Kovalev vs. Ward...

[ykdadamaja]

I don't know what the heck HBO is doing, but Ward needs to fight. Kovalev?

[Ron Swanson]

I think HBO has Ward vs the LHWs in mind but on the back burner while they fight each other 1st. Adonis and Kovalev bring great ratings, I don't think they want anything tripping that up. Not that Ward would surely win against either but he certainly could.

[Beanflicker]

Why Kovalev and Stevenson would be fighting anyone other than each other is beyond me.

How could you ask for a better set up than what we have? Both guys fought on the same night, destroyed their opponents, so lets make that fight.

[p4pking]

Agreed. Ward needs to find somebody to fight in the meantime, but if Kovalev-Stevenson does indeed happen, his moving up to fight the winner would be a big deal. The winner of Hopkins-Shumenov might want first dibs on that though, who knows. Even at 175 there aren't really any great opponents for Ward outside of those 4, he's in a tough spot.

[Master]

Ward should stick at super middleweight and show Froch, Groves et al how it should really be done.

[ruthless rocco]

The short sightedness of boxing fans will never cease to amaze me.

Kovalev and Stevenson are so great because they haven't fought and destroyed each other yet. Let them fight a few times and look devastating with their wins--let them make you some money and generate some hype with more than just die hard boxing fans before you cash them in for the big money fight against each other.

If you put Stevenson against Kovalev in April and Kovalev destroys Stevenson(or vice versa) what happens next? Who do they fight? How do they make themselves and their network any money?

You have to plan the career and groom the big fights with purpose.

[ykdadamaja]

Ward should stick at super middleweight and show Froch, Groves et al how it should really be done.

But we know he would do the same thing to Froch what he did the first time, and Groves def ain't on that level of Ward- he just had a great night against Froch.

Ward needs to fight, and unless he makes a catchweight downwards to fight Quillin/GGG/Martinez, the only option is upwards- Kovalev or Stevenson. He already beat Dawson, as weight drained Dawson. Stevenson destroyed a hydrated Dawson in the first round. If anyone that has a call up card for Ward it's Stevenson.

Hopkins said he will duck Ward at all cost. Pascal and Bute can fill in for the time being, but Bute will (and should) take softer fights until he gets his confidence back up. Pascal can be game... he was ringside at the Dawson beating by Stevenson, and he beat Dawson before Ward did.

Pascal and Steveson make perfect sense for a Ward match-up. We can believe in these fights and they can become mega fights if they package it properly.... and stop trying to short-change Ward.