Froch was never a truly elite fighter. For years people have bemoaned his amateurish mistakes, how he left his chin open, his lack of output, how opponents would outbox him. Taylor did it, Kessler did it, Ward did it, Groves did it. Quite the list. You never saw Calzaghe being outboxed for large chunks of a fight. He beat Kessler far more cleanly and sublimely than either Froch or Ward could manage. Only in YOUR eyes did Calzaghe become legit after Hopkins because you obviously weren't paying attention.

Ward has a resume that is basically Calzaghe victims in Kessler and Bika. Then there is Froch and Abraham who had serious limitations at the top. Oh, and Chad Dawson who gets KO'ed in every fight now. Says something when even Andre Ward manages to get a stoppage.

Then since then who has he fought? Then he gets a gift after throwing 25 punches a round against Kovalev. The idea that he would be a problem for Calzaghe makes me laugh. No power, no output, just a head and some quick hands and the Americans think he is the best thing since sliced bread. Bwahaha! Plus Ward has never been in an entertaining fight. At least Hopkins only resorted to these tactics as a very old man. What's Wards excuse?