It's pretty simple - there aren't many options for Ward, even if he moves up to 175.
Carl Froch
Mikkel Kessler
Edwin Rodriguez
Bernard Hopkins
Adonis Stevenson/Chad Dawson winner
Chavez Jr. (very unlikely)
Lucian Bute/Pascal winner
Tavoris Cloud
The biggest money fights for Ward are rematches between either Froch/Kessler, or Bute/Pascal winner (but they aren't fighting till the end of the year since Bute got injured).
GuY
Ward had a couple injuries, but that's not uncommon. He fought twice in 2011, beat Dawson in Sept of 2012 and injured his hand (or shoulder can't remember).
Obviously a great fighter but he's in the unfortunate situation of not having great competition around him since he beat all the top guys already.
As for Bute, a lot of the Super Six guys were mad at Bute for fighting bums while they were all fighting eachother. Ward felt like Bute didn't earn shit, which he didn't. Froch fought him because Froch was coming off a loss and it meant a lot more to Froch's career at the time.
Carl Froch
Mikkel Kessler
Edwin Rodriguez
Bernard Hopkins
Adonis Stevenson/Chad Dawson winner
Chavez Jr. (very unlikely)
Lucian Bute/Pascal winner
Tavoris Cloud
The biggest money fights for Ward are rematches between either Froch/Kessler, or Bute/Pascal winner (but they aren't fighting till the end of the year since Bute got injured).
GuY
Ward had a couple injuries, but that's not uncommon. He fought twice in 2011, beat Dawson in Sept of 2012 and injured his hand (or shoulder can't remember).
Obviously a great fighter but he's in the unfortunate situation of not having great competition around him since he beat all the top guys already.
As for Bute, a lot of the Super Six guys were mad at Bute for fighting bums while they were all fighting eachother. Ward felt like Bute didn't earn shit, which he didn't. Froch fought him because Froch was coming off a loss and it meant a lot more to Froch's career at the time.
So basically the only guys in boxing that have to move up and challenges themselves are Broner and Mayweather but the rest of boxing can stay at one division and fight rematches. It's funny the boxing fans of today. Only two guys Broner and Mayweather must only fight the top guys and move up in weight.
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