This is the stiffest test he's faced as a pro so far

I think the model for bringing a fighter up slowly but smartly is the one the Goosens and Virgil Hunter lai out for Andre Ward. They matched him almost exclusively with at least capable guys who Andre could learn something against. He may have had to trea in some tough waters early and may have been written way prematurely by those who saw him rocked and knocked down early in his career but at least he was facing resistance. Another thing they did was they didn't schedule his career around TV, he was off TV for a really long time which was good for him. When you see a guy beating up bums like Andrade on ESPN2 all the time, what good is it doing? None at all really.