Considering where the rest of the fighters are today, Ward is ahead of the game. It doesnt make him a superstar. Is he being overrated, I can't say that. Only because, the way he's fighting, his longevity will make him seem like a great fighter because he's out smarted much of the rest of his class. He's got good movement, ring generalship and effectively slips punches. He minimizes his weakness by crowding other fighters and taking leverage and power off their punches.
When he first started doing his Roy Jones Impersonation, he got dropped a few times. So he made adjustments and fights smarter. On the inside, using things like his head, elbows, forearms and that Stiff arm he used a couple of times against Froch. He fights off the break but can be outboxed from a distance. So he crowds, mauls, and gets off first and gets out of range.

I was a fan of neither before this fight. Sadly, I still came away with more respect for Froch being a gentleman in defeat than I did for Wards stylized dirty boxing.