Will the officials in Oakland be fair to Sullivan Barrera?

[powerpuncher]

Never seen him fight but if Ward is as good as he once was, he doesn't need a ref to win a fight. He easily wins them all.

[Master]

Ward beats his fighters convincingly, how he does it is no different to Floyd/wlad negating their opponents.

[p4pking]

Probably not, but in theory he might do better the more lenient the ref is towards both men. He's the bigger stronger guy, without the skills to box Ward from what I can tell. Making it a scrappy fight might give him a better chance.

[Freedom]

[powerpuncher]

It looks like the fight is official.

[Freedom]

I'm rooting for Sullivan Barrera to somehow beat the selfish prima donna, but the deck will be stacked against him in Ward's hometown of Oakland.

I just hope the California Commission's shady referee Jack Reiss isn't going to be working. He always helps Ward by allowing him to foul, while repeatedly admonishing his opponents for nothing - he's California's version of Texas' Lawrence Cole and the UK's Ian John Lewis.

[J_Undisputed]

This kid was picked for a reason. I don't think ward needs the help of the ref to win this one, but it being in his backyard isnt a bad insurance policy. Barrera starts too slow and if he allows ward to dictate the pace and be first, the fight will be over before it starts. barreras only chance is to jump on ward and catch him cold. Not to get wild, remain focus and let his hands go and string his punches together faster than the fight above. If he fights like that, hes gift wrapping opportunities for ward. I think barrera has the potential to be a future star but for right now, hes not ready. team ward knows this.