If it happens who wins?

[shza]

I've been watching froch fights from his debut again and have noticed he or he seems faster before 30 years of age, watch him against Damon Hague and Henry porras in Hollywood and tell me whats different from then to now and give your pros and cons

The difference is that he was in against crap competition then.

At the elite level, I've never though much of Froch. Big heart, great chin, but very slow and very poor fundamentals. So easy to hit.

It's hard to say anything with confidence about Bute, since he hasn't faced anyone better than a super-faded 45 year-old Glen Johnson, but I'd still pick him to beat Froch. The only attribute where Froch has the advantage is chin, but Bute's not an eggshell like Jermain Taylor so I don't think that's much of an issue anyway.

I think a little higher of Froch than Shza may because he has been able to earn wins against Glen Johnson, Andre Dirrell, and Jean Pascal. They're all quality combatants.

As to Bute, Glen Johnson and Sakio Bika are both legitimate opponents. Not elite opponents like Ward and Froch, but compotent opponents nonetheless and he performed as expected. Froch is the next step in his progression.

If you don't think much of Froch, does Ward still remain not proven in your eyes? I would argue Froch is Ward's best win. Other than Froch, it's Kessler, but I'm not sure how high I rate this version of Kessler. He seems to be injury-prone and on his last leg.

I said before the Froch fight that it would be a wide and easy fight for Ward, and it was exactly that.

But so is Ward "proven"? He's certainly not "all time great" proven but he's about as proven as he could be, given the competition. I consider the Klitchkos proven too. Like them, it's notable and important that he's dropped very few rounds against the other guys at the top of the division, B+ fighters though they may be (the Klitchkos' competition has been basically C-level fighters, though no fault of theirs).

I do think Kessler is a better win than Froch though, yes. "This version of Kessler" was still good enough to beat Froch, anyway (though it was, as I've said previously, the sloppiest and most amatueurish looking fight I've ever seen between two supposedly elite fighters).

I also thought Froch lost to Dirrell, though I can understand how judges who value aggression over defense and skill could score it the other way. But I would definitely pick Dirrell in a rematch.

I would like to see Ward against Dirrell and Bute and then ultimately against Chad Dawson. That one would be a true test.