2.Andre Ward
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Ward almost didn’t make the list at all, not because of his lack of fighting prowess–he’s brilliant in the ring–but because he had been shelved for the better part of two years before he easily wiped out Paul “Diets Are For Pussies” Smith.
Now Smith, even in shape, is far from a top level fighter, but Ward’s resume earns him the benefit of the doubt. He’s not only cleaned out the Super Middleweight division, he really hasn’t even been in a competitive fight yet.
Hopefully he actually fights somewhat regularly now that his promotional mess has been worked out. And hopefully he’ll be fighting quality opponents on normal boxing networks instead of BET, or VH1, or the Cooking Channel.
We’d love to see a showdown between Ward and Middleweight king Gennady Golovkin. They’ve been going back-and-forth in the media, with Golovkin finally declaring that Ward was “dead” to him. Could you imagine what an angry Golovkin looks like? I picture it looking a lot like this.
It would be fun to see how Ward handles him.
