Ward could stop fighting today and he would already be considered greater than Ottke. Make a poll. Ottke is a laughingstock the butt end of jokes he was a ducker who would have been schooled by Froch, Ward, Kessler and Dawson.

so did Ward against Kessler where he was allowed by the referee to headbutt freely,not to mention his gift decision over a cab driver Boone who even flored him.

Here we go with this bull****. Ward beats any version of Kessler he's just a nightmare matchup for him. If you know how to ****yze fighters instead of posting irrational and delusional troll **** you would see that ward would beat Kessler 10 out of 10 times. Ward is the second most complete fighter in the game behind PBF. He can fight at all ranges with good footwork defense and a high ring IQ.

Shut the **** up dumbass. Ward didn't dukc Bute and Dirrell is the one who didn't want the fight. Bute needed to prove himself and he failed miserably against Froch when he tried. Ward wold beat Bute worse than PBF beat Gatti. Bute is the biggest hypejob since Ottke. Just stop it you idiotic know nothing troll.

Its early days for Ward but at this time Ottke is the greater fighter in my opinion. I expect Ward will get rated higher just for being American, but looking at everything as it stands and that Ottke was in a tougher era, Ottke holds a lead.
Consider

1. It was only Ottkes 13th fight when he won a world title

Consider how A Ward is raved about. Ward has had 25 fights, by this time Ottke had made 12 defences.
If Johnson beats Froch he will be in the S6 finals and if Ward was to beat Johnson it would be considered a big win, but Ottke beat Johnson at SMW back in 99.

2. Ottke made 21 title defences and was a winner of 22 world title fights

Consider how Hopkins MW reign is thought to be special yet Ottke had more SMW title victories than Hopkins had MW victories and overall fought better opposition

3. Ottkes reign was impressive when you consider he wasnt a puncher and didnt have an equalizer in his fists.

Look at who Ottke with feather fists beat
C Brewer the then IBF SMW champ for the title, beaten twice
G Johnson who went on to become the Ring & IBF LHW champ
S Branco who went on to become the WBA LHW champ
A Mundine who went on to become the 2 time WBA SMW champ
B Mitchell the then WBA SMW champ and 2 time WBA champ
R Reid the former WBC SMW champ and still world class
A Krajnc the former WBO MW champ (a smaller fighter)
M L****n world class who went on to become European champ
R Markussen world class who went on to become European champ
T Tate beaten twice
D Starie
J Butler

Here we go with this bull****. Ward beats any version of Kessler he's just a nightmare matchup for him. If you know how to ****yze fighters instead of posting irrational and delusional troll **** you would see that ward would beat Kessler 10 out of 10 times. Ward is the second most complete fighter in the game behind PBF. He can fight at all ranges with good footwork defense and a high ring IQ.

then why did he headbutted Kessler for a tehnical decision?maybe cause he looks like **** in championship rounds?this is why he works with Conte btw,cause he has stamina problems and he needs "the medicine"