Who's Next For Ward?

**ross** · 09-10-2012 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by shza

Originally Posted by ross

Instead of bringing an established light heavy down in weight, why not move up there?

Because there's no one there. He just beat the best light heavyweight in the world. I doubt the result would be much different if they fought at 175. And the other guys in that division are all a step below Dawson, so at least two steps below Ward. Don't see any point in that.

If JCC were somehow to upset Martinez, that would be the obvious fight to make, since Jr. has no business fighting at MW anyway. He really ought to be at light heavy himself. But I just don't see any result other than Martinez totally dominating him.

While Ward-Martinez would be very interesting P4P-wise on paper, Ward would have to go down to 160 for that to happen, which I don't see him doing. Martinez really can't go up in weight again -- he's still a natural 154-pounder (which again, makes a Mayweather fight the more natural option, though I'm not holding my breath for that either).

Rematch with Froch probably is worthwhile at some point, but just because it's the least bad of bad options. I think that rematch would be even less close than the first one, not for the least because Ward's hand was broken in the first Froch fight.

Apart from Pascal...

**Rantcatrat** · 09-10-2012 02:08 PM

Jean Pascal, Andre Dirrell, or Lucian Bute, were he to beat Froch in the rematch. Of those options, Andre Dirrell probably is the best choice. Both were Olympians in the same class. They were scheduled to face each other before Dirrell was injured in the S6. Ward has beat the rest at 168. Jean Pascal isn't a bad option either though because he brings a lot of $ to the table if the fight was held in Canada.

**Ant Live** · 09-10-2012 03:08 PM

Any 175iber is going to look at that fight and think twice about losing thise 7lbs. Saying that, none of them could beat Ward anyways. Bute would not be close at all. Froch? Do he want it? I think he will rather do what he already planned on doing. Beat Bute again then fight Kessler.
Darkhorse: Since Abraham have a good chin and KO power and a title now, maybe