dekker88 wrote:GAV wrote:Massive fan of Froch, but I just don't think he would be able to beat Ward. He was very impressive against Abraham, and showed a discipline by sticking to his boxing, that has been lacking in previous fight.
However, the manner in which Ward beat Kessler, Green and Bika makes me believe he is the man to beat at 168.
what!??!
he headbutted the f**k outta kessler.....green was and is a non-entity...and bika is merely a fringe contender...all fights which took place in his hometown..
whilst froch has beaten pascal...who beat dawson and reigns at lh...knocked taylor out in america....beaten andrea drivel....had a very very tight contest against kessler in denmark...and just beat the f**k outta abraham away from home.
they don't compare but i find it hard to see how you can say the comparison is in wards favor....undoubtably froch has fought the better competition in the hardest fights.
Headbutted the F*** out of him? Lets get real for a second. I watched 8 fights this Saturday and I don't think there was one fight where heads didnt come together every other round. If His butting was as serious as you are making out then the ref would of intervened eventually. Regardless, he handled Kessler using his superior boxing skills and had at leats 9 of the 11 rounds when it was stopped. Kessler beat Froch, and while I know that styles make fights, having looked at both fights I dont see Froch beating him.
Green and Bika might not be the calibre of those in the super-six but they are still good fighters and Ward won just about every round in both fights without much trouble.
You kind of shoot down some of your own points by saying Ward won those 3 fights in his hometown. Froch beat Dirrell by a SD in his hometown and the Pascal fight was on home soil too. However, in the past 2 years I don't think there is a boxer in the world who has had to face as many quality opponents back to back.
Carl was impressive in the Abraham fight in the way he stuck to his boxing and didnt get reckless. But Abraham was about as hard to hit as the heavy bag. And say that Carl won "away from home" doesn't add anything to the argument considering the fight was in Finland and last I checked that isn't Abraham's home.
Ward will beat Abraham quite easily unless he overlooks him. Froch-Johnson will be good viewing but I fully expect a Froch win in that one. I would of loved to have seen Ward-Johnson but the draw hasn't come out that way. Ward-Froch in final will be blinding, but it is just my opinion that Ward has the necessary tools to beat Carl.
