we get no star from the Super 6. He is ugly and boring to watch. He wont bring in any new fans.

ummmm yeah there's debating, Ward held, butted, and fought an all around dirty fight. AA is still the favorite and I think in Europe or MGM grand with a fair ref, Kessler would whoop Ward. You can not be serious.

ummmm yeah there's debating, Ward held, butted, and fought an all around dirty fight. AA is still the favorite and I think in Europe or MGM grand with a fair ref, Kessler would whoop Ward.

No Abraham is.