Ward and Virgil specifically named Joshua for one reason and one reason only. If it was about winning a title at heavyweight he could easily take a few fights against fringe guys whilst waiting for a winnable title shot to emerge.

It's all nonsense anyway, waffle, something to get headlines, something to give all those youtubers constantly shoving camera's in their faces.

Having said that, at 200lb Ward could definitely beat some decent heavyweights. Huck gave Povetkin a tougher fight than most big fellas have. Fat James Toney beat plenty of "slow-ass" heavyweights. I could pick the heavyweights he could beat let alone Virgil and his team.