If Ward beats Barrera and Kovalev is he a lock for fighter of the year?

[SplitSecond]

The goat in my book.

[deanrw]

Good chance, but the winner between Lomo vs Walters can get it also.

[MisterPullman]

Because Pascal has been a joke for a long time and he fought him TWICE. Fought a food vendor, and fought a 50 year old man. If you can somehow glorify that, you have a far more creative mind than I.

I never said he was bad, only "overrated based on resume". That means he gets too much credit for the guys I mentioned.

Pascal kicked Dawson's ass, the same Dawson everyone says is one of Ward's greatest wins.. but Pascal beat him before Ward did... Pascal drew with a 45 year old Hopkins (that's how great even an old Hopkin's is)

It depends who's overrating him man, he's beating everyone brutally.. I don't really see people hyping him up like GGG. But he's still top 3 P4P IMHO

Ward-Kovalev will surely determine who's P4P #1. I don't care who wins that one, as long as that fight gets made.

[elgu]

Kovalev Vs Ward winner is #1 p4p but i still have my doubts that Ward gets in the ring with Kovalev.

[Chuckguy]

Post and discuss...

Larry he just needs to beat kovo and he will be fighter of the year

[SilverMiles]

No if GGG beats Wade, Canelo, and BJS he'll have just as strong of a case. Depends on how the fights are won really.

If Ward gets decisions in both fights but GGG kayos all three of his opponents (which is very likely) he'll deserve the award more. If the opposite happens than the opposite fighter should receive it.

[SilverMiles]

Barrera? You guys need to quit acting like he's some top elite guy when he's not. Hasn't done shit to prove that yet.

Kovalev will definitely give him the chance to be, especially since he's moving up in weight and will be his second fight up there. LIke I said before though, I doubt he fights him this year. Hope I'm wrong.


You have to remember that other boxers may be doing awesome things too. What if Estrada and Chocolatito fight and Estrada comes out the winner? What if Wilder beats Povetkin and then goes on to beat Fury?

This. Others fighters do exist and their accomplishment count throughout the year as well. I hate when these type of questions are asked, it as if the other fighters don't exist.

[boliodogs]

Yes indeed he would be a lock for fighter of the year even without fighting Barrera. Just the win over Kovalev alone would do the trick. Kovalev is top 3 pound for pound on just about everybody's pound for pound list. Ward coming up from 168 to beat him gets him that award.

[aldo5408]

Barrera? You guys need to quit acting like he's some top elite guy when he's not. Hasn't done shit to prove that yet.

Kovalev will definitely give him the chance to be, especially since he's moving up in weight and will be his second fight up there. LIke I said before though, I doubt he fights him this year. Hope I'm wrong.


You have to remember that other boxers may be doing awesome things too. What if Estrada and Chocolatito fight and Estrada comes out the winner? What if Wilder beats Povetkin and then goes on to beat Fury?

I agree with you about Estrada but that coward chocolate man won't fight him. He's said he's not fighting him for less than two or one mill. So hopefully Estrada fights the next best option

[LA_2_Vegas]

Maybe Loma if he were to fight and beat both Walters and Rigo

Those two wins would trounce one win over Kovalev, even though I think Kovalev is a beast and

Loma (really TR) is having a hard time getting the first part of this done and IDK if they even want Rigo so...Ward is looking pretty good right now if the Kovalev fight is actually going to happen.

Here are others I can think of who will have a better win than Barerra by the summer and would be in position to have another top fight that would put them in contention:

Crawford over Postol
Wilder over Povetkin
Fury over Wlad (or vice versa)