Erics - it's the Kessler fights that are what convince people Ward is the favorite. Call it using his head or whatever, but any way you look at it, his strategy in that fight took Kessler out of his game, and won Ward the fight. Froch wasn't as effective as Ward was against Kessler. There's just not two ways about it.

Bute and Calzaghe looked better against Bika but Froch hasn't faced Bika so the comparison doesn't work. Same goes for Allan Green.