Didn't prove anything about Andre Ward. We all knew going into the Froch-Ward fight that Carl was tailor made for him and the fight would go exactly how it went. If anything this just says that the loss doesn't mean that's Froch isn't still a top pound for pound fighter.
That or how really bad Bute is. He looked like garbage in that fight, first time he stepped up to the elite level he gets treated like a red headed stepchild. Everyone knows how tough and skilled Andre is and how tough and powerful Froch is but Bute showed me he really aint ****.
Ward is my boy but that was bull****. He just wanted to delay the fight to make more money down the line but it backfired.
I disagree. I think Ward believed Bute was getting the easy way to the top. The Super 6 guys all beat up one another then hejust swoops in and taes on the winner? Ward didn't like that and wanted Bute to prove himself. Which he didn't.
I don't think Ward would be able to dismantle Bute in the same impressive fashion that Froch did. He doesn't have the style or power to do it. I think Ward would decisively beat Bute, but styles make fights so I don't think that the way Froch beat Bute says anything about Ward that we don't already know.
Honestly, I still wouldn't mind seeing Ward vs Bute after a tuneup. I still consider a Bute a top 3-4 super middleweight. What else is there for Ward at 168? He's making Dawson come down to 168 so it doesn't seem like Ward really wants to move up to 175 anytime soon.
The only thing that happened tonight was Ward's win of Froch looks even better now, Ward-Bute isn't happening and rightfully so, and that Froch should avenge his loss to Kessler this fall.
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