Leonard used the same logic when he waited out Hagler. It wasn’t fights but instead it was years.

Ward has used both.

Perhaps Ward is the kind of athlete that will be unaffected by his time off and his speed, timing, movement etc will be the same as it was in the Super cough 6. Let’s hope so because he's obviously looking past Barrera with avoid Kov plans. People could be in for a little shock here. Barrera is no dehydrated Chad Dawson. Ward has not had a threat of any kind in front of him in 5 years.