Who is the #1 Super Middleweight right now? Ward or Bute

[Heru]

Right now Andre Ward has a slight edge in quality of opposition. And if SOG wins the Super Six that edge is just going to keep getting bigger and bigger.

He doesn't even have to win it. If he beats Dirrell while Bute beats Brinkley, he jumps way ahead of him in terms of quality of opposition beaten.

While he's in the Super 6 semi-final, Bute will be reduced to facing a Super 6 eliminated fighter or Dawson (Dawson would put him in the top 5, but beating him is a long shot).

If he wins the Super 6 without a loss he should be no less than #3-5 on every P4P list.

[paniki]

i go with bute... i think he is faster with his hands and quicker with his feet. it's a pity he is not in the super 6

[RimmyDelicious]

Bute is the biggest threat to Ward at 168, in fact I would pick Lucian to win if they ever fight in any kind of neutral venue. However, Ward is the clear cut number one. Andre has the better the better resume, by far the biggest and best win (Kessler), and IMO Lucian was knocked out only 3 fights ago.

[Viciousz]

Bute vs Andrade II, you should mention that fight if you want to prove something. The result of that fight is Bute KO'D Andrade with only one left hook to the body. Bute dominate Andrade in the first fight, Bute went to war with Andrade in the last two minutes of the 12 even if he was winning a easy fight... Bute is not a runner, i can't wait to see Bute dominate Ward !

My point is Ward has never been in a suck a tight situation as Bute was in the first Andrade fight and the first and second Cute And Andrade fights are two completely differente fight, no way you can compare the two, that is like saying Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was better then Taylor because he dominated him and knocked him out easily in the rematch.

[RimmyDelicious]

My point is Ward has never been in a suck a tight situation as Bute was in the first Andrade fight and the first and second Cute And Andrade fights are two completely differente fight, no way you can compare the two, that is like saying Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was better then Taylor because he dominated him and knocked him out easily in the rematch.

How can argue that Chavez wasn't better than Taylor? He has two KO victories over him. He's obviously going to be ranked much higher than Taylor.

[Jim Jeffries]

The winner of Ward/Dirrell, if they ever fight. Only way Bute passes him is if he beats Dawson, or Super 6 winner, which is probably the winner of Ward/Dirrell.

[Viciousz]

How can argue that Chavez wasn't better than Taylor? He has two KO victories over him. He's obviously going to be ranked much higher than Taylor.

I was just setting an example, thats a discussion for another day lol.

[-DSG-]

ward is the best right now because of the resume and hes shown he can have a different gameplan for different fights

[ShoulderRoll]

Kessler > Andrade. That's for sure.

[Bhopreign]

Ward beat the man so he is #1.