My top ten P4P list....

[Spicoli]

You must owe Stevenson money . Ward is a tremendous talent but to me personally he does a lot of junk boxing to get through also. Almost Hopkins in his later years esque in spots. Definitely top 5 but for me Crawford, Loma and Rigo ahead right now.

[Ron Swanson]

You must owe Stevenson money . Ward is a tremendous talent but to me personally he does a lot of junk boxing to get through also. Almost Hopkins in his later years esque in spots. Definitely top 5 but for me Crawford, Loma and Rigo ahead right now.

I agree about junk boxing. But after weighing what they have actually done I can't imagine Ward lower than 2. He's just done so much more than the rest. Like about as much as Crawford, Loma and Rigo combined.

[TitoFan]

Any top 10 p4p list that has Adonis # 6, Ginger # 8..... and omits Chocolatito Gonzalez, is not worth the toilet paper it's printed on.

[Spicoli]

You must owe Stevenson money . Ward is a tremendous talent but to me personally he does a lot of junk boxing to get through also. Almost Hopkins in his later years esque in spots. Definitely top 5 but for me Crawford, Loma and Rigo ahead right now.

I agree about junk boxing. But after weighing what they have actually done I can't imagine Ward lower than 2. He's just done so much more than the rest. Like about as much as Crawford, Loma and Rigo combined.

That last part is just a stretch imo. All respect for Super six wins over Froch Kess and Abraham specifically but again p4p boils down to what criteria you're using. Is it all level of competition, or trinkets collects or simply the most glaring and that is skillset and ring execution. All 3 mentioned to me are cleaner boxers, more diverse and have every bit the skills that Ward possesses. Can't blame Ward at all but he did have the red carpet of riding a gold medal to massive exposure resulting in high profile opportunities. Rigo couldn't get the time of day for a bit from networks who essentially blackballed him and Crawford had to take a fill in role on 3 days notice to open the door and co main HBO card. What he's done in just four yrs is flat out very impressive with same amount of title fights as Ward and is on the cusp of totally unifying his division next month, something that hasn't happened in over a decade. Only thing to me at this point that tips Ward top few is of course the first iffy nod over Kovalev and rematch win. Massive no doubt specially as Kovalev was also ranked p4p by majority but that cannot always be afforded to other top 10.

[powerpuncher]

Ward to me is a solid #1. He just beat Kovalev convincingly who was easily top 5 p4p IMO. Ward lost a close decision to him the first time (not according to the judges obviously) but came back and won easily. He has shown time and time again that at his best, even great fighters can't hang with him.

Crawford is a close second but he has a little more proving to do. If he goes up and beats some top welters then he may get the nod at #1. Loma is rising quickly too so he may take over that spot soon enough if he can get just one signature win. I'm still not 100% convinced that he is the best until he either beats someone very highly regarded or has another 2 years of professional experience under his belt.

Rigo is hard to judge because he is really good, but he hasn't fought much lately (maybe no fault of his own) so I'm not sure if he has declined or what. It's hard to say that he is the best if I don't see him consistently beating fighters of higher caliber.

After those 4 it drops off to the next tier of fighters (GGG, chocolatito, Kovalev). All three are still really good.

Spence should be in the top 10 and I think by next year he should be in the top 5 once Thurman fights him.

[Ron Swanson]

You must owe Stevenson money . Ward is a tremendous talent but to me personally he does a lot of junk boxing to get through also. Almost Hopkins in his later years esque in spots. Definitely top 5 but for me Crawford, Loma and Rigo ahead right now.

I agree about junk boxing. But after weighing what they have actually done I can't imagine Ward lower than 2. He's just done so much more than the rest. Like about as much as Crawford, Loma and Rigo combined.

That last part is just a stretch imo. All respect for Super six wins over Froch Kess and Abraham specifically but again p4p boils down to what criteria you're using. Is it all level of competition, or trinkets collects or simply the most glaring and that is skillset and ring execution. All 3 mentioned to me are cleaner boxers, more diverse and have every bit the skills that Ward possesses. Can't blame Ward at all but he did have the red carpet of riding a gold medal to massive exposure resulting in high profile opportunities. Rigo couldn't get the time of day for a bit from networks who essentially blackballed him and Crawford had to take a fill in role on 3 days notice to open the door and co main HBO card. What he's done in just four yrs is flat out very impressive with same amount of title fights as Ward and is on the cusp of totally unifying his division next month, something that hasn't happened in over a decade. Only thing to me at this point that tips Ward top few is of course the first iffy nod over Kovalev and rematch win. Massive no doubt specially as Kovalev was also ranked p4p by majority but that cannot always be afforded to other top 10.

I think Wards resume is underrated

Darnelle Boone early in career
Edison Miranda
Kessler
Allen Green
Sakio Bika
Arthur Abraham
Carl Froch
Chad Dawson
Sullivan Berrera
Kovalev
Kovalev

That's 11 opponents from good tests to solid guys to elite wins. I agree Rigo, Loma and Crawford have more artistry to their styles. But it's hard to compete with that list of opponents. I even left a few guys off that had good but artificial records.

[erics44]

underrated maybe, but over rated too

on each occasion below he had the advantages

[Primo Carnera]

underrated maybe, but over rated too

on each occasion below he had the advantages

I know what you're saying, but you can't be underrated and overrated at the same time.
And he did have the advantages , home town etc. But the biggest advantage he had was that he was better.

[Gandalf]

Ward is poo. I swear you are all on drugs to see such a low output low balling, headbutter as anything meaningful.

[erics44]

underrated maybe, but over rated too

on each occasion below he had the advantages

I know what you're saying, but you can't be underrated and overrated at the same time.
And he did have the advantages , home town etc. But the biggest advantage he had was that he was better.

maybe

but would he have won all those fights fighting away?