He should try to collect all the belts in his division then move up to 175 imo...what do you think?2 more fights at 168..unify all the titles and then boom 175
How did the WBO become a credible belt anyway. So called boxing fans who thought there where to many belts already just let the WBO gain recognition because they didn't mind when their heros got it. Nice job letting another belt in sheeple.
I am one of the only posters on here that actually wants to see an Undisputed champion (all belts on one guy), but he beat them so convincingly the first time, that I don't think the fights should happen. Only if Froch/Abraham fight each other again, would I not object to Ward fighting the winner.
Dirrel is a nobody, he is a glorified actor, yes he did JUST beat froch, it was a close fight but dirrel threw away that fight, he ran all night long showing no ring generalship
Dirrel needs to PROVE himself, against aa he was starting to get caught, when he saw his chance to escape, he took it
Dirrel needs to defeat froch first to deserve a shot at ward
Dirrel needs to stop trying to impersonate the road runner when he fights.
No,Ward is not in another league to Andre Dirrel who dominated both AA and Froch but got robbed in the Froch fight.That belt Ward won from Froch is really Andre Dirrel`s belt.
Andre Dirrel is just as skilled as Ward but he`s taller rangier and faster then Ward,He would give Ward a very tough fight.
Ward has to at-least beat Andre Dirrel to clean out 168.
all dirrell did in the froch fight was run. Just like he did against Curtis stevens. All the guy does is run like hell. No wonder you're in the red.
No, because he's already dominated both of them.
If Froch beats Mack then Bute again then Kessler than yeah I'd be happy with a rematch.
I'd rather Ward just finish up at 168 with a few more fights then leave for 175.
I don't even think there's a "few" more fights left in 168. There's only Dirrell and that's basically it. Ward has fought absolutely everybody, except Bute who was destroyed by Froch. Ward fighting Bute now, would be like Mayweather fighting Cotto right after Pacquiao beat him. It's better to wait at least 2-3 years for that fight now, for Bute to recover 100% from that beat down. The fight will probably happen at 175 if it ever happens.
He's The Ring champion. That's all he really needs. Then he has the WBC and WBA titles.
Abraham is not a real champion IMO. Bute is good, he was the IBF champ, and defended it against Johnson and got the title shot in the first place for beating Bika, so Froch beating him was a good win and Froch can say he's the IBF champion, but Abraham barely beating Stieglitz, who was not that good to begin with, I don't know.
Andre Ward is THE Super Middleweight champion. Every fighter in, or around his weight class knows he's the man to beat.
No, because he's already dominated both of them.
If Froch beats Mack then Bute again then Kessler than yeah I'd be happy with a rematch.
I'd rather Ward just finish up at 168 with a few more fights then leave for 175.
Larry, did this thread come about purely because you glanced at your avatar and thought "Ward has a lot of belts, imagine if he had even more!"?
Larry does love meaningless belts.
So it takes until I post for someone to mention how the WBC doesn't allow its champions to unify? Ward would not be allowed to collect all the belts, he would end up getting stripped by multiple organizations. No point in trying if he has already beat them all.
Andre Dirrell should fight Sakio Bia in November, his rumored return date along with Gamboa. Than, if he wins that fight, I think Ward should take a solid but difficult defense over Dirrell.
No,Ward is not in another league to Andre Dirrel who dominated both AA and Froch but got robbed in the Froch fight.That belt Ward won from Froch is really Andre Dirrel`s belt.
Andre Dirrel is just as skilled as Ward but he`s taller rangier and faster then Ward,He would give Ward a very tough fight.
Ward has to at-least beat Andre Dirrel to clean out 168.
It does`nt matter,Andre Dirrel wants to fight Ward and Floyd who promotes Andre Dirrel wants to make that fight.And Andre Dirrel is Ward`s most dangerous opponent at 168.And Ward did`nt want anything to do with Anthony Dirrel and Ward said he was gonna give up the belt then shortly after Anthony Dirrel got in a motorcycle accident which allowed Ward to keep the belt.It was a loophole for Ward.
Since when hardly landing anything allows a fighter to win?Oh yeah i forgot,ever since a fighter who hardly did anything fights in his hometown.
Also Froch head was bouncing back enough times to make it a dominant win for Dirrel.
I`m talking about right now.2 months ago or more,Dirrel said he wants to fight Ward and Floyd just recently said that he wants a Dirrel vs Ward fight and Dirrel is signed to Mayweather Promotions.
Are you smoking?AA was landing a lot of leather on Froch,that fight was competitive in a individual round sense,Froch just "dominated" in terms of the amount of rounds he won.
Are you on smack?
I think the answer is clearly yes Dirk, he is. What a terrible, delusional series of posts.
Ward is the undisputed king of 168. I dont think any 168 fight in particular would improve his status so he should concentrate in making money fighting whoever promise the most be it Bute, Pavlik, AA, Froch, Martinez or Chavez Jr.
You must be new to the sport. You consider Dirells performance against Froch as dominant despite the fact he did everything within his power not to engage and preferred to spend the fight hugging, complaining and flopping to the floor etc.
Then you go on to say that Froch performance vs AA was not dominant despite the FACT that Froch won all 12 rounds of the fight. Do you even know what the word dominant means?
Froch vs Ward although Ward clearly won the fight it was competitive hence why Ward was so tired near the end of the fight.
Dirrell didn't dominate Froch. He had some dominant rounds. There's a difference. He didn't bite down and fight the right way all night and it cost him in a fight with more ugly one's than otherwise. I had Froch winning by a point but it's worth noting that point difference was an egregious point deduction.
Is Dirrell still really a pro anyways? He fights less often than Mayweather with none of the chops.
Since when hardly landing anything allows a fighter to win?Oh yeah i forgot,ever since a fighter who hardly did anything fights in his hometown.
Also Froch head was bouncing back enough times to make it a dominant win for Dirrel.
You must be new to the sport. You consider Dirells performance against Froch as dominant despite the fact he did everything within his power not to engage and preferred to spend the fight hugging, complaining and flopping to the floor etc.
Are you smoking?AA was landing a lot of leather on Froch,that fight was competitive in a individual round sense,Froch just "dominated" in terms of the amount of rounds he won.
Then you go on to say that Froch performance vs AA was not dominant despite the FACT that Froch won all 12 rounds of the fight. Do you even know what the word dominant means?
Froch vs Ward although Ward clearly won the fight it was competitive hence why Ward was so tired near the end of the fight.
Are you smoking?AA was landing a lot of leather on Froch,that fight was competitive in a individual round sense,Froch just "dominated" in terms of the amount of rounds he won.
Are you on smack?