I think Ward is brilliant.

Not quite as fast as Mayweather was, but the real interesting thing is that Mayweather is only been into his bag of tricks during the last 2-3 years, Ward has been fighting like that form day 1. (hence I would kinda agree with the 'more like Hopkins' line).

To me, it shows his maturity and competence that he is not one of these guys that just jump around throwing big punches (not that he can't).

But to truly compare the two is impossible, obviously Floyd is a 5 weight world champion and has been in championship fights almost non stop since the age of 18.

Ward has a LONG way to go yet. But he is pretty fucking brilliant and he will be a long term success, if he wants to be.